The twenty question challenge

The 20 Question challenge had 21 participants on Monday 20th January. 

It was a session to refamiliarise volunteers and other members of the Group with using all the available resources in the centre. Some of the questions were targeted at practical matters in the day to day management of the Heritage Centre. Other questions focussed on skills in locating resources.

After a brief introduction from Peggy and Carmel participants were encouraged to choose whatever was the most challenging for them whether it was learning how to correct an image using the scanner software, changing the toner in the photocopier or finding digitised directories. We hope that personalised the experience for most participants.

Sample questions 

• Use the Scanner attached to computer 15 or 3. Photos and documents are provided. How can you improve the colour of the faded images using the scanning software? Can you make a searchable PDF from the document?
• Name an article in the latest journal from Botany Bay group.
• List three titles in the library catalogue that are about schools in the region.
• Connect to and demonstrate how to use the big screen at the front.
• In which drawer would you find a map of Cunnamulla?

After 45 minutes we gathered together to share our findings and Carmel provided a brief demonstration of the Full text search on Familysearch.

A social morning tea followed, providing the opportunity to catch up after the Christmas closure,

 

Open Day in September

 

Sat 21st Sept.  8 am until 12.30 at the HERITAGE CENTRE followed by Presentation at 1 pm by Pauleen Cass

Marrying family and local history

By marrying family and local history we can gain a much better understanding of the community in which our family lived, and their interactions within it. Learning about neighbours and friends (FANs) can be enlightening and add value to both types of history.

Open to all, gold coin donation appreciated

Pauleen Cass has been researching her family history since 1986 and remains obsessed with the joys of discovering new family information and sharing it with family.  In 2003 she published her Kunkel family history, Grassroots Queenslanders: the Kunkel family which was the winner of the 2004 Alexander Henderson Award (AIGS) and joint winner of the 2004 QFHS Queensland Family History Book Award. In 2006 she gained an Advanced Diploma in Local Studies by online study through Oxford University. She took the leap into the blogging world in 2009 and writes about family history as well as her interests in East Clare and Dorfprozelten emigrants to Australia.

Birthday celebrations in August

 

Several of the group had birthdays in July and August. Margaret brought along a birthday cake and here are members of the group ready to enjoy mornning tea and a chat.