Showing posts with label tours. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tours. Show all posts

Sunday, 1 September 2024

Family Tree Maker tour to visit Scotland and Northern Ireland

From Family Tree Maker:

The Family Tree Maker Ambassadors are heading to events in Belfast, England and Scotland to celebrate the arrival of the new Family Tree Maker 2024 edition.

INSIDER SESSIONS – WHAT TO EXPECT

You'll get an in-depth review of what's already included in Family Tree Maker and a sneak preview of what's to come in the soon-to-be-released FTM 2024. You'll also get special pricing on Family Tree Maker and related products, and plenty of time to chat and ask the Ambassadors any questions you might have.

SPEAKERS AND SESSIONS

The insider sessions will feature two speakers – Duff Wilson, Executive Director, and Mark Olsen, Family Tree Maker Ambassador. They will be showing our new Family Tree Maker 2024 edition and reviewing the current edition.

We will run each of these classes as if they were Family Tree Maker User Groups with lots of tips, tricks and Q&A with those in attendance.

Some of the topics we will discuss –

-    A quick review of the current Family Tree Maker edition.
-    Family Tree Maker is already an amazing program with many underused features.
-    Connect! A completely new workspace and new Relative Hint™ feature that make it easier than ever to share your tree and collaborate with your family.
-    Easy on the Eyes™: a revolutionary way of enlarging parts of the screen right when you need it. An answer and relief for those of us with tired old eyes.
-    Hyphenated dual surnames support following the Hispanic tradition.
-    Improved support for managing and reporting relationships.
-    Tools for cleaning up orphaned items (media, sources, and citations).
-    New improvements to Family Tree Maker Connect, and using Family Tree Maker Connect for yourself.
-    Introducing AlbumWALK® – Making your photos talk – literally.
-    Working seamlessly between Family Tree Maker and AlbumWALK.
-    Q & A.
-    Hands-on help with your copy of Family Tree Maker on your computer as time permits after each event.

Advance Tickets Required. All event tickets are FREE (paid by Family Tree Maker). You do not need to be a member of the sponsoring society – all tour events are open to the general public. Bring a friend!

FTM 2019 and FTM 2024 SPECIAL PRICES

FTM 2019 will be on sale for up to 40% off its regular price – and you will get FTM 2024 for FREE when it's released. This special offer will be available at the time of the event. We'll also have discounts on other Family Tree Maker products and related software and books.
QUESTIONS?

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Look forward to seeing you!
Mark Olsen
Family Tree Maker Ambassador

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NORTHERN IRELAND, SCOTLAND, AND ENGLAND TOUR

Join us at any of the stops along our tour. All events are FREE and open to the general public.

Belfast Area – Friday, September 13
Where: Linen Hall Library
Host: North of Ireland Family History Society
Date: Friday, September 13, 2024
Time: 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Dumfries – Monday, September 16
Where: The Gillbrae Auditorium, Dumfries Baptist Church Centre
Host: Dumfries & Galloway Family History Society
Date: Monday, September 16, 2024
Time: 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Carlisle – Tuesday, September 17
Where: Cumbria's Museum of Military Life
Host: Cumbria Family History Society
Date: Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Time: 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

York – Wednesday, September 18
Where: Acomb Parish Church Hall
Host: York & District Family History Society
Date: Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Edinburgh Area – Thursday, September 19
Where: Lasswade High School Centre
Host: Lothian Family History Society
Date: Thursday, September 19, 2024
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Glasgow – Friday, September 20
Where: Ramshorn Theatre Auditorium
Host: The Strathclyde Institute for Genealogical Studies
Date: Friday, September 20, 2024
Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Aberdeen – Monday, September 23
Where: Fountainhall Church
Host: Aberdeen Family History Society
Date: Monday, September 23, 2024
Time: 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Unable to attend one of the sessions in person?

We will offer one online UK Zoom session for anyone who'd like to attend, ask additional questions or learn about Family Tree Maker much like we will teach via the in-person events.

