Past Workshops & Presentations
I love to share the family history and digital scrapbooking addiction. Here's where I have been speaking.
A list of current Workshops and Presentations can be found here.
2024
22-24 November - Escape to the Past Family History Retreat
- Live in Retreat with Mia Bennet (UK)
14 November - Canterbury Genealogy
- Presentation - Unlocking the Legacy: Researching Family Heirlooms
12 November - Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies (IHGS)
- Webinar - Family History in the AI Era
30 October - Family History Academy
- Virtual Workshop - Spreadsheet Mastery: Advanced Tools for Family History [NEW]
28 October - Society of Australian Genealogists
- Panel - Let's Talk About... Becoming a Professional Genealogist
23 October - U3A Ellesmere
- Presentation - The Magic of DNA
1 October - NZSG Te Awamutu Branch
- Webinar: DNA Update 2024
27 September - 6 October - All About That Place
21 September (20 September USA) - APG Professional Management Conference - Set Sail - with Andrew Redfern
- Webinar: Building your Digital Crew: Enhancing Your Genealogy Business with AI & Tech [NEW]
12 September - 14 November - Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG)
Foundations: The Research Process
- Virtual Workshop - Using AI Tools in Genealogy Research [NEW]
2, 9 & 16 September, 7, 14 & 21 October - Plan to Publish Workshop
24 August - Wellington Family History Month 2024
- Presentation - Quick & Dirty DNA
- Presentation - DNA Update 2024
- Presentation - Family History in the AI Era
21 August - In Conjunction with Canterbury Genealogy
- Host: Dr Sophie Kay - Negative Space: How genealogy gaps can help your family tree flourish
16 August - Family History Academy with Andrew Redfern
- Virtual Workshop - AI Masterclass: Elevate Your Family History [NEW]
14 August - NZSG Riccarton Branch
- Presentation - Unlocking the Legacy: Researching Family Heirlooms
9-11 August - Auckland Family History Expo
- Presentation - Unlocking the legacy: Researching Family Heirlooms [NEW]
- Presentation - Family History in the AI Era
19 & 26 July - Family History Academy with Andrew Redfern
- Virtual Workshop - Delving Deeper: AI & Family History [NEW]
15 July - Society of Genealogists (UK)
- Webinar: Professional Corner: AI & Your Genealogy Business
12-13 July - NZSG Nelson Branch
- Workshop - Past Encounters
- Workshop - Clustering your DNA Matches
- Workshop - Working with your Clusters
- Presentation - 5 Tools for Organising Your DNA Matches
- Presentation - DNA Update 2024
5 June - Legacy Family Tree Webinars
- Webinar - Four Further Sources for New Zealand Family History [NEW]
17-19 May - New Plymouth Genealogy Society
- Workshop - The Ultimate Organising Workshop
29 April - Society of Genealogists (UK) - with Mia Bennett
- Virtual Workshop (Professional Corner) - Who Do Your Clients Think You Are?
25 April - Family Tree Magazine - Genealogy Gadgets Club
- Webinar - AI for family history - How can it help you? [NEW]
12 April - Legacy Family Tree Webinars
25 March - NZSG Nelson Branch
- Webinar - DNA Explorer
21 (USA) / 22 (NZ/AUST) March - Family History Academy
- Virtual Workshop - Discover the Power of Spreadsheets for Family History!
14 March - Botany Bay Family History Society
- Virtual Workshop - Clustering Your DNA Matches
2, 9, 16 February (1, 8, 15 EST) - Family History Academy with Andrew Redfern
- Virtual Workshop - Navigating the AI Frontier [NEW]
January - Legacy Family Tree Webinars
- Webinar Short - Filing - Unlocking Order in Chaos [NEW]
2023
25 November - Society of Australian Genealogists
In Search of... DNA Connections
- Virtual Workshop - Clustering Your DNA Matches
14 November - New Zealand Society of Genealogists - Writing Group
- Virtual Workshop - Getting Organised for the New Year [NEW]
4-5 November - NZSG Dunedin Branch
- Presentation - The Magic of DNA
- Presentation - DNA Explorer
- Workshop - Clustering your DNA Matches
- Workshop - Working with your Clusters
- Presentation - DNA - What Next?
