As an educator I had a commitment to Lifelong Learning, I attended numerous professional development activities to aquire new knowlege, keep abreast of the latest research and learn new skills.
Now that I am retired from that field and have embraced genealogy and family history with a passion I am making a concerted effort to learn as much as I can about the subject; I am engaging in a program of CGD (Continuing Genealogical Development). I will continue to be a Lifelong Learner as long as the old brain holds up.
On this page I will record details of the learning activities in which I take part. I will continue to write blog posts about some of these activities and link to the posts from this page.
May 18, 2013 Australia's First Strike, Ralph Hawkins, Ku-ring-gai Historical Society
April-May 2013, 11 History lectures, Terry Bishop, On board Seven Seas Navigator
March 21-23 2013, Rootstech Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah.
February 10 to 19 February 2013, 3rd Unlock the Past Genealogy Cruise, Voyager of the Seas. 49 sessions attended.
February 9, 2013, Unlock the Past Paul Milner Tour, Hornsby RSL.
February 2, 2013, Family History Group Meeting, Ku-ring-gai Historical Society
November 2012, MySOG, Tim Lawrence, Society of Genealogists, London
September 10, 2012 City of Sydney Customs House Library Social Media for Historians
September 1, 2012 North Shore Butchers, Geoff Hammond Ku-ring-gai Historical Society
August 18, 2012 Captain Thunderbolt & his Lady, Carol Baxter, Ku-ring-gai Historical Society.
August 17, 2012 Multimedia - John Owen, Family Historian User Group, Wyong Family History Group
August 16, 2012 Researching NZ Family History, Graham Lewis, Ku-ring-gai Historical Society
August 8, 2012 Managing Local Collections, Gail Davis State Records, Ku-ring-gai Historical Society
August 7, 2012 Instagram Webinar, Carrie Keele, DearMyrtle
August 6, 2012 Writing your life story, Carol Fox, Mosman Library.
August 4, 2012 SAG 80th Birthday Seminar, State Records NSW
July 31, 2012 Tips for Taking the Flip-Pal Mobile Scanner to Your Family Gatherings Webinar Recording, Gordon Nuttall and Thomas MacEntee
July 30, 2012 Plan Your Way to Research Success Webinar Recording. Marian Pierre-Louis
July 20, 2012 Family Historian Interest Group, John Owen, Wyong Family History Group
July 17, 2012 Wordpress Part 3, Taneya Koonce, Dear Myrtle Webinar
July 11, 2012 Life of Margaret Catchpole, Laurie Forth , Hawkesbury Family History Group
July 12, 2012 The Quest for your English Ancestors, Webinar, Claire Brisson-Banks
July 7, 2012 Saturday Q&A Workshop, Ku-ring-gai Historical Society
June 29, 2012 Audrey Collins Australian Tour, Parramatta
June 25-27, 2012 Unlock the Past Queensland Expo, Jindalee, Queensland
June 19 2012 WordPress Part I: Learn the Lingo with Taneya Koonce, Dear Myrtle Webinar
June 15-16 Shoalhaven Family, Local & Cultural History Fair, Nowra
June 13, 2012 Hawkesbury Family History Group, Accessing Land Titles Records, Carol Liston
June 4, 2012 Flip-Pal Scanner for Fabulous Family Photos Webinar, Thomas Macentee and Diane Miller
May 30, 2012 Researching Your New York Ancestors Webinar, Thomas MacEntee
May 14 2012 Ku-ring-gai Council, Social Media Seminar, Anne-Maree Kerr
May 4, 2012 Hornsby Library, Trove: a Nation's Treasure, Jill Ball
April 12 2012 Randwick Branch Library, The Girl who loved Ned Kelly, Paul O'Keefe
April 11 2012 Hawkesbury Family History Group, Innovations and Inventions, Michelle Nichols
April 7 2012 Trove workshop, Ku-ring-gai Historical Society
March 28-31 2012 The 13th Australasian Congress on Genealogy & Heraldry, Adelaide South Australia
February 2-4, 2012 Rootstech Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah
January 14, 2012 Information Overload: Finding the Genealogy Data You Need Geneabloggers Blogtalk Radio
January 11, 2012 10 Ways To Jumpstart Your Genealogy Webinar, Thomas MacEntee, Illinois State Genealogical Society
November 16, 2011 Let's Talk About: Australian Family History Websites Ian Beckett, Baulkham Hills Library
November 9, 2011 Show and Tell Session, Hawkesbury Family History Group
