OCTOBER 2020 - NZ Society of Genealogists
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11 Opaheke Road
P.O. Box 72 993
Convenor Jane Brooker Ph 296-0257 Papakura 2244
Secretary: Fredda Martin Ph 267-4487 papakura@genealogy.org.nz
Treasurer: Jane Brooker Ph 296-0257 Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/papakuragenealogy/
OCTOBER 2020
Brings Two Full Moons
The first full Moon of fall—in this case, the Harvest Moon—will appear on Thursday, October 1. Later in the
month, on Saturday, October 31 (Halloween), the second full Moon appears.
Daylight Savings has arrived and we have just had our first face to face committee meeting in two
months, arriving in daylight. Summer is just around the corner! This will be different for everyone this
year I’m guessing.
CONVENORS NOTE
Another month has flown by and we finally can say we will be open again as from the meetings on Tuesday 6 th
October.10am and 7pm.
Spring is in the air, despite the cold winds, plants are up, and daylight saving is with us.
Unfortunately, as there has been a lack of volunteers to help with house opening, we will no longer be opening
the 1 Saturday of every month at least until after Christmas.
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Legacy and the DNA group are starting again with Legacy this month on 2 Saturday (10 ) and the DNA group
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in November. I hope to run the Legacy session via Skype again for those who prefer to attend remotely. A
separate email will be sent out about this.
Our speaker on Tuesday morning is Robyn Williams from NZSG. So come and learn more about what the
Society can offer you to help with research. Another group affiliated to the NZSG is the Genealogical
Computing Group and our evening speaker is going to tell us more about that. This group co-runs the popular
Family History Expo’s with Auckland Libraries amongst other things.
My thanks again to everyone who has helped out, while I have been recuperating and continue to do so.
I do hope to see some of you at the house over the coming weeks and remember to sign in and use the QR
code, hand sanitiser is provided, and we will social distance with seating.
Jane
Emails received - Are you interested? Send an email to the branch if you are - papakura@genealogy.org.nz Subject: NZSG Howick Branch meeting 10 October 2020 Hello everyone: This is to invite you and your members to hear a very interesting speaker with a fascinating topic on Saturday, 10 October at 1:30 pm. Our meetings are held in the St. Andrews Church Centre, corner Ridge Road and Vincent Street, Howick. Mike Maran, New Zealand’s only certificate graphologist, will be talking about Forensic Handwriting & Document Examination as well as Graphology. He spends his time examining handwriting, signatures and documents to try and pinpoint who has written them and if they have been forged. He says some traits will immediately stand out when you see a piece of writing including the way it slants and the size. He says handwriting can change with age, or be different for emotional or medical reasons. Even so it can’t be completely disguised. He has asked all attendees to bring a pen. Door entry: $5 We look forward to seeing you, Regards, Barbara Mansell Speaker Convenor, Howick Branch, NZSG Tena koutou While we are in Level 2, we are unable to hold in-person events, so we will be trying to Zoom (live-stream) as many of our events as we can. However, the HeritageTalk has been postponed till 21 October. Our website will be updated soon, but the event has already been updated on our Facebook page. Toilets for all! Auckland’s public toilet history with Samantha Waru Wednesday 21 October 12pm-1pm Whare Wananga L2 Central City Library or live-streamed via Zoom Public toilets sure do have stories to tell. Join Samantha Waru for a dive into the interesting, and sometimes indecorous, history of Auckland’s public toilets from the 1860s to today. Exploring something as mundane as the public toilet can tell us a lot about who was here and what their needs were. It is essentially a story of access, women’s rights, urban development, public health and power. This talk will set the scene of 19th century Auckland and flush out the stories of how some of our most recognisable loos came to be. Samantha Waru is the Graduate Heritage at Auckland Libraries. Since February 2019 she has worked with multiple teams across the heritage and research teams of Auckland Libraries as part of the Auckland Council Graduate Programme. Her research into public toilets was completed during her rotation with the Auckland Council Archives team. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Auckland University in history and anthropology, a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Museums and Cultural Heritage as well as a Master of Heritage Conservation. She has experience working with Heritage New Zealand and MOTAT and has a passion for local history. Email arc@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz to book (booking essential). Or register to join the event online via Zoom. https://www.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/pages/event.aspx?EventId=10039 After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the event via Zoom. Seonaid (Shona) Lewis RLIANZA, BA ILS, DipRIM | Senior research librarian, family history Te Kohinga Rangahau mō Tāmaki Makaurau | Research Central Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero – Central City Library Ngā Pātaka Kōrero o Tāmaki Makaurau - Auckland Libraries Level 2, Central City Library, 44 - 46 Lorne Street, Auckland Ph +64 09 890 2411 / Ext (46) 2411 / +64 9 890 2412
These two magazines are available from the branch.
If you haven’t used the House facilities lately to take out
books or magazines the procedure is to fill in the details
on the cards inside and the magazine is available for 4
weeks. There are many past editions available also.
