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
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