FREE Family History Workshop: Aotearoa New Zealand Family History Research @ Research Central, Auckland Libraries
Family History Workshop: Aotearoa New Zealand Family History Research
Saturday 6 September 2025, 10.30am-1.30pm
Whare Wānanga, Level 2, Central City Library, 44 Lorne Street, Auckland City Centre
Then in the research centre for some hands-on!
Please bring your own laptop and your New Zealand research.
10.30am-1pm:
Presentation: Research in New Zealand – resources on the shelves and online (includes tour of family history collection, focusing on GEN and NZL).
• Includes basic whakapapa resources
• Opportunity for hands-on learning how to fill in a pedigree chart and family group sheets.
• BYO laptops to practice live-guided searching.
• Interactive discussion about difficulties encountered, and tips and tricks for overcoming them.
• Discuss discoveries found.
- Learning from each other – family historians are very collaborative and enjoy working together.
1pm: Tour of Research Centre
1:30pm: Lunch
After lunch, join us for hands-on research afternoon where attendees are welcome to stay and continue their research, assisted by staff if needed. Learning by doing, allowing attendees to reinforce what they learned in the morning
Bookings essential, please book here:
www.eventfinda.co.nz...
Ngā mihi nui
Noho ora mai – Seonaid she/her
Seonaid (Shona) Harvey RLIANZA BA ILS, DipRIM
Senior research librarian, Te Pāhekoheko ā-Rangahau | research engagement, family history
Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero – Central City Library
Mobile 021 814 690
Poll: Is it ok to regift something that you have been given?
🎁 Holiday Gift Chat!
Do you ever regift?
What’s your take on asking for a receipt if a gift doesn’t fit?
-
79.8% Yes! It's better to regift what I don't need
-
20.2% No. It's the thought and effort that matters
Today’s Mind-Bender is the Last of the Year! Can You Guess It Before Everyone Else? 🌟🎁🌲
I dance in the sky with green and gold, a spectacle few are lucky to behold; I’m best seen in the south, a celestial sight—what am I, lighting up the New Zealand night?
Do you think you know the answer? Simply 'Like' this post and we'll post the answer in the comments below at 2pm on the day!
Want to stop seeing these in your newsfeed? No worries! Simply head here and click once on the Following button.
Create a Stunning Stain Feature Wall with Resene Colorwood
Transform your living room into a work of art with Resene Colorwood wood stains. Find out how to create your own stain feature wall with these easy step by step instructions.
Loading…