20 October - APG Professional Management Conference
- Presentation - AI and Your Genealogy Business [NEW]
15 September - Family History Academy
- Virtual Workshop - Discover the Power of Spreadsheets for Family History! [NEW]
18-20 August 2023 - Christchurch Family History Expo
- Presentation - DNA Explorer
- Presentation - Researching Your Scottish Family
11-13 August - Auckland Family History Expo
- Panel - Family History Friday's LIVE with Jason Reeve (Ancestry AU & NZ), Seonaid Harvey (Auckland Council Libraries) & Michelle Patient.
- Presentation - In Business
- Workshop - Family Tree Detective - for youth
1 August - NZSG Te Awamutu Branch
- Webinar - Exciting Discoveries : Organising Your Family History
24 July - NZSG Nelson Branch
- Webinar - Exploring the UK Census
29 June - Christchurch City Libraries
- Panel - Words, documents and photos - the creation of memoir
7 June - Legacy Family Tree Webinars
- Webinar - Another Four Sources for New Zealand Family History [NEW]
13 May - Genealogical Society of Queensland
- Webinar - Exciting Discoveries: Organising Your Family History
14 April - Legacy Family Tree Webinars
- Webinar - Slow Down - Planning Your Research
23 February (22 February - EST) - Family History Academy - with Mia Bennett
- Virtual Workshop: Who Do Your Clients Think You Are?
2022
8 - 11 November - Family History Down Under 2022 (FHDU 2022)
Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Presentation: Tracing Your Ancestors Working Lives [NEW]
- Presentation: Slow Down - Planning Your Research
- Live Workshop: Past Encounters
5 October - Legacy Family Tree Webinars
- Webinar: Encounters - Our Immigrant Ancestors
24 September (22 September USA) - APG Professional Management Conference - How to Pivot - with Mia Bennett
- Virtual Workshop: Who Do Your Clients Think You Are? [NEW]
10 September - DNA Discovery Day - With Talking Family History
- Webinar: 5 Tools for Organising your DNA [NEW]
24 August - Auckland Library - We Read Programme
- Presentation: From Bookshelf to Coffee Table - Creating a Captivating Family History
- Presentation and Live Workshop: The Hidden Women of the Cyclopedia of New Zealand
19-21 August - Christchurch Family History Expo
- Presentation: The Hidden Women of the Cyclopedia of New Zealand
- Presentation: Using FamilySearch [NEW]
- Live Workshop: Family History Detective [youth]
12-14 August - Auckland Family History Expo
- Presentation: Finding Family in Scotlands People [NEW]
- Presentation: Four More Sources for New Zealand Family History
- Live Workshop: Recording Memories
22 July - Kidsfest
- Live Workshop: Make a Memory Album [youth] [NEW]
9 July - 30 September - Virtual Celtic Connections Conference 2022
Journey Home
- Webinar: Scattered Leaves [NEW]
6 July - Botany Bay Family History Society
- Webinar: A Step Through Time(lines)
22 June - Virtual Genealogical Association
- Webinar: From Bookshelf to Coffee Table - Creating a Captivating Family History
8 June - Selwyn Libraries
- Presentation: Quick & Dirty DNA
1 June - Legacy Family Tree Webinars
4, 11, 18 & 25 May - Selwyn Libraries, Te Ara Ātea, 56 Tennyson Street, Rolleston
