Your Official Blogging Team

Although we are in regular contact on various social media channels your Official #AFFHO Congress Bloggers rarely meet in person as we live in three distant corners of Australia.  So when we meet up "in the flesh" there is lots of excitement.

Shauna, Jill and Pauleen proudly wearing our blogger beads

If you are at Congress and you see one of us please say G'day  ....  and if you want to know about geneablogging ask one of the 30 bead wearing bloggers at Congress all about it.

And don't forget to keep visiting the Compilations of Blog Posts from Congress at http://geniaus.blogspot.com.au/2015/03/geneabloggers-at-congