Society of Australian Genealogists
@socaustgen.bsky.social
Educating family historians since 1932: courses, events, library, community & more www.sag.org.au #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #findyourfamily
It's Hang Out Day! Members please don't forget to join us at 4pm AEST where Jennie is hosting on the theme of "Research on the Spot" - come along with your stories of family history where it happened - we'd love you to share your story. Join the Zoom call from the link in the www.sag.org.au/HangOut
July 24, 2025 at 11:43 PM
It's Hang Out Day! Members please don't forget to join us at 4pm AEST where Jennie is hosting on the theme of "Research on the Spot" - come along with your stories of family history where it happened - we'd love you to share your story. Join the Zoom call from the link in the www.sag.org.au/HangOut
"All families generally have the same secrets" - great insights from Assoc Prof Ashley Barnwell - Is it just a matter of time before family secrets are revealed thanks to discoveries from #familyhistoryresearch & #dnatesting ? www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
The truth behind family secrets - ABC listen
Two of the world's top models, Gigi and Bella Hadid, confirmed their family had been keeping a secret. The sisters revealed they have a younger half-sibling, after their father had a relationship with...
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June 10, 2025 at 3:58 AM
"All families generally have the same secrets" - great insights from Assoc Prof Ashley Barnwell - Is it just a matter of time before family secrets are revealed thanks to discoveries from #familyhistoryresearch & #dnatesting ? www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Members! Can you join us Friday from 4.00pm AEST for our Friday Hang Out with the SAG? Lilian is in the host's chair asking you to come along with discoveries from free finds from websites.
Not yet a member? No problem - join today.
#FamilyHistory #Genealogy #Community #LifeLongLearning #Ancestry
Not yet a member? No problem - join today.
#FamilyHistory #Genealogy #Community #LifeLongLearning #Ancestry
May 1, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Members! Can you join us Friday from 4.00pm AEST for our Friday Hang Out with the SAG? Lilian is in the host's chair asking you to come along with discoveries from free finds from websites.
Not yet a member? No problem - join today.
#FamilyHistory #Genealogy #Community #LifeLongLearning #Ancestry
Not yet a member? No problem - join today.
#FamilyHistory #Genealogy #Community #LifeLongLearning #Ancestry
Looking for some reading over the Easter break? Pick up our next SAG Book Club read, The Inheritance by Kate Horan. Kate will be with us for our Book Club meeting on Tuesday 20th May: all welcome - www.sag.org.au/bookclub
April 19, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Looking for some reading over the Easter break? Pick up our next SAG Book Club read, The Inheritance by Kate Horan. Kate will be with us for our Book Club meeting on Tuesday 20th May: all welcome - www.sag.org.au/bookclub
Join us for a captivating half-day virtual conference this Saturday 12th April from 1pm AEST: "Artisanal Ancestors: Tracing Family Craft Traditions" www.sag.org.au/event-6138967
April 7, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Join us for a captivating half-day virtual conference this Saturday 12th April from 1pm AEST: "Artisanal Ancestors: Tracing Family Craft Traditions" www.sag.org.au/event-6138967
Join us tomorrow/Saturday 5th April from 10am AEDT for our Scottish Research Group on the theme of "Turning Points" - all welcome: www.sag.org.au/event-6070446
#ScottishHistory #Genealogy #familyhistory Image of the Caledonian Canal, Locks at Fort Augustus, from the National Galleries of Scotland
#ScottishHistory #Genealogy #familyhistory Image of the Caledonian Canal, Locks at Fort Augustus, from the National Galleries of Scotland
April 4, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Join us tomorrow/Saturday 5th April from 10am AEDT for our Scottish Research Group on the theme of "Turning Points" - all welcome: www.sag.org.au/event-6070446
#ScottishHistory #Genealogy #familyhistory Image of the Caledonian Canal, Locks at Fort Augustus, from the National Galleries of Scotland
#ScottishHistory #Genealogy #familyhistory Image of the Caledonian Canal, Locks at Fort Augustus, from the National Galleries of Scotland
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It's what I'll be hosting tomorrow for members at @socaustgen.bsky.social
#familyhistory #Australia #genealogy
#familyhistory #Australia #genealogy
April 3, 2025 at 5:29 AM
It's what I'll be hosting tomorrow for members at @socaustgen.bsky.social
#familyhistory #Australia #genealogy
#familyhistory #Australia #genealogy
GIRT BY SEA - be with us for our Colonial Australia Research Group this Saturday! All welcome: www.sag.org.au/event-6070258
Come and join us, navigate uncharted waters and have a whale of a time on Saturday 5 April from 3pm AEDT.
Lorraine, Sharon, Andrew and Kristine
Co Leads CARG
Come and join us, navigate uncharted waters and have a whale of a time on Saturday 5 April from 3pm AEDT.
Lorraine, Sharon, Andrew and Kristine
Co Leads CARG
April 3, 2025 at 4:47 AM
GIRT BY SEA - be with us for our Colonial Australia Research Group this Saturday! All welcome: www.sag.org.au/event-6070258
Come and join us, navigate uncharted waters and have a whale of a time on Saturday 5 April from 3pm AEDT.
Lorraine, Sharon, Andrew and Kristine
Co Leads CARG
Come and join us, navigate uncharted waters and have a whale of a time on Saturday 5 April from 3pm AEDT.
Lorraine, Sharon, Andrew and Kristine
Co Leads CARG
Are you curious about your family history but unsure where to start? Be with us from this Thursday ONLINE 7-part course: Beginners Practical Introduction to Family History - www.sag.org.au/event-6051367
#FamilyHistory #Genealogy #OnlineCourse #LearnWithSAG #AncestryResearch
#FamilyHistory #Genealogy #OnlineCourse #LearnWithSAG #AncestryResearch
March 30, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Are you curious about your family history but unsure where to start? Be with us from this Thursday ONLINE 7-part course: Beginners Practical Introduction to Family History - www.sag.org.au/event-6051367
#FamilyHistory #Genealogy #OnlineCourse #LearnWithSAG #AncestryResearch
#FamilyHistory #Genealogy #OnlineCourse #LearnWithSAG #AncestryResearch
Let's Talk About...returns this coming Monday from 7.30pm AEDT - Let's Talk About...Specialty Libraries - FREE for members: www.sag.org.au/event-6071968
#familyhistory #genealogy #community #librarylovers #library
#familyhistory #genealogy #community #librarylovers #library
March 29, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Let's Talk About...returns this coming Monday from 7.30pm AEDT - Let's Talk About...Specialty Libraries - FREE for members: www.sag.org.au/event-6071968
#familyhistory #genealogy #community #librarylovers #library
#familyhistory #genealogy #community #librarylovers #library
Fresh from connecting with family history societies & organisations across the country & the ditch at Connections 2025, this Friday’s Hang Out is about reporting on your finds from family history archives - what can you tell us? Members can join us from 4pm AEDT: www.sag.org.au/Member-Area
March 25, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Fresh from connecting with family history societies & organisations across the country & the ditch at Connections 2025, this Friday’s Hang Out is about reporting on your finds from family history archives - what can you tell us? Members can join us from 4pm AEDT: www.sag.org.au/Member-Area
Looking forward to seeing you there Jill!
Getting Conference ready for #Connections2025
#genealogy #familyhistory #events #australia
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#genealogy #familyhistory #events #australia
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Packing the Essentials
I'm packing my conference bag for Connections2025 today as I will be leaving home soon and taking a circuitous route to Brisbane. My Confer...
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March 2, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Looking forward to seeing you there Jill!
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@daniellelautrec.bsky.social thanks for your SAG presentation. Think I'm on the way to having Notion worked out. I've even set up some research questions and tasks and actually working on them.
March 1, 2025 at 11:47 PM
@daniellelautrec.bsky.social thanks for your SAG presentation. Think I'm on the way to having Notion worked out. I've even set up some research questions and tasks and actually working on them.