- Your Place: Family History Live Workshop Series
7 May - Far North Branch of the NZSG
- Webinar: Quick & Dirty DNA
3 May - U3A Christchurch
- Presentation: DNA Testing for Family History
7 April - Hamilton Branch of the NZSG
- Webinar: Exciting Discoveries - Organising Your Family History
2 April - Far North Branch of the NZSG
- Webinar: Encounters - Our Immigrant Ancestors
26 March & 30 April - Memories in Time Zoom Room
- Plan to Publish - your Place Virtual Workshop - 2x Saturday workshop
24 March - Society of Australian Genealogists
- Webinar: Exciting Discoveries - Organising Your Family History
March 2022 - RootsTech 2022 #ChooseConnection
- Webinar: Sharing Your Family History
- Webinar: In the Neighbourhood
- Virtual Workshop: Recording Memories
Talking Family History @ Rootstech with Michelle Patient
- Virtual Workshop: Ask about Australian and New Zealand Research
- Virtual Workshop: Ask about your DNA
- Virtual Workshop: Ask about your Brick Walls
11 February - U3A Malvern
- Presentation: The Magic of DNA
2021
May onwards - Ancestry "Family History Fridays"
Facebook Live - Recordings available:
- What's New at Ancestry
- AncestryDNA and Family History Intertwined
- Researching 20th Century Families
- Researching 19th Century Families
- Researching 18th Century Families
14 November - Family Story School
- Webinar: Christmas Captured
Hosted with Nicola Kane, Alana Swain, Kate Ryan
6 November - Talking Family History Event
- Webinar: A Deeper Dive into English Research
Hosted with Michelle Patient and featuring Dave Annal, Janet Few and Sue Swalwell.
8-9 October - Christchurch Heritage Festival
- Presentation and Workshop: The Hidden Women of the Cyclopedia of New Zealand. Available now for booking around New Zealand.
29 September - 17 November 2021 - Talking Family History
- Michelle Patient and Fiona Brooker
- Course: DNA Discovery - First Steps
22 September - Auckland Council Libraries
- Webinar: The Memories in Time Project [NEW]
17 September - Legacy Family Tree Webinars - Webtember
- Webinar: A Step Through Time(lines) [NEW]
15 September - Talking Family History
- Michelle Patient and Fiona Brooker - available soon in the shop
- Webinar: Building Your Genetic Family Tree [NEW]
10 September - Talking Family History
- Michelle Patient and Fiona Brooker
- Webinar: Tips for Identifying Photographs
Lockdown Freebie - signup to the mailing list at www.talkingfamilyhistory.com for more details.
8 September - 27 October 2021 - Talking Family History
- Michelle Patient and Fiona Brooker
- Course: DNA Discovery - First Steps
6 September - 11 October - Memories in Time
- Plan to Publish - your Place Workshop - 6 week workshop
4 September - Far North Branch
- Webinar: Exploring the UK Census
31 August - Australasian Federation of Family History Organisations (AFFHO)
- Webinar: The 1939 Register for Family Historians
27 August - Talking Family History Lockdown Freebie -
20-22 August - Christchurch Family History Expo
Due to COVID restrictions this expo was converted from a two day expo to a one day virtual expo.
