High Societies

In the recent GeniAUS Hangout on Air we shared details and showed screenshots of our genealogy groups' activities. We gave precedence to Aussie societies but also mentioned those overseas or international organisations that we have joined.

Following is the list of Societies mentioned by the on air panelists and those who were following the event on Youtube.

Anne Young (off air) The Genealogical Society of Victoria GSV.org.au which has a terrific online index for members, the Genealogical Index of Names, a great magazine, a library in the centre of Melbourne on Collins Street, and a very friendly research service for members who don't live in Melbourne.

The Avoca and District Historical societyhttp://home.vicnet.net.au/~adhs/ADHSMain.htm which has very extensive card indexes of people who lived in the district compiled from all sorts of records, schools, vaccinations, the undertaker who was also a furniture maker, newspapers, letter collections. My husband's family came from the area and I found the group very helpful for researching his family.

The Ballarat and District Genealogical societyhttp://www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au which actively researches locally. It's library is combined with the local library which is terrific as it means extended visiting hours as well as the co-location of two great resources.

When I was in Canberra I belonged to HAGSOC. I really appreciated their great library, monthly talks, and when I was beginning genealogy their excellent beginners course. http://www.hagsoc.org.au 
Chris Wright  
Central Queensland Family History Association  http://cqfamilyhistory.org.au/
Bundaberg Genealogical Society Inc.  http://www.bga.org.au/
The Queensland Family History Society  http://www.qfhs.org.au/

Brenda Wheeler 
Hervey Bay Family History Association  http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~qldhbfha/
National Genealogical Society http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/
National Institute for Genealogical Studies  www.genealogicalstudies.com

Michelle Watson  
Stockton Historical Society  http://stocktonhistoricalsociety.blogspot.com.au/

Maureen Trotter (off Air)
Port Phillip Pioneers - a group for people whose ancestors arrived before Victoria became a separate state  http://www.portphillippioneersgroup.org.au

VicGum - lots of help with software and computer problems via the Gumnet mailing list, lots of workshops and a great newsletter  http://www.vicgum.asn.au

Emerald U3A Genealogy group - a small self-help group

Cornish Association of Victoria - very welcoming to new members, good library resources. I have only just joined this group. http://www.cornishvic.org.au

Les Tobin 
Society of Australian Genealogists  http://www.sag.org.au

Lilian Magill
New Banksown Family History Group  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1418043615094041/?fref=ts
John Nichols Family Society  http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~johnnichols/
Familysearch Mortdale Family History Centre  https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Mortdale_New_South_Wales_Family_History_Centre

Marg Doherty
Genealogical Society of Queensland  https://www.gsq.org.au/

Pauleen Cass  
Toowoomba & Darling Downs Family History Society http://tddfhs.org.au/
Genealogical Society of the Northern Territory http://www.gsnt.org.au/node/19
Sunshine Coast Genealogical Society genealogysunshinecoastinc
Australian Institute of Genealogical Studies http://www.aigs.org.au/
The Family HIstory Association of North Queensland  http://www.fhanq.org/ausnqnamesnplaces.html

Jill Ball  
Hawkesbury Family History Group  www.hawkesbury.net.au/community/hfhg/‎
Ku-ring-gai Historical Society  http://www.khs.org.au
Society of Genealogists http://www.sog.org.uk

Thank you once again to the generous genies who joined in with our event.