Discover Your Heritage: March Family History Month

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Beverley Keall (Kilbirnie branch of the New Zealand Society of Genealogists) shows her granchildren Eva and Oliver Galvin a photograph of their great great great grandparents Elizabeth and Thomas Snook who were married in Nelson in 1867. Elizabeth nee Humphreys arrived in Nelson as a two year old in 1842.

Media Release
02 March 2009
For Immediate Release

Discover Your Heritage This March At Family History Month

The National Library of New Zealand invites you to uncover your roots with the launch of Family History Month, 2 - 28 March 2009. Family History Month will be celebrated with a daily programme of events at the National Library of New Zealand brought to you by the Wellington branches of the New Zealand Society of Genealogists(NZSG).

"Discovering your family history is a truly rewarding and somewhat addictive pursuit. Family history month is a wonderful opportunity for us to pool our resources, learn from other researchers and most of all enjoy the company and camaraderie of fellow genealogists and enthusiasts" said Marlene Sayers, Kilbirnie Branch of NZSG

The programme includes guest speakers, displays, workshops, advice and tours of the National Library and other Wellington repositories. Guest speakers include renowned genealogist Jan Gow, writer and historian Jock Phillips and Ngaio Press founder John MacGibbon.

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Oliver Galvin, Elizabeth McCloud, and Eva Galvin display pictures of their family trees in preparation for Family History Month. Family History Month runs from 2 - 28 March at the National Library of New Zealand. Check out www.natlib.govt.nz for a full programme of events.

Each week the programme will have themed activities :
2 - 7 March : Introduction to Family History, Getting Started
9 - 14 March : New Zealand, Maori, Australia
16 - 21 March : England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland
23 - 28 March : Special Topics (Military, Adoptions, Shipping,
Publishing)

"The National Library is the first port of call for people researching family histories and we are delighted to be able to host such expert genealogists to help unravel those intriguing family stories" Margaret Hurst, Reference Librarian, Family History Services at the National Library of New Zealand

Family History Month runs from 2 - 28 March at the National Library of New Zealand. Full programme of events available www.natlib.govt.nz

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