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• Family History Connect | Analysing your BigY700 Results

  • When
    05 November 2024
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    11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Online via Zoom
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• Family History Connect | Researching military ancestors

  • When
    12 November 2024
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    10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
  • Location
    SAG Family History Research Centre & Library - 2/379 Kent Street, Sydney NSW 2000
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  Family History Connect | Researching military ancestors

  Our 'members-only' series, Family History Connect, feature themed sessions focusing on particular areas of genealogical research.

  Sessions are generally facilitated by one of the Society’s wonderful volunteers and will take place in-person at our Family History Research Centre & Library. These sessions are open to all current members of the Society. 

  

  As we approach Remembrance Day 2024, join Society volunteer Tony to explore sources that will help you learn more about your ancestors who served in the military.

  Tony will guide participants through the resources available at the SAG Library including books and online sources, and will talk through the types of military service men and women that you might find in the course of your family history research.

  Limit of 6 participants. 

  This is a members only event that will take place in person at our Family History Research Centre & Library. 

  Bookings are essential for this session.

  This is a face-to-face session and will not be recorded.

  
  

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• Family History Connect | Analysing your BigY700 Results

  • When
    26 November 2024
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    11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Online via Zoom
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  Family History Connect | Understanding your BigY700 Results - What is it telling you and what do you do next?

  Our 'members-only' series, Family History Connect, feature themed sessions focusing on particular areas of genealogical research.

  Sessions are generally facilitated by one of the Society’s wonderful volunteers and will take place in-person however this particular session will be held online via Zoom. These sessions are open to all current members of the Society. 

  This session of Family History Connect | Understanding your BigY700  will be offered online via Zoom and facilitated by Society volunteer, Chris Hingerty. Limit of 5 participants. 

  By agreeing to be part of this session, you are aware that:
  

  • Participants will be asked to have a pre-session discussion with the facilitator by 7 Nov. 
  • This session is open to people who have already received their  BigY700 DNA test results, and want to discuss what the results are telling them and what to do next to achieve their research goals.
  • All participants must be prepared to share and discuss their results with the group.
  • Participants do not need to know how to read or analyse their results as this will be demonstrated during the session. 
  • There will be instructions at the session re how to log on to FTDNA, locate your results and how to share the screen on Zoom.
  • Participants will introduce themselves by responding to the following questions: Who did you test? What research question are you trying to answer i.e. why test?

  
  Please note that, due to privacy concerns, no recordings or screen shots can be taken during the session.
  

  Participants are strongly encouraged to view the recording available in the Members Area, Webinar Library, Using Y-DNA to Assist Your Research 23 Sep 2023 prior to the session, in order to benefit from and be able to contribute to the discussion.

  You can view other sessions in the Family History Connect series here.

  This is a members only event. Bookings are essential for this session. Please note this session will not be recorded. 

  

  If you would like to participate in an in-person session in Sydney in 2025, please let us know via this link. 
  

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