- Presentation: Four More Sources for New Zealand Family History
13-15 August - Auckland Family History Expo
- Presentation: Family History Friday’s LIVE! with Jason Reeve, Ancestry and Talking Family History's Michelle Patient and Fiona Brooker
- Presentation: Get Smart – Track and Display your Research [NEW]
- Presentation: The Government’s Memory – Archives New Zealand
2 August - Hornby Good Companions Group, Christchurch
- Presentation: Starting Your Family History
24 July - Your Place - Family History Workshop, Christchurch
21 July - 8 September 2021 - Talking Family History
- Michelle Patient and Fiona Brooker
- Course: DNA Discovery - First Steps
18 July - Te Kuiti Branch
- Webinar: From Bookshelf to Coffee Table [NEW]
16-30 July - U3A Arts Centre, Christchurch
- Presentation: Starting Your Family History
- Presentation: Across the Ditch
- Presentation: The Magic of DNA
21 July - 8 September 2021 - Talking Family History
- Michelle Patient and Fiona Brooker
- Course: DNA Discovery - First Steps
20 May - NZSG Matamata Branch
- Webinar: Across the Ditch
17 May - Woolston Friendship Group
- Presentation: Starting Your Family History
30 April - Wanaka Genealogy Group
- Webinar: Exciting Discoveries
7 April - Legacy Family Tree Webinars
31 March - Auckland Council Libraries
- Webinar: Talking Family History - with Michelle Patient
8 March - Kiwianas North West
- Presentation: Memories in Time
February - Rootstech
- They Came on Boats: 19th and 20th Century Immigration to New Zealand
- Final Resting Place in New Zealand
- Tracing ANZACs and Their Families
2020
11 December: Modern Family Tree Workshop - Online
12 October - Merrin St Ladies Club, Christchurch
- Presentation: The Time Travelling Genealogist
28 August - Salvation Army, Christchurch
- Presentation: Starting your Family History
23 August (22 August USA) - Kinseekers Genealogical Society of Lake County, Florida
- Your Place - Leeds Method DNA Workshop [NEW]
14-15 August - The Christchurch Family History Expo
Due to COVID restrictions this expo was converted from a two day expo to a one day virtual expo.
- Story to Book
8-9 August - The Auckland Family History Expo
- Breaking Through Brick Walls with DNA [NEW]
- Exploring the UK Census
- Plan to Publish
9 July - Halswell Probus Club
- Presentation: Are you the CMO of your Family?
13 June - Your Place Family History Workshop
Find out more about a Your Place Workshop.
9 June - Burnside Mens Friendship Group
- Presentation: Starting Your Family History
15 May - Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga
- Webinar: Starting Your Family History [UPDATED]
8 May onwards - Ancestry "Family History Fridays"
Facebook Live - Recordings available:
- Women in History
- Researching Surnames
- Photographs
- Around the World and Ancestry DNA
- Royalty in Family History and Society
- Looking Sideways - Gathering Evidence from Others
- Recording Your Military History
- Celebrating Fathers
- Introduction to AncestryDNA®
- Families in Place and Time
- Going to School
- Migration
- Remembrance
- Delving into DNA
- Your Questions Answered - Live
20-24 April - Auckland Council Libraries
New Zealanders at war; Stories from the Military Collections
- Webinar: From Records to Story - Military Records in Context [NEW]
- Webinar: Lost at sea - the mystery of Percy Taylor [NEW]
1 April - Auckland Council Libraries
- Webinar: The Dash - Writing Our Stories
- Webinar: My Story
Feb - Mar : Hillmorton High School Community Education
- Workshop: Story to Book - 6 sessions [NEW]
13 March : The 24-Hour Genealogy Webinar Marathon - Legacy Family Tree Webinars
2019
9 November : Your Place - Family History Workshop
2 November: My People, My Place, My Story : Selwyn Libraries
- Workshop: My Book: Altered Book Workshop [NEW]
- Workshop: My Book: Digital Book Workshop [NEW]
17 October: My People, My Place, My Story : Selwyn Libraries
- Presentation: My Story [NEW]
15 October: Beca Christchurch Heritage Festival 2019
- Workshop: Past Encounters - Telling Our Stories [NEW]
14 October: Cracroft Friendship Club
- Presentation: The Time Travelling Genealogist
12 October: Family History Fun Day, Tūranga : Christchurch City Libraries
- Presentation: The Magic of DNA
3 October: Halswell Friendship Club
- Presentation: The Time Travelling Genealogist
24 September: Society of Australian Genealogists
- Webinar: Four Sources for New Zealand Family History [NEW]
29-31 August: DNA Down Under (Sydney, Australia): Unlock the Past
- Presentation: The Magic of DNA
17 August: In Conjunction with Christchurch City Libraries
- Host: Meet Cyndi: Creator of Cyndi's List and leading online genealogist - Cyndi Ingle.