November 5, 2011 The Blaxland Family, Wendy Blaxland, Ku-ring-gai Historical Society
November 4, 2011 The Story of Bob Waterer and his family, Nan Bosler, Mosman Library
October 28, 2011 State Records NSW Open Day
October 10, 2011 SAG Library Orientation, Lorraine Brothers, Society of Australian Genealogists
October 8, 2011 Irish Research Day, Terry Eakin, Ku-ring-gai Historical Society
September 27, 2011 A Few Good Sites Workshop Webinar, Dear Myrtle
September 22, 2011 Shipping in NSW, Heather Garnsey, SAG Webinar
September 20,2011 It isn't all on the net, Webinar with Dear Myrtle
September 14, 2011 Dining in the 19th Century, Michelle Nichols, Hawkesbury Family History Group
September 8, 2011 Blogtalk Radio, Got Genealogy with Lisa B Lee, hosted by Seeking Stories
September 3, 2011 The Ryerson Index, Peter Kettle, Ku-ring-gai Historical Society
September 3, 2011, Workhouses of England, Pauline Kettle, Ku-ring-gai Historical Society
September 1, 2011 Evernote – Easy Note Taking Explorinar with Thomas MacEntee
August 26, 2011 Weebly Explorinar with Thomas MacEntee
July 13, 2011 The first landholders in the 19 counties of NSW, Hawkesbury Family History Group
July 9, 2011 Geneabloggers Blogtalk Radio - Education
July 7, 2011 Leveraging the power of "We", Legacy Webinar
July 2, 2011 Gary Luke, Foreigners and Aliens, Ku-ring-gai Historical Society
June 8, 2011 Guild of One Name Studies, Karen Rogers, Hawkesbury Family History Group.
June 6, 2011 Writing interesting family histories, Carol Baxter, Ku-ring-gai Historical Society.
June 4. 2011, The Irish Convict Women of the Elizabeth, Suzanne Voytas, Ku-ring-gai Historical Society.
June 4, 2011 Convict workshop, Ku-ring-gai Historical Society.
June 2, 2011 Twitter and Tweetdeck Webinar, Dear Myrtle (Pat Richley)
May 25, 2011 Remember when.... Writing and publishing family history, Noeline Kyle and Lorriane Purcell, Mosman Library.
May 22, 2011 Geneabloggers Blogtalk Radio - Technology.
May 20, 2011 Beginning Family History, Ian Beckett, Castle Hill Library.
May 19, 2011 Fires & Fire-fighters in NSW, Parramatta Heritage Centre
May 17, 2011, Blogs and Other Social Media for Family History, Carole Riley, Ku-ring-gai Historical Society.
May 14, 2011 TMG Sydney User Group, SAG, Sydney
May 7, 2011 Geneabloggers Blogtalk Radio -Finding Your Female Ancestors
May 5, 2011, Preserving Family Photographs: 1839 to the Present Webinar, Maureen Taylor - The Photo Detective
April 30, 2011 Geneabloggers Blogtalk Radio - British Genealogy
April 22, 2011 Dropbox for Genealogists Webinar, Thomas MacEntee
April 13, 2011 FamilySearch with Allan Murrin, Hornsby Library, NSW
April 9, 2011 Geneabloggers Blogtalk Radio
April 2, 2011 Geneabloggers Blogtalk Radio
March 25, 2011 Geneabloggers Blogtalk Radio
March 4, 2011, More blogging for beginners Webinar, Dear Myrtle (Pat Richley)
February 10-12 2011, Rootstech Conference, Salt Lake City, USA
February 3, 2011 Genetic Genealogy for Beginners: DNA is the “Gene” in Genealogy Webinar Elise Friedman, Relative Roots
January 6, 2011, Google for Genealogists Webinar, Thomas MacEntee
December 11, 2010 TMG User Group Meeting, SAG, Sydney, NSW
December 11, 2010 Sussex Online and Online Parish Clerk, Linda Bishop SAG Sydney, NSW
December 4, 2010 From Ireland to here SAG, Sydney, NSW
November 19-20, 2010 Unlock the Past Roadshow, North Ryde, NSW Post 1 Post 2
October 22-23 Unlock the Past History & Genealogy Expo at Parramatta, NSW
August 14, 2010 Sydney TMG User Group SAG Sydney, NSW
August 7, 2010 The Hawkesbury Family History Fair, Windsor, NSW
June 7, 2010 (Six weeks) Australian and New Zealand Genealogy Course (Online) Kerry Farmer National Institute for Genealogical Studies, Canada
May 24, 2010, Unlock the Past Seminar, North Ryde, NSW
October 14, 2009 How to trace your Irish ancestors, Jeremy Palmer Hornsby Library, NSW
Now that I am retired from that field and have embraced genealogy and family history with a passion I am making a concerted effort to learn as much as I can about the subject; I am engaging in a program of CGD (Continuing Genealogical Development). I will continue to be a Lifelong Learner as long as the old brain holds up.
