Townsville, Queensland

Date	Sat. 28 April 2012 (two talks)
Talk No.1 - Time	9am - 10am
Talk No.1 - Topic	Black Sheep and Vanishing Relatives.
Talk No.1 - Content	Sources and strategies for researching the 'black sheep' of the family and people who 'disappeared' (either temporarily or permanently). Problems and sources to be discussed include unregistered deaths; aliases; family stories that hide the truth; identifying the father of an illegitimate child; mental asylum records; annotated electoral rolls; inquests; police and prison records; Police watchhouse records; Court records; murder files; criminal depositions; maintenance records; Police Gazettes.
Talk No.2 - Time	10am - 11am (approx)
Talk No.2 - Topic	Using Indexes: Tips and Traps.
Talk No.2 - Content	Family historians use many indexes. We are less likely to miss relevant entries in indexes if we are aware of mistakes commonly made by indexers. In some handwritten documents, it is impossible to distinguish between certain letters of the alphabet. If we know what those letters are, we can predict some mistakes and thus search more thoroughly. By showing examples of problems that we may encounter, this paper will help you to avoid some of the traps involved in using indexes.
Venue	Thuringowa Central library (Von Steiglitz Room)
Admission	Free
Bookings	Essential (space is limited)
Contact for enquiries/bookings	Annette Burns (Local History Librarian), ph. (07) 4727-9661

Cairns, Queensland Date Thurs. 3 May 2012 (two talks) Talk No.1 - Time 10:30am - 11:30am Talk No.1 - Topic Who else is Researching Your Family? Talk No.1 - Content Distant relatives often have photos, letters and other precious items from your branch of the family. Learn how to contact these 'new' relatives using Societies' journals and Members Interests; the GRD; visitor's books; conferences; personal Web pages; genealogy blogs; Google; WorldConnect, Freepages and other Rootsweb resources; LostCousins; CuriousFox; GenesReunited; social networking sites (Facebook, Twitter etc).     Talk No.2 - Time 11:45am - 12:45pm Talk No.2 - Topic Black Sheep and Vanishing Relatives. Talk No.2 - Content Sources and strategies for researching the 'black sheep' of the family and people who 'disappeared' (either temporarily or permanently). Problems and sources to be discussed include unregistered deaths; aliases; family stories that hide the truth; identifying the father of an illegitimate child; mental asylum records; annotated electoral rolls; inquests; police and prison records; Police watchhouse records; Court records; murder files; criminal depositions; maintenance records; Police Gazettes.     Venue City Library, 151 Abbot St, Cairns (Meeting Room 1) Admission Free Bookings Strongly recommended (space is limited) Contact for enquiries/bookings Kylie Best (Client Services Librarian), ph. (07) 4044-3730

Brisbane, Queensland

Bookings are now open for the History and Genealogy Expo, Brisbane, Mon. 25th - Wed. 27th June 2012. I will be there as a presenter and exhibitor. My talk will be 'Black Sheep and Vanishing Relatives'.

If your Society or local Council library is interested in hosting a talk, contact Judy Webster to discuss dates, topics and speaker's fees.