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After the final sessions of the Unlock the Past roadshow in Australia, Rosemary, Louise and I went in to the historic Rocks area of Sydney where we met up with Elaine. We then explored the various streets around the Rocks ending up in a Chinese restaurant on the...

Well the Australian section of the  Unlock The Past history and genealogy roadshow is now over. It was another great day in Sydney where I found myself making lots of notes of things I want to follow up. The first session I went to was Heather Garnsay from the Society...

Today the Roadshow was in Sydney and not quite the same without Unlock The Past's efficient organiser Aimee staffing the registration desk. Sadly other commitments meant that she couldn't be with us for the last part of the Roadshow and we are missing her already. On...

Today's Unlock The Past Roadshow was in Brisbane so it was really good to catch up with a number of my old genealogy colleagues and to listen to local talks. First up was Sue Reid from the Queensland Family History Society (QFHS) talking about the benefits of...

Day 5 of the Unlock The Past history and genealogy Roadshow saw a big turn out of Canberrans for another excellent program of speakers and talks. There seemed to be a higher ratio of males to females at this venue than at others which was interesting. Must be the...

Well Day 4 of the Roadshow is over and I am now wondering if I will make it to Day 11 (it is actually 20 days counting the travel days) - I feel incredibly weary yet my brain is buzzing with so much new information. Also great today to catch up with a lot of my...

Day three of the History and Genealogy Roadshow in Australia was in Melbourne and as usual I was the first speaker in the alternate stream. Sometimes it's not good to be the first speaker because if things are going to go wrong, it is during the first talk. Just...

Yesterday was Day 2 of the Unlock The Past history and genealogy roadshow in Perth, Western Australia and it was another great day. Started at 8.30am and finished at 9.30pm so there were a few tired but pleased exhibitors at the end of the day. I was again the first...

Well the first day of the Roadshow from my perspective was a great success because I have a notebook bulging with new ideas to follow up. The trouble is that I probably won't get to do that until I return home at the end of November - just hope I still understand what...