On this page I will record details of the learning activities in which I take part. I will continue to write blog posts about some of these activities and link to the posts from this page.
May 18, 2013 Australia's First Strike, Ralph Hawkins, Ku-ring-gai Historical Society
April-May 2013, 11 History lectures, Terry Bishop, On board Seven Seas Navigator
March 21-23 2013, Rootstech Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah.
February 10 to 19 February 2013, 3rd Unlock the Past Genealogy Cruise, Voyager of the Seas. 49 sessions attended.
February 9, 2013, Unlock the Past Paul Milner Tour, Hornsby RSL.
February 2, 2013, Family History Group Meeting, Ku-ring-gai Historical Society
November 2012, MySOG, Tim Lawrence, Society of Genealogists, London
September 10, 2012 City of Sydney Customs House Library Social Media for Historians
September 1, 2012 North Shore Butchers, Geoff Hammond Ku-ring-gai Historical Society
August 18, 2012 Captain Thunderbolt & his Lady, Carol Baxter, Ku-ring-gai Historical Society.
August 17, 2012 Multimedia - John Owen, Family Historian User Group, Wyong Family History Group
August 16, 2012 Researching NZ Family History, Graham Lewis, Ku-ring-gai Historical Society
August 8, 2012 Managing Local Collections, Gail Davis State Records, Ku-ring-gai Historical Society
August 7, 2012 Instagram Webinar, Carrie Keele, DearMyrtle
August 6, 2012 Writing your life story, Carol Fox, Mosman Library.
August 4, 2012 SAG 80th Birthday Seminar, State Records NSW
July 31, 2012 Tips for Taking the Flip-Pal Mobile Scanner to Your Family Gatherings Webinar Recording, Gordon Nuttall and Thomas MacEntee
July 30, 2012 Plan Your Way to Research Success Webinar Recording. Marian Pierre-Louis
July 20, 2012 Family Historian Interest Group, John Owen, Wyong Family History Group
July 17, 2012 Wordpress Part 3, Taneya Koonce, Dear Myrtle Webinar
July 11, 2012 Life of Margaret Catchpole, Laurie Forth , Hawkesbury Family History Group
July 12, 2012 The Quest for your English Ancestors, Webinar, Claire Brisson-Banks
July 7, 2012 Saturday Q&A Workshop, Ku-ring-gai Historical Society
June 29, 2012 Audrey Collins Australian Tour, Parramatta
June 25-27, 2012 Unlock the Past Queensland Expo, Jindalee, Queensland
June 19 2012 WordPress Part I: Learn the Lingo with Taneya Koonce, Dear Myrtle Webinar
June 15-16 Shoalhaven Family, Local & Cultural History Fair, Nowra
June 13, 2012 Hawkesbury Family History Group, Accessing Land Titles Records, Carol Liston
June 4, 2012 Flip-Pal Scanner for Fabulous Family Photos Webinar, Thomas Macentee and Diane Miller
May 30, 2012 Researching Your New York Ancestors Webinar, Thomas MacEntee
May 14 2012 Ku-ring-gai Council, Social Media Seminar, Anne-Maree Kerr
May 4, 2012 Hornsby Library, Trove: a Nation's Treasure, Jill Ball
April 12 2012 Randwick Branch Library, The Girl who loved Ned Kelly, Paul O'Keefe
April 11 2012 Hawkesbury Family History Group, Innovations and Inventions, Michelle Nichols
April 7 2012 Trove workshop, Ku-ring-gai Historical Society
March 28-31 2012 The 13th Australasian Congress on Genealogy & Heraldry, Adelaide South Australia
February 2-4, 2012 Rootstech Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah
January 14, 2012 Information Overload: Finding the Genealogy Data You Need Geneabloggers Blogtalk Radio
January 11, 2012 10 Ways To Jumpstart Your Genealogy Webinar, Thomas MacEntee, Illinois State Genealogical Society
November 16, 2011 Let's Talk About: Australian Family History Websites Ian Beckett, Baulkham Hills Library
November 9, 2011 Show and Tell Session, Hawkesbury Family History Group
November 5, 2011 The Blaxland Family, Wendy Blaxland, Ku-ring-gai Historical Society