Society members, are you excited about crafting for family history? Join our upcoming Let's Talk About... webinar Monday night, FREE for members: www.sag.org.au/event-5992678
Be part of the discussion & we'd love to see some of your makes on the night!
#FamilyHistory #Crafting #SAGEvents #Genealogy
Be part of the discussion & we'd love to see some of your makes on the night!
#FamilyHistory #Crafting #SAGEvents #Genealogy
February 22, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Society members, are you excited about crafting for family history? Join our upcoming Let's Talk About... webinar Monday night, FREE for members: www.sag.org.au/event-5992678
Be part of the discussion & we'd love to see some of your makes on the night!
#FamilyHistory #Crafting #SAGEvents #Genealogy
Be part of the discussion & we'd love to see some of your makes on the night!
#FamilyHistory #Crafting #SAGEvents #Genealogy
Have you an apothecary, druggist, or chemist in your family tree? Patrice is hosting our Friday Hang Out for members at 4pm AEDT and would love to hear your story.Find details to join the online meeting www.sag.org.au/HangOut
#familyhistory #genealogy #apothecary #community #onlinelearning
#familyhistory #genealogy #apothecary #community #onlinelearning
February 21, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Have you an apothecary, druggist, or chemist in your family tree? Patrice is hosting our Friday Hang Out for members at 4pm AEDT and would love to hear your story.Find details to join the online meeting www.sag.org.au/HangOut
#familyhistory #genealogy #apothecary #community #onlinelearning
#familyhistory #genealogy #apothecary #community #onlinelearning
This week, we're diving into theme of weddings and honeymoons for our Friday Hang Out! 💍✨ Whether you're uncovering ancestral love stories, practical unions, shotgun ceremonies, or tracing honeymoon destinations, there's something for everyone.
MEMBERS! Join us online Friday 4pm AEDT.
MEMBERS! Join us online Friday 4pm AEDT.
February 10, 2025 at 10:29 PM
This week, we're diving into theme of weddings and honeymoons for our Friday Hang Out! 💍✨ Whether you're uncovering ancestral love stories, practical unions, shotgun ceremonies, or tracing honeymoon destinations, there's something for everyone.
MEMBERS! Join us online Friday 4pm AEDT.
MEMBERS! Join us online Friday 4pm AEDT.
Are you ready to get organised? Danielle Lautrec tells us how the Notion app can work for family history today at 5pm AEDT:
www.sag.org.au/event-5989725
www.sag.org.au/event-5989725
February 5, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Are you ready to get organised? Danielle Lautrec tells us how the Notion app can work for family history today at 5pm AEDT:
www.sag.org.au/event-5989725
www.sag.org.au/event-5989725
Was your ancestor in the British Parliament? SAG members can join Patrice Connelly for another FREE Family History Connect Webinar, tomorrow/Tuesday 4 Feb from 2.30pm AEDT: www.sag.org.au/event-6039594
Image of interior of Westminster Hall in London, 1797, print maker Charles Mosley (public domain)
Image of interior of Westminster Hall in London, 1797, print maker Charles Mosley (public domain)
February 3, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Was your ancestor in the British Parliament? SAG members can join Patrice Connelly for another FREE Family History Connect Webinar, tomorrow/Tuesday 4 Feb from 2.30pm AEDT: www.sag.org.au/event-6039594
Image of interior of Westminster Hall in London, 1797, print maker Charles Mosley (public domain)
Image of interior of Westminster Hall in London, 1797, print maker Charles Mosley (public domain)
Does your family history research need a bit more online organisation? Danielle Lautrec will take us through utilising the Notion app this Thursday afternoon from 5.00pm AEDT: www.sag.org.au/event-5989725
AI image generated via Ideogram #genealogy #organised #genealogyresearch #familyhistory
AI image generated via Ideogram #genealogy #organised #genealogyresearch #familyhistory
February 3, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Does your family history research need a bit more online organisation? Danielle Lautrec will take us through utilising the Notion app this Thursday afternoon from 5.00pm AEDT: www.sag.org.au/event-5989725
AI image generated via Ideogram #genealogy #organised #genealogyresearch #familyhistory
AI image generated via Ideogram #genealogy #organised #genealogyresearch #familyhistory
Are you working on a family myth or conquered one? We'd love to hear from members about their research and stories next Friday 7th Feb for our Friday Hang Out with the SAG.