Branch committee member Gloria Buddle highly recommends a book recently read and available at our
library written by Val Wood - War brides: They followed their hearts to New Zealand Paperback – January 1,
1991
If anyone else would like to make recommendations on books they have read lately then email the details to
papakura@genealogy.org.nz
New electoral rolls have arrived and now have 2019’s. A message from
Alicia Griffin RLIANZA| Senior Librarian Sir Edmund Hillary Library Papakura
There have been some carpentry renovations done recently by Phillip, the son of a committee member. We
now have extra shelving for our Electoral Books and shelves in the kitchen have been fixed.
Thanks very much Phillip – it is appreciated.
MONTHLY BRANCH NEWSLETTERS
This month we have received copies of newsletters from Riccarton, Wairarapa, South Centerbury, New Plymouth,
Gore, Canterbury, Oamaru, Hibiscus Coast & Otaki. We have also received a copy of The Sentinel which is from The
Papakura & District Historical Society.
All of these newsletters are available by email or at the Branch if you are interested.
Thanks to Hibiscus Coast for the below snippet from their newsletter
Start September by enjoying these Family History Expo Links on YouTube thanks
to Seonaid Lewis from the Auckland City Library:
Mike Higgins—An introduction to FamilySearch. Mike is employed by FamilySearch
International to look after its New Zealand and Pacific operations, supporting approximately 150
family history centres. His responsibilities include training volunteers and creating long term
strategic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmKCc6Izz80
Curt Witcher—Finding the World with WorldCat. WorldCat.org is the largest bibliographic data
base in the world and on the web—and it’s free! This lecture focuses on how genealogists can best
use this resource to identify materials that deal with the families, geographic areas, religions, ethnic
groups, and occupations, and further, to link to other online sources off the beaten path.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e23-lrk5fw0
Curt Witcher—Something for Everyone: Genealogical Reference Services in the 21st
Century. With the explosion of significant data on the web, there is absolutely no reason
genealogists and family historians cannot get top-shelf customer service in any library, regardless
of the size of the book budget, the extent of the collections, or the existence of a genealogy/local
history section. Hear some strategies for serving this dynamic patron population— genealogists—
with just a computer, a good customer service attitude, and great reference interview ing skills.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIBLtPNTxcA
Curt Witcher—Passenger & Immigration research. This lecture challenges the student of
genealogy to view an ancestor’s travel to this continent as a three-step process -- leaving, arriving,
and settling down -- with each of these steps containing the possibility of record generation.
Sample documents are viewed and suggestions provided on how to access immigration related
data.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3F3m9Uvnp7U
Curt Witcher—“Pain in the Access:” Getting more from the internet for your
genealogy. Library, archive, government, and GenWeb sites have much to offer genealogists.
This presentation will demonstrate sites and strategies for getting meaningful data from the
web, and assists genealogists to use the Internet for more than just hunting for names.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XElb0H_W56g
We have been unable to fill the dates on the calendar for House Openings
so please check the October calendar as we are not opening the first
Saturday of the month. This is likely to change each month.
October 2020
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
1 2 3 4
Robyn Williams NZSG website NO
10 am talk House open
for research
Chris Bayley from the Genealogical Computing
Group - 7pm evening talk
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Branch House open House open for
Meetings for research research
10am & 7pm-9pm 1–4
7pm Gloria &
Jane - Legacy
Barbara
2-4
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
House open ELECTION
House open for research DAY
for research 7pm-9pm House open
10-12 Jane for research
Gail & Jan 1–4
Gloria &
Barbara
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
NO
House open House open House open
for research for research for research
10 -12 7pm-9pm LABOUR
Gail & Jan Chris & WEEKEND
Heather
26 27 28 29 30 31
Labour
Day House open House open Papakura House open
Branch for research for research Library for research
committee 10 -12 7pm-9pm research 1–4
meeting Gail & Jan Marilyn & assistance
7pm Fredda 11-1 Jean & Iris
ONLY IF AT
LEVEL ONE
Looking ahead to November & December
Tuesday 3rd November 7pm - Committee member Iris will give a talk with the title – “Are your Certificates telling
you the truth or more questions? “
Sunday 8th November 1.30pm – 3.30pm - DNA Sunday - Committee member Chris Bayley from the Genealogical
Computing Group will go back to basics on this topic. Why is taking the DNA test an option? Your questions
answered.
RSA table of interest promoting the group – date to be advised.
Museum behind the scenes tour with Curator Ione Cussen – date to be advised.
Looking even further ahead
In the New Year we will look at having a combined Orientation / come along day to the House. A good
time for members to come along to meet one another and see what the house has to offer.
Trading Table: Bring along your excess produce, jams, genealogy bits and bobs, no longer needed books etc
and support the branch.
Ink Cartridges: We accept old, used Canon and HP cartridges only.
If there are any errors, omissions or any comments about this newsletter please contact Pauline or Jane via
email to papakura@genealogy.org.nz - Please insert newsletter in the subject line
Do you have an interesting story you would like to share? Any contributions, handy hints or articles you would
like to share for the next edition are always welcome. Please send to papakura@genealogy.org.nz.
Papakura Branch Committee Members
Jane Brooker 296 0257 Fredda Martin 267 4487 Chris Bayley 279 9474 Gloria Buddle 299 9550
Iris Taylor 266 6546 Marilyn Gleadall 021 657 456 Pauline Olsen 021 124 9818
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