The Collectanea is a series of volumes which were published in the 1830s and 40s which can be downloaded from Internet Archive. They arose out of the antiquarian movement and contain many previously unpublished documents and data but they are a minefield to negotiate if you don’t know what you’re looking at. Patrice Connelly will steer you through how to use the books, introduce you to the compilers, examine the contents and deal with a few weird looking things that you’ll come across. The three-volume sequel to the Collectanea will also be discussed, as well as a nice little adjunct resource which you may or may not have seen before.

About the Presenter:

Patrice Connelly began began her genealogy journey in 1999 and since then has discovered many skeletons in various closets.

In her professional life Patrice has been a musician all her life, originally playing piano, violin and viola, and then swapping to viola da gamba (an early music instrument which means it's from the Renaissance & Baroque eras) at Sydney University when she did her B.Mus degree. She is currently enrolled as a PhD candidate at the University of Queensland where she also teaches viola da gamba and whatever else they throw at her. She is the owner of Saraband Music in Brisbane, a private teacher of piano and viola da gamba and a music typesetter and publisher of nearly 320 editions and books. 

In addition to her love of music Patrice is a qualified librarian who worked as a librarian in a number of special, public and school libraries for over a decade.

Note: This event will be focused on England, with a few references to surrounding countries.