New Zealand Society of Genealogists

20/08/2025

The NZSG Legacy User Group is meeting at the FRC this Saturdayfrom 10.30am - 12.30pm.
https://genealogy.org.nz/Other-CoursesTraining/11442/

18/08/2025

Looks like Chris Paton had a great time at the Expo. I hope everyone else who attended did too.

15/08/2025

This may be of interest to some NZSG members. PM Lindsay Fergusson on Messenger if you are interested.

Members and others may be interested in a reunion of McLachlan and Poppelwell descendants scheduled for 9-11th October in Dunedin. If these are your families please email per the attached image.

15/08/2025

If you are in the Nelson area, this could be worth looking into.

Learn how to contribute your personal or local story to The Prow, a digital archive celebrating the people, places, and history of Te Tauihu. This hands-on session will guide you through the process of writing, editing, and submitting your story to be part of our region’s collective memory.

Family History Month is a time to reflect on our roots and celebrate our unique histories and identities. It's an opportunity to showcase the significant resources that are available to researchers of family history.

For more information and full programme details visit: https://www.nelsonpubliclibraries.co.nz/about/news?item=id:2uz7e3n6417q9smeq2y1

15/08/2025

Coming up soon at ODIG ...

13/08/2025

Our FRC volunteers have put together a display of books especially for Family History Month. Check out the slideshow on our Library Cat page - https://genealogy.org.nz/The-Library-Cat/11243/

13/08/2025

The latest edition of Ancestor, the quarterly journal of The Genealogical Society of Victoria, is now online for our members to read - https://genealogy.org.nz/Genealogical-Socy-of-Victoria/11458/

12/08/2025

If you are in the Feilding area, pop into the Coach House Museum. Members of the NZSG Feilding Branch have collaborated with the Feilding & Districts Community Archive to put up a display in the foyer of the Museum. Posters, family history forms, and family books from the Archive collection make up the display.
Further promotional flyers advertising the Branch will be added soon.

11/08/2025

The NZSG Family Tree Maker User Group is meeting at the FRC tomorrow from 7pm - 9pm.
https://genealogy.org.nz/Other-CoursesTraining/11442/

10/08/2025

There is still time to open the door to new discoveries with this exclusive offer for NZSG members: 50% off MyHeritage’s best plan for family history research, valid 8-12 August 2025. This is an incredible chance to enjoy all the best MyHeritage has to offer at half the price! Offer available to new subscribers only.
https://genealogy.org.nz/Members-Discounts/11294/

09/08/2025

You ARE interested in genealogy - coz you're here! - so you might be interested in the FREE workshops on Ancestry that are being offered by the Library at Te Ahu, Kaitaia. See below!