GeniAus' Rootstech Free Pass Giveaway

If you are considering a trip to RootsTech in Salt Lake City from February 8-11, 2017 you might like to save on Registration. As a RootsTech Ambassador I have a complimentary RootsTech plus Innovator Summit 2017 4-day pass, valued at $299 to give away.

It includes:

• Innovator Summit 
• Over 200 classes
• Keynotes
• General sessions
• RootsTech sessions
• Getting Started classes
• Expo hall
• Evening events

If you are one of the organised folk who has already registered for RootsTech you can still enter as, if you are the winner, you will receive a refund of your registration fee from the organisers.

This contest is only for a complimentary registration to the full four-day conference ($299 value) - you are responsible for all other associated costs.

Entering my contest is easy: 
 For me one of the most exciting parts of Rootstech is networking with fellow genies and presenters. 

1) To enter this contest you are asked to search the internet and find a link to a blog post, video or photo that shows me and someone famous or infamous I have met or interviewed at a previous Rootstech OR If you have a picture of you and me together at Rootstech you can share that in a new post.

2) Please share your link on Social Media with the phrase GeniAus with [persons's name] at Rootstech [year] and let me know of it in an email to jillballau@gmail.com with the subject 2017 Rootstech Giveaway.

3) The winner is also invited to find me in the Media Hub so that we can meet in person and have a happy snap together.

4) The Judges's decision is final.

All entries must be received by Midnight (GMT) on Monday 14 November and I will try to notify the winner by email before Midnight (GMT) on Wednesday 16 November. I will subsequently announce the winner in a blog post on the GeniAus blog.

An Example Post: GeniAus with Jenny, Hilary and Pauleen at Rootstech 2015

Disclosure: I am an RootsTech 2017 Ambassador and one of the advantages is being given this free registration. I have also received a complimentary registration to RootsTech 2017 but I will have to outlay several thousand of my own dollars to make the trip to Rootstech.

GAGs - GeniAus' Gems - 4 November 2016

From time to time I see articles about the demise of blogging but judging from the contents of my RSS feeds each week there's still a lot of blogging going on. Certainly blogs and bloggers come and go but there is a steady stream of interesting posts waiting for me each time I open my Inoreader account. Nearly each week I discover by some other social media channel a blog or two that were previously unknown to me.

Now it's time for me to delve into my saved selections and select a dozen or so to share with you.

1. My genteel self would like some of these.

http://blogs.hht.net.au/cook/the-most-superb-best-ever-dinner-table-gadget/

2. Shelley has been further exploring her Ancestry hints.

http://twigsofyore.blogspot.com.au/2016/11/i-made-my-ancestry-hints-28-better.html

3. When I visit a library I love to browse the shelves. Joan's browsing turned up this treasure.

http://cdfhs.org/pioneer-put-experiences-verse/

4. We definitely need to borrow Otsukaresamadesu from the Japanese language.

http://blog.oxforddictionaries.com/2016/11/untranslatable-japanese-words/

5. Meet Pauleen - the Irish radio star.

https://eastclareoz.wordpress.com/2016/10/30/clare-roots-conference-experience/

6. Norman's place is always on the itinerary when we have overseas visitors

http://paulineconolly.com/2016/norman-lindsay-the-spirit-of-springwood/

7. A comprehensive report from Debbie.

http://cruwys.blogspot.com.au/2016/10/genetic-genealogy-ireland-2016.html

8. Congratulations to Tiphanee.

https://branchesoftime.net/2016/10/31/progen-26-its-over/

9. There are a lot of rabbits at our house. Maybe we need some cats.

https://thedustybox.wordpress.com/2016/10/31/australias-cat-invasion/

10. So many of my genimates are also bibliophiles like Alex who has been playing Bingo.

http://luvviesmusings.blogspot.com.au/2016/10/aww2016-bingo-challenge.html

11. Just like big institutions we have to plan for obsolescence.

https://slwa.wordpress.com/2016/10/31/digital-collecting-exciting-and-challenging-times/

12. And we can't ignore the First Tuesday in November.

https://laneyspast.wordpress.com/2016/11/01/racing-at-kedron-park/

http://connectingthefamily.blogspot.com.au/2016/10/first-race-meetings-in-australia.html

https://geniaus.blogspot.com.au/2016/11/trove-tuesday-racing-in-blood.html

New to Me

The Family Stump https://familystump.wordpress.com/

Free Family History Library Classes/Webinars for November 2016

Free Family History Library Classes/Webinars for November 2016: These classes and workshops are designed to help individuals and families find their ancestors and teach others family history techniques.

