Hi Everyone, The Western Australian Genealogical Society is hosting the 9th Australasian Congress on Genealogy and Heraldry in Perth, Western Australia. It will be between 27 September - 1 October 2000. The theme, "Let Records Speak", encompasses the past, the present and the future. For the Genealogist, records are all important - where to locate them and how best to preserve and use the information so vital in family history research. It will focus on Yesterday: Traces of the Past Today: Capturing the Present Tomorrow: Looking Ever Forward We can now announce our Keynote and some of our Main speakers. Also our webpage has Lecture Titles and some abstracts. More will be added shortly. Keynote Speakers. Rosemary Bigwood - Scottish Research Michael Gandy - Religious Records Col. Iain Swinnerton - Military Records and Heraldry Professor Bob Reece - Irish Records. Main Speakers - others will be announced shortly Stella Colwell - Public Record Office, Kew. Paul McPherson - National Archives, Canberra and "Bringing Them Home" Project Andrew Guy Peake - South Australian history and genealogy Dr Geoffrey Burkhardt - Education Records For more information regarding the Congress: go to http://cleo.murdoch.edu.au/~wags/Perth_Congress_2000/ If you register your interest now you will be sent the registration papers later this year. Regards, Jenny Jenny Buckingham, Perth, Western Australia. Publicity & Promotion Officer Perth Congress 2000 [email protected] Web Pages: http://www.wantree.com.au/~jabuck/JHome.htm Research Interests: http://carmen.murdoch.edu.au/community/dps/research/buc01.html