Join us online for our FREE community event: www.sag.org.au/event-6037953
image produced via AI using Ideogram
Join us online for our FREE community event: www.sag.org.au/event-6037953
image produced via AI using Ideogram
February 1, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Are you working on a family myth or conquered one? We'd love to hear from members about their research and stories next Friday 7th Feb for our Friday Hang Out with the SAG.
Join us online for our FREE community event: www.sag.org.au/event-6037953
image produced via AI using Ideogram
Join us online for our FREE community event: www.sag.org.au/event-6037953
image produced via AI using Ideogram
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What a wonderful #AI & #IT Special Interest Group meeting from @socaustgen.bsky.social on Zoom tonight. I gave @bsky.app a plug and members @andrewredfern.bsky.social ,@daniellelautrec.bsky.social and others shared news, tips and tricks.
#Australia #familyhistory #genealogy
#Australia #familyhistory #genealogy
January 29, 2025 at 10:11 AM
What a wonderful #AI & #IT Special Interest Group meeting from @socaustgen.bsky.social on Zoom tonight. I gave @bsky.app a plug and members @andrewredfern.bsky.social ,@daniellelautrec.bsky.social and others shared news, tips and tricks.
#Australia #familyhistory #genealogy
#Australia #familyhistory #genealogy
What have you been reading over the Summer?
Members, we'd love to hear from you this afternoon at 4pm AEDT: www.sag.org.au/event-6037953
#familyhistory #genealogy #community #FridayHangout
Members, we'd love to hear from you this afternoon at 4pm AEDT: www.sag.org.au/event-6037953
#familyhistory #genealogy #community #FridayHangout
January 31, 2025 at 12:00 AM
What have you been reading over the Summer?
Members, we'd love to hear from you this afternoon at 4pm AEDT: www.sag.org.au/event-6037953
#familyhistory #genealogy #community #FridayHangout
Members, we'd love to hear from you this afternoon at 4pm AEDT: www.sag.org.au/event-6037953
#familyhistory #genealogy #community #FridayHangout
After Burns Night this weekend, how about joining our Scottish Research Group meeting next Thursday 30th Jan 7pm AEDT? All welcome & the session will focus on occupations & trades alongside a county presentation on Ross & Cromarty: www.sag.org.au/event-5991031
Image from Christine Taylor
Image from Christine Taylor
January 22, 2025 at 11:15 PM
After Burns Night this weekend, how about joining our Scottish Research Group meeting next Thursday 30th Jan 7pm AEDT? All welcome & the session will focus on occupations & trades alongside a county presentation on Ross & Cromarty: www.sag.org.au/event-5991031
Image from Christine Taylor
Image from Christine Taylor
New year, new hang outs, new Zoom link.
Members - we'd love to see you on Friday at 4pm AEDT when Fleur is our first guest host of the year asking for stories about 'Holidays past'! www.sag.org.au/event-6037953
Members - we'd love to see you on Friday at 4pm AEDT when Fleur is our first guest host of the year asking for stories about 'Holidays past'! www.sag.org.au/event-6037953
Society of Australian Genealogists - Friday Hang Out with the SAG 2025
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January 21, 2025 at 5:04 AM
New year, new hang outs, new Zoom link.
Members - we'd love to see you on Friday at 4pm AEDT when Fleur is our first guest host of the year asking for stories about 'Holidays past'! www.sag.org.au/event-6037953
Members - we'd love to see you on Friday at 4pm AEDT when Fleur is our first guest host of the year asking for stories about 'Holidays past'! www.sag.org.au/event-6037953