Zoom Event

Wednesday, October 2nd
6:00 PM UK Time, 11:00 AM US Mountain Time

For tickets for all events visit https://www.familytreemaker.com/calendar/events.html (click on Show details at the bottom of the Northern Ireland, Scotland, and England Tour 2024  section)

Chris

Order Tracing Your Belfast Ancestors in the UK at https://bit.ly/BelfastAncestors. Also available - Tracing Your Irish Ancestors Through Land Records, Sharing Your Family History Online, Tracing Your Scottish Family History on the Internet, Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet (2nd ed), and Tracing Your Scottish Ancestry Through Church and State Records - to purchase, please visit https://bit.ly/ChrisPatonPSbooks. For purchase in tthe USA visit https://www.penandswordbooks.com. Further news published daily on The Scottish GENES Facebook page, on Threads at @scottishgenesblog and via Mastodon at https://mastodon.scot/@ScottishGENES.

Friday, 19 January 2024

Ulster Historical Foundation Australia/New Zealand 2024 Lecture Tour

Ulster Historical Foundation representatives Fintan Mullan and Gillian Hunt will be touring Australia and New Zealand in February and March, returning to the Southern Hemisphere for a lecture tour programme for the first time since 2017.

The following is a summary of their itinerary – for full details, and to register for events, visit https://www.ancestryireland.com/australia-new-zealand-2024/

Saturday, 10 February 2024 - Blackburn, Melbourne VIC (9:00am-3:00pm)
Location: Unit 1, 41 Railway Rd (corner of Queen St) Blackburn VIC 3130
Host: Family History Connections (FHC) in association with Genealogical Society of Victoria
Activity: One-to-one personal research consultations

Sunday, 11 February 2024 - Adelaide, SA (9:00am-5:00pm)
Location: Unley Town Hall, 181 Unley Rd, Unley South Australia 5061
Title: Researching your Irish and Scots-Irish Family History
Host: Genealogy SA

Tuesday, 13 February 2024 - Perth, WA (times 9:30am-4:40pm)
Location: State Library of Western Australia, 25 Francis St, Perth WA 6000, Australia
Host: Family HistoryWA

Thursday, 15 February 2024 - Brisbane, QLD (9:00am-1:00pm)
Location: Genealogical Society of Qld Inc. resource rooms, 25 Stackpole Street, Wishart
Host: Genealogical Society of Queensland

Friday, 16 February 2024 - Brisbane, QLD (9:00am-1:00pm)
Location: Kedron-Wavell Services Club, 21 Kittyhawk Drive Chermside, QLD 4032 Australia
Host: Queensland Family History Society

Saturday, 17 February 2024 - Nambour, QLD (9:00am-4:30pm)
Location: SCACC Clubhouse, Nambour Show Grounds, Nambour
Host: Genealogy Sunshine Coast

Sunday, 18 February 2024 - Melbourne, VIC (9:00am-4:30pm)
Location: Docklands Library, 107 Victoria Harbour Promenade, Docklands VIC 3008
Host: Genealogical Society of Victoria

Monday, 19 February 2024 - Melbourne, VIC (9:00am-4:30pm)
Location: 2 Diggers Way, Blackburn VIC 3130
Host: Family History Connections, formerly AIGS

Tuesday, 20 February 2024 - Canberra, ACT (9:00am-4:30pm)
Location: FHACT Education Room, Cook Community Centre, 41 Templeton Street, Cook, ACT 2614
Host: Family History ACT

Wednesday, 21 February 2024 - Sydney, NSW (times 9:00am-5:00pm)
Location: Henry Carmichael Theatre, 280 Pitt Street, Sydney, NSW 2000
Host: Society of Australian Genealogists

Friday, 23 February 2024 – Panmure, Auckland, NZ (10:30am-2:30pm)
Location: Family Research Centre (FRC), Level 1, 159 Queens Road, Panmure, Auckland 1072
Host: Irish Interest Group of the New Zealand Genealogical Society

Saturday, 24 February 2024 – Pakuranga, Auckland, NZ (9:00am-5:00pm)
Location: Te Tuhi Arts Centre, 13 Reeves Road, Pakuranga, Auckland
Title: Ireland: Unlocking your Irish Ancestry (Day 1)