9-11 August: Auckland Family History Expo: Auckland Libraries
- Presentation: Encounters - Tracing Our Immigrant Ancestors [NEW]
- Presentation: DNA Explorer [NEW]
- Presentation: "Quick and Dirty" trees for DNA matches [NEW]
- Presentation: The DNA Toolkit [NEW]
8 August: In Conjunction with Christchurch City Libraries
- Host: Family History and the Media: Behind the scenes of Who Do You Think You Are? - Nick Barratt
7 August: Legacy Family Tree Webinars
- Webinar: Finding Families in New Zealand
11 July: NZSG Canterbury Branch
- Presentation: Freenealogy
5-6 July: Save Your Photos Workshop
9 May: Probus Club of Christchurch South West
- Presentation: The Magic of DNA
8 April: New Brighton Friendship Club
- Presentation: The Time Travelling Genealogist
9 February: Dunedin Branch NZSG (All Day Seminar)
- Presentation [New]: Finding Families - United Kingdom.
- Presentation: Time Travelling Genealogist
- Presentation: Are you the CMO of your Family
- Presentation: Extra! Extra! Read all about it
2018
15-20 October: Pirates of the Pedigree
Family History Expos
- Presentation: Slow Down - Planning Your Research - Webinar
23 September: Canterbury Pilgrims and Early Settlers
- Presentation: The Dash - Writing Our Stories
19 September: Researching Women - in conjunction with Heritage New Zealand
- Presentation: Her Story - Researching Women
September: Suffrage 125 - Selwyn District Libraries
- Presentation: The Magic of DNA
- Presentation: Freenealogy
- Presentation: Slow Down - Planning Your Research
20 August: Woolston Friendship Club
- Presentation: The Time Travelling Genealogist
11-12 August: Auckland Family History Expo: Auckland Libraries
- Presentation [New]: Getting the Vote
- Presentation [New]: Freenealogy
- Presentation/Workshop [New]: Quick Tips - Microsoft Word & Excel
- Presentation: Across the Ditch
22 July: West Melton Probus
- Presentation: The Magic of DNA
18 June: Christchurch Kit Cat Probus Club
- Presentation: The Magic of DNA
1-4 June: Echoes of Our Past. 2018 NZSG AGM & Conference, Christchurch
- Presentation: The Time Travelling Genealogist
16 April: Soroptimist International North Canterbury
- Presentation: The Magic of DNA
12 April: Belfast Redwood Friendship Club
- Presentation: The Magic of DNA
9-12 March: Bridging the Past & Future. AFFHO Congress 2018, Sydney
- Presentation: The Time Travelling Genealogist [New]
- Presentation: Across the Ditch [New]
2017
31 October: U3A, North Canterbury
- Presentation: The Magic of DNA [New]
26-27 August: Irish & Scottish Research Seminar, Darfield Genealogy and Local History Group
- Presentation: Slow Down – Planning your Research
11-13 August: Auckland Family History Expo. Auckland Libraries
- Presentation: Going Online
- Presentation: Slow Down – Planning your Research [New]
- Presentation: Beginning Your Family History
- Workshop: Using the GRO Indexes
11 August: New Zealand Society of Genealogists
- Workshop: Digital Scrapbooking 101
- Workshop: Digital Scrapbooking 102
10 August: NZSG Papakura Branch
- Presentation: Extra! Extra! Read All About It!
June: New Zealand Society of Genealogists Conference & AGM
- Presentation: Extra! Extra! Read All About It!
- Presentation: Are You the CMO of Your Family?
12 April: NZSG Riccarton Branch
- Workshop: Using the GRO Indexes
- Workshop: Using the 1939 Register
2016
October: Australian Family History Expo
August: Auckland Family History Expo. Auckland Libraries
28 July: NZSG Bishopdale Branch
- Presentation: Going Online [New]
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