Day One – Friday 21st October 2022
Tickets for all Friday sessions sold separately on our ticketing site. Morning sessions free, afternoon sessions $25.00 each.
8am Registration opens
9am Free Family and Local History fair opens
9.15am – 10am Bill Kitson – Preserving surveying heritage by genealogy process
10.15am – 11am Rick Aindow – The research process: effective research tips
11.15am – 12 noon Mark Finane – Building digitial resources to understand genealogy in context
12.15pm – 1pm Kaye Nardella – Resources to assist with Queensland historical land research
1.15pm – 2pm Brook Prentice – Relationships, community and unity: learning from Aboriginal peoples in the past, present and future
2.15pm – 3pm Jan Richardson – Redicovering our diverse past: researching ethnic minorities and non-English speakers in early Queensland
3.15pm – 4pm Erik Kopittke – Using signatures to identify a family
4.15pm – 5pm Daniel Horowitz (MyHeritage) – When a photo is worth a thousand relatives
5pm: Close of session
6pm-8pm: Conference welcome function @ Redcliffe RSL
Day two – Saturday 22nd October 2022
8am Registration open
9am Free family and local history fair begins
9am – 9.15am Opening and Welcome to Country ceremonies
9.20am – 10.20am Keynote: Jennifer Harrison – Moreton Bay settlements
10.20am – 10.50am Morning tea
10.50am – 11.30am Stephanie Ryan – Moreton Bay convicts: find out more
11.35am-12.15pm Geoff Doherty – Finding and losing Joe Giudice: a sad, bad family history
12.20 – 1pm Liesl Harrold – The methodology of your research method
1pm – 2pm Lunch
2pm – 3pm Keynote: Shauna Hicks – The future of your genealogy research: no one wants it, don’t care, planned or still dithering
3.05pm – 3.45pm Charlotte Sale – Finding the family farm: using land records and maps for western Queensland pastoral properties
3.45pm – 4.15pm Afternoon tea
4.15pm – 4.55pm Fran Kitto – Building a family history society for the 21st Century
5pm Conference close for the day
6pm Fair close for the day
6pm – 7pm Pre-dinner drinks and mingle deck
7pm – 10pm Conference dinner
Day three – Sunday 23rd October 2022
8am Registration opens
8.30am Conference re-opens
9am Free family and local history fair opens
8.30am – 9.10am Sharn White – Murder in the red barn: finding your family stories in newspapers and helpful search tips
9.15am – 9.55am Pauleen Cass – Protect yourself and your research: the importance of ethics, copyright and privacy
10am – 10.40am Jonathan Richards – The QWCA in 2022: a century of activism in the records
10.45am – 11.15am Morning tea break
11.15am – 12.15pm Keynote: Michelle Patient – DNA
12 noon Family and local history fair closes
12.15pm – 12.45pm Final announcements, raffle draw
12.45pm Conference closes
12.45pm – 2.15pm History Queensland general meeting