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PROGRAM


Meetings

The Society conducts meetings at its premises on the 4th Wednesday of the month at 7:45 pm except January and December unless otherwise stated. Members of the general public are welcome to attend.

SAGHS 2008 Program
Jan 02 West Country Group No Meeting  
  03 SE England Group No Meeting  
  09 Germanic Group Turning the Family History into an historical novel using facts not imagination. 7:30pm
  14 Irish Group No Meeting  
  21 Scottish Group No Meeting  
Feb 6 West Country Group West Country Quiz 7:30pm
  07 SE England Group Surname Mapping 7:30pm
  11 Irish Group To be advised 7:30pm
  13 Germanic Group Looking for the highs and lows in the history of your family 7:30pm
  14 Seminar ‘Using The SAGHS Library’ (part 1) 7.00pm-8.30pm
  21 Seminar ‘Using The SAGHS Library’ (part 2) 7.00pm-8.30pm
  26 Scottish Group

*SCOTTISH INTEREST GROUP DAYTIME MEETING*
The Scottish Interest Group's February meeting has been organised as a daytime event. The meeting will be held at the Library with members of the Fleurieu Peninsula Scottish Group who have been invited to join us.  Please note that the date is not the third Monday of the month; it is on *Tuesday 26 February.  *The meeting will start at 11.00am with a discussion of interests.  Lunch will be at 12.30am at The Cremorne Hotel.  After lunch, those who wish, may return to the Library to undertake research.  Normal charges will apply for use of computers and microfiche readers but the daily charge for non-members has been waived with Council approval.

11:00am
  27 Member’s Meeting Appointment of an Executive Officer. Discussion of  the issues involved. 7.45 pm
Mar 05 West Country Group Looking at the life of our ancestors in the 18th century 7:30pm
  06 SE England Group Origins of Surnames 7:30pm
  10 Irish Group To be advised 7:30pm
  12 Germanic Group Considering the changing views of a persons right to privacy 7:30pm
  13 Seminar ‘Using The SAGHS Library’ (part 1) 7.00pm-8.30pm
  14 Seminar ‘Using The SAGHS Library’ (part 2) 7.00pm-8.30pm
  17 Scottish Group *CANCELLED*  
Apr 20 West Country Group Websites for Genealogy 7:30pm
  09 Germanic Group Europe in the 1800’s 7:30pm
  10 Seminar 'Using the SAGHS Library' Part 1 (Full*) 7.00pm-8.30pm
  17 Seminar Land Records (Full) 7.30pm-9.00pm
  18 Seminar 'Using the SAGHS Library' Part 2 (Full*) 7.00pm-8.30pm
  21 Scottish Group 130 Years of 'Thomson' in Australia - Teresa Jack 7:30pm
May 07 West Country Group Old church records and terminology 7:30pm
  14 Germanic Group The priorities for the first 10 years for a family in a new country such as Australia 7:30pm
  15 Seminar 'Using the SAGHS Library' Part 1 (Full*) 7.00pm-8.30pm
  16 Seminar 'Using the SAGHS Library' Part 2 (Full*) 7.00pm-8.30pm
  18 History Week Open Day The Library will be open to visitors to the Library.  (Please note that the Library will not be open for research purposes.) 1.00pm-4.30pm
  19 Scottish Group Problem Solving 7:30pm
Jun 04 West Country Group Show and tell 7:30pm
  05 SE England Group DNA – your family history 7:30pm
  09 Irish Group Census results available now in Ireland 7:30pm
  11 Germanic Group Maps as pictures of the home environment. 7:30pm
  12 Seminar Land Records 7:30pm
  19 Seminar Using The SAGHS Library 7:30pm
  25 General Meeting Executive Officer Position 7.45pm
28 Family History Awards Dinner

Family History Awards Dinner

Royal Coach Motor Inn. 24 Dequetteville Terrace, Kent Town
(cnr. Dequetteville Terrace and Flinders Street)

Saturday 28 June 7.00 pm

$32.00 per head. Smorgasbord including carvery. (Drinks not included).

Bookings with money to the Library in person, or to GPO Box 592, Adelaide SA 5001.

Bookings close Thursday 19 June 2008

The 2007 Family History Awards will be announced at this dinner and the T T Reed Award will be presented. Tables are available to make up groups. Numbers are limited, so don’t leave it too late to book!

7:00pm
Jul 02 West Country Group Looking at the coins and tokens of our ancestors 7:30pm
  03 SE England Group Jumping brick walls. 7:30pm
  09 Germanic Group Why do you want to learn your family history and how much? 7:30pm
  14 Irish Group Irish pubs and clubs 7:30pm
  15 Public Meeting Lady Teviot (President Federation of Family History Societies) 7.45pm
Aug 2-10 National Family History Week

Held 2-10 August 2008
SAGHS is having an OPEN DAY
SUNDAY  3 August 2008 from 1pm to 4.30pm
in SAGHS LIBRARY 201 Unley Rd, UNLEY

All are welcome to come and see what records we have which could help with your research of family history. There will be short talks on various genealogy subjects during the afternoon

Inquiries:  Ph: 8272 4222 | Email: saghs.admin@saghs.org.au | Web: www.saghs.org.au

national events are listed on
www.familyhistoryweek.org.au

 
  06 West Country Group reading old documents 7:30pm
  07 SE England Group Show and tell 7:30pm
  11 Irish Group Family report nights 7:30pm
  13 Germanic Group Many ways of recording your family history for the future. 7:30pm
Sep 03 West Country Group Computer - hands on 7:30pm
  04 SE England Group Web lists 7:30pm
  10 Germanic Group The Australian/European ancestry in our multicultural society 7:30pm
Oct 01 West Country Group Heath in Victorian England 7:30pm
  08 Germanic Group Family economics in the past. 7:30pm
Nov 05 West Country Group Transport and local migration in the West Country 7:30pm
         

* More seminars will be offered