November 3 

• 1:00 P.M. British Case Studies Webinar

November 5

• 1:00 P.M. Reading Spanish Handwriting Webinar

November 8

• 11:00 A.M. Ask Your United States Research Question Webinar
• 1:00 P.M.   Lessons on English Life: A Fun Look at English Parish Registers

November 9

• 10:00 A.M. Italian Language Indexing Webinar (1½ hours)

November 10

• 1:00 A.M. Descendancy Research Webinar

November 14

• 1:00 P.M. Reivers and Relatives: Ancestors Along the Anglo-Scottish Border Webinar

November 15

• 2:00 P.M. Exploring Danish Census Records Online Webinar

November 16

• 10:00 A.M. French Language Indexing Webinar (1½ hours)
• 10:00 A.M. GENTEAM.AT—A Necessity When Doing Czech and Austrian Research Webinar
•   1:00 P.M. Lost in London: Tracing Elusive Ancestry in England’s Largest City Webinar

November 17

• 11:00 A.M. Learn How to Use the Online, Searchable Meyer’s German Gazetteer Webinar
•   1:00 P.M. Your British Questions Answered Webinar

November 19

• 10:00 A.M. Boy Scout Genealogy Merit Badge (1½ hours) Note: To register, call 1-801-240-4673 at least 1 week before the workshop to find out which requirements should be completed before attending.
• 1:00 P.M. Preguntas frequentes de Árbol Familiar Webinar

November 22

• 1:00 P.M. Using Digital Libraries for German Family History Research Webinar

November 30

• 10:00 A.M. Dutch Language Indexing Webinar (1½ hours)

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Trove Tuesday - Racing in the Blood?

On this First Tuesday in November when many Australians are attaching their fascinators and joining friends at Melbourne Cup events on the track or elsewhere I am sitting at home remembering that horse racing is in my blood. Obviously the horseracing genes of my Great-Great Grandfather, Denis Tierney did not pass down to me.

I discovered Denis's involvement in racing in Dungog via Trove. I have selected just ten clips that detail Denis' involvement between 1848 and 1874.

It was said in an obituary "In days gone by it might almost be said that horse racing, at least, was impossible without Tierney's guidance and assis-tance. Even to the last he was no mean judge of horseflesh. It was only a couple of years ago that, as he and I were standing together on the Dun-
gog course, he tipped the first and se-cond horses as they cantered by, and all have heard him tell how he did the same thing at Randwick on a particular occasion."
1894 'The Late Mr. D. Tierney.', Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser (NSW : 1894 - 1954), 23 February, p. 2. , viewed 01 Nov 2016, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article134308176

August 1848

1848 'Classified Advertising', The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser (NSW : 1843 - 1893), 16 August, p. 3. , viewed 01 Nov 2016, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article710014

July 1849

1849 'FIRST DAY.', Bell’s Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer (NSW : 1845 - 1860), 14 July, p. 2. , viewed 01 Nov 2016, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article59769190

June 1850

1850 'THE TURF. DUNGOG RACES.', Bell’s Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer (NSW : 1845 - 1860), 29 June, p. 1. , viewed 01 Nov 2016, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article59770852

January 1851

1851 'Dungog New Year's Races.', Bell’s Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer (NSW : 1845 - 1860), 11 January, p. 2. , viewed 01 Nov 2016, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article59771840

August  1853

1853 'MANGROVE CREEK RACES.', The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser (NSW : 1843 - 1893), 13 August, p. 2. , viewed 01 Nov 2016, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article671195

1853 'Hunter River District News.', The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser (NSW : 1843 - 1893), 10 August, p. 2. , viewed 01 Nov 2016, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article671087

1853 'THE INTERIOR. DUNGOG RACES.', Empire (Sydney, NSW : 1850 - 1875), 11 August, p. 2. , viewed 01 Nov 2016, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article61326937

September 1855

1855 'Classified Advertising', The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser (NSW : 1843 - 1893), 1 September, p. 2. (Supplement to the Maitland Mercury), viewed 01 Nov 2016, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article705596

September 1865

1865 'DUNGOG RACES.', The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser (NSW : 1843 - 1893), 12 September, p. 3. , viewed 01 Nov 2016, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article18703780

August 1874

1864 'DUNGOG RACES.', The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser (NSW : 1843 - 1893), 27 August, p. 2. , viewed 01 Nov 2016, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article18713161