Sunday, 25 February 2024 – Pakuranga, Auckland, NZ (9:15am-5:00pm)
Location: Te Tuhi Arts Centre, 13 Reeves Road, Pakuranga, Auckland
Title: Ireland: Unlocking your Irish Ancestry (Day 2)

Monday, 26 February 2024 – Pukekohe, Auckland, NZ (9:00am-1:00pm)
Location: 12 Massey Avenue, Pukekohe, Auckland 2120
Host: New Zealand Society of Genealogists Franklin Branch, Auckland Council Libraries Pukekohe

Tuesday, 27 February 2024 – Wanaka, NZ (9:00am-12:00pm, 12:30pm-1:45pm )
Location for consultations: Wanaka Library, Dunmore Street, Wanaka
Location for lunchtime lecture: The Armstrong Room, Lake Wanaka Centre, 89 Ardmore Street
Host: The Wanaka Genealogy Group

Wednesday, 28 February 2024 – Dunedin, Otago, NZ (9:30am-5:00pm)
Location: Toitū Otago Settlers Museum, 31 Queens Gardens, Central Dunedin, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand
Title: Researching your Irish and Scots-Irish Ancestors
Host: Ulster Historical Foundation and Toitū Otago Settlers Museum

Thursday, 29 February 2024 – Christchurch NZ (9:30am-3:30pm)
Location: Christchurch Irish Society Hall, 29 Domain Terrace, Christchurch
Title: Researching your Irish and Scots-Irish Ancestors
Host: Ulster Historical Foundation

Friday, 1 March 2024 – Wellington, NZ (morning: 9:30am-12:30pm)
Location: Collective Community Hub, 1/33 Johnsonville Road, Johnsonville
Host: Lower North Island Irish Interest Group (NZSG)
Activity: Morning of one-to-one personal research consultations

Friday, 1 March 2024 – Wellington, NZ (evening: 5:00pm-8:30pm)
Location: Loaves and Fishes Hall, CNR Hill & Molesworth St, Thorndon
Title: Researching your Irish and Scots-Irish family (opening reception)
Host: Lower North Island Irish Interest Group (NZSG)

Saturday, 2 March 2024 – Wellington, NZ (9:00am-4:30pm)
Location: Collective Community Hub, 1/33 Johnsonville Road, Johnsonville
Title: Researching your Irish and Scots-Irish family (full-day seminar)
Host: Lower North Island Irish Interest Group (NZSG) 

Fintan and Gillian certainly know their stuff, you'll have a cracking time if you attend any of the events!

Chris

Order Tracing Your Belfast Ancestors in the UK at https://bit.ly/BelfastAncestors. Also available - Tracing Your Irish Ancestors Through Land Records, Sharing Your Family History Online, Tracing Your Scottish Family History on the Internet, Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet (2nd ed), and Tracing Your Scottish Ancestry Through Church and State Records - to purchase, please visit https://bit.ly/ChrisPatonPSbooks. For purchase in tthe USA visit https://www.penandswordbooks.com. Further news published daily on The Scottish GENES Facebook page, on Threads at @scottishgenesblog and via Mastodon at https://mastodon.scot/@ScottishGENES.

Tuesday, 22 November 2022

Friends of Glasgow Necropolis tours in 2023

From The Friends of Glasgow Necropolis on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/glasgownecropolis): 

The Friends of Glasgow Necropolis are delighted to announce that our 2023 tours programme is now available on our website. Throughout 2023, we will be undertaking friendly, informative tours of the magnificent Glasgow Necropolis. 

The first tour kicks off on January 7th - further details at https://www.glasgownecropolis.org/tours-events/#tour2023 


Chris

My new book Tracing Your Irish Ancestors Through Land Records is now available to buy at https://bit.ly/IrishLandRecords. Also available - Sharing Your Family History Online, Tracing Your Scottish Family History on the Internet, Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet (2nd ed), and Tracing Your Scottish Ancestry Through Church and State Records - to purchase, please visit https://bit.ly/ChrisPatonPSbooks. Further news published daily on The Scottish GENES Facebook page, and on Twitter @genesblog.