November 4, 2011 The Story of Bob Waterer and his family, Nan Bosler, Mosman Library
October 28, 2011 State Records NSW Open Day
October 10, 2011 SAG Library Orientation, Lorraine Brothers, Society of Australian Genealogists
October 8, 2011 Irish Research Day, Terry Eakin, Ku-ring-gai Historical Society
September 27, 2011 A Few Good Sites Workshop Webinar, Dear Myrtle
September 22, 2011 Shipping in NSW, Heather Garnsey, SAG Webinar
September 20,2011 It isn't all on the net, Webinar with Dear Myrtle
September 14, 2011 Dining in the 19th Century, Michelle Nichols, Hawkesbury Family History Group
September 8, 2011 Blogtalk Radio, Got Genealogy with Lisa B Lee, hosted by Seeking Stories
September 3, 2011 The Ryerson Index, Peter Kettle, Ku-ring-gai Historical Society
September 3, 2011, Workhouses of England, Pauline Kettle, Ku-ring-gai Historical Society
September 1, 2011 Evernote – Easy Note Taking Explorinar with Thomas MacEntee
August 26, 2011 Weebly Explorinar with Thomas MacEntee
July 13, 2011 The first landholders in the 19 counties of NSW, Hawkesbury Family History Group
July 9, 2011 Geneabloggers Blogtalk Radio - Education
July 7, 2011 Leveraging the power of "We", Legacy Webinar
July 2, 2011 Gary Luke, Foreigners and Aliens, Ku-ring-gai Historical Society
June 8, 2011 Guild of One Name Studies, Karen Rogers, Hawkesbury Family History Group.
June 6, 2011 Writing interesting family histories, Carol Baxter, Ku-ring-gai Historical Society.
June 4. 2011, The Irish Convict Women of the Elizabeth, Suzanne Voytas, Ku-ring-gai Historical Society.
June 4, 2011 Convict workshop, Ku-ring-gai Historical Society.
June 2, 2011 Twitter and Tweetdeck Webinar, Dear Myrtle (Pat Richley)
May 25, 2011 Remember when.... Writing and publishing family history, Noeline Kyle and Lorriane Purcell, Mosman Library.
May 22, 2011 Geneabloggers Blogtalk Radio - Technology.
May 20, 2011 Beginning Family History, Ian Beckett, Castle Hill Library.
May 19, 2011 Fires & Fire-fighters in NSW, Parramatta Heritage Centre
May 17, 2011, Blogs and Other Social Media for Family History, Carole Riley, Ku-ring-gai Historical Society.
May 14, 2011 TMG Sydney User Group, SAG, Sydney
May 7, 2011 Geneabloggers Blogtalk Radio -Finding Your Female Ancestors
May 5, 2011, Preserving Family Photographs: 1839 to the Present Webinar, Maureen Taylor - The Photo Detective
April 30, 2011 Geneabloggers Blogtalk Radio - British Genealogy
April 22, 2011 Dropbox for Genealogists Webinar, Thomas MacEntee
April 13, 2011 FamilySearch with Allan Murrin, Hornsby Library, NSW
April 9, 2011 Geneabloggers Blogtalk Radio
April 2, 2011 Geneabloggers Blogtalk Radio
March 25, 2011 Geneabloggers Blogtalk Radio
March 4, 2011, More blogging for beginners Webinar, Dear Myrtle (Pat Richley)
February 10-12 2011, Rootstech Conference, Salt Lake City, USA
February 3, 2011 Genetic Genealogy for Beginners: DNA is the “Gene” in Genealogy Webinar Elise Friedman, Relative Roots
January 6, 2011, Google for Genealogists Webinar, Thomas MacEntee
December 11, 2010 TMG User Group Meeting, SAG, Sydney, NSW
December 11, 2010 Sussex Online and Online Parish Clerk, Linda Bishop SAG Sydney, NSW
December 4, 2010 From Ireland to here SAG, Sydney, NSW
November 19-20, 2010 Unlock the Past Roadshow, North Ryde, NSW Post 1 Post 2
October 22-23 Unlock the Past History & Genealogy Expo at Parramatta, NSW
August 14, 2010 Sydney TMG User Group SAG Sydney, NSW
August 7, 2010 The Hawkesbury Family History Fair, Windsor, NSW
June 7, 2010 (Six weeks) Australian and New Zealand Genealogy Course (Online) Kerry Farmer National Institute for Genealogical Studies, Canada
May 24, 2010, Unlock the Past Seminar, North Ryde, NSW
October 14, 2009 How to trace your Irish ancestors, Jeremy Palmer Hornsby Library, NSW
