Come and spend all or part of the day at Central Library, Auckland. Three events to choose from. Come to all of them, and grab some research time in between – or choose one or two! Bookings not essential, but to be sure of a seat please phone Research Central 09 8902412, or email arc@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz Lost an ancestor in London? Then this talk may be for you! With Marie Hickey, Auckland Libraries Wednesday 21 November, 12pm-1pm Whare Wananga L2 Central City Library, Lorne Street When did your ancestral place become part of London? Can’t find your ancestor/s in Church of England records – why not? Where do you look? What records are available to help further research of your London connections? The talk will also include a look at some of the hidden gems available through subscription websites such as Ancestry, Findmypast, The Genealogist and My Heritage. DAM! (Disaster Awareness Matters) with Kristie Short-Traxler, Conservation Manager, MOTAT Wednesday 21 November, 4pm-5pm Whare Wananga L2 Central City Library, Lorne Street Kristie Short-Traxler, Conservation Manager, MOTAT, has extensive experience as a preventive conservator having worked with the British Museum in London, Oxford University, Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology Oxford and the American Museum of Natural History, New York. Kristie will share her experiences and involvement with disaster planning and give real life examples of past disasters. Tea and coffee from 5pm Finding connections, unlocking stories from the past – Innovations in DNA interpretation with Brad Argent, AncestryDNA Wednesday 21 November, 6pm-7.30pm Whare Wananga L2 Central City Library, Lorne Street Seonaid (Shona) Lewis RLIANZA BA ILS DipRIM | Senior librarian, family history (Mon-Fri / Tues-Sat) Te Kohinga Rangahau mō Tāmaki Makaurau | Research Central Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero - Central City Library Ngā Pātaka Kōrero o Tāmaki Makaurau - Auckland Libraries Phone 09 890 2411 | Extn (46) 2411 Auckland Council, 44-46 Lorne Street, Auckland Twitter: @Kintalk Facebook: Auckland Research Centre<https://www.facebook.com/AkldResearchCentre/?ref=settings> Come along to our FREE lunchtime HeritageTalks<https://www.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/pages/search-results.aspx?k=HeritageTalks> fortnightly on Wednesdays between February and November Subscribe to Central Library’s events newsletters by emailing centrallibraryevents@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz<mailto:centrallibraryevents@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz> CAUTION: This email message and any attachments contain information that may be confidential and may be LEGALLY PRIVILEGED. If you are not the intended recipient, any use, disclosure or copying of this message or attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email message in error please notify us immediately and erase all copies of the message and attachments. We do not accept responsibility for any viruses or similar carried with our email, or any effects our email may have on the recipient computer system or network. Any views expressed in this email may be those of the individual sender and may not necessarily reflect the views of Council.