TWO HeritageTalks for Family History Month with two overseas keynote speakers, Kerry Farmer (professional genealogist, Australia) and Diane Loosle (FamilySearch) visiting for the Auckland Family History Expo Wednesday, 8 August Whare Wānanga, Level 2, Central City Library 44 Lorne Street, Auckland Traditional genealogy and DNA with Kerry Farmer (Sponsored by the Genealogical Computing Group of the NZ Society of Genealogists) 12pm-1pm Join Kerry Farmer from Australia for the first of two talks today for this pre-Expo family history-related HeritageTalk for Family History Month. Stay afterwards for Diane Loosle's talk on the FamilySearch Wiki at 1.30pm. DNA is rarely sufficient to prove any theory on its own. However, when combined with traditional genealogical research techniques and well-researched family trees, DNA can provide both additional evidence and clues to solutions that might not have otherwise been considered. About Kerry Farmer Kerry Farmer has degrees in science and humanities and has been teaching family history classes since 1997. She is a member of the Education Committee and on the Board of the Society of Australian Genealogists, and is also the Director of Australian Studies for the National Institute for Genealogical Studies. Kerry authored DNA for Genealogists, Arrivals in Australia from 1788 and together with Rosemary Kopittke wrote: Which Genealogy Program? Problem-solving with FamilySearch Wiki with Diane Loosle Wednesday 8 August 1.30pm to 2.30pm After Kerry Farmer's talk at 12pm, join FamilySearch's Diane Loosle for this family history-related HeritageTalk for Family History Month. The FamilySearch Research Wiki is a free, online, genealogical guide that helps you find ancestors from around the world. Learn how to effectively navigate and use the Wiki to find websites, databases, records and research strategies. Attendees will learn about the most helpful wiki pages for research through examples and cases studies and how to become a Wiki contributor. Get more information about this year's Auckland Family History Expo 2018. www.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/2018AFHExpo Seonaid (Shona) Lewis RLIANZA BA ILS DipRIM | Family History Librarian Central Auckland Research Centre Te Kura Tawhiti – Research, Heritage and Central Library Nga Whare Matauranga o Tamaki Makarau - Auckland Libraries Ph 09 890 2411| Extn (46) 2411 | Fax 09 307 7741 Auckland Libraries, Level 2, Central City Library, 44 - 46 Lorne Street, Auckland Visit our website: www.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz<http://www.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz> @Kintalk<https://twitter.com/#!/kintalk> on Twitter / Auckland Research Centre on Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/pages/Auckland-Research-Centre/110496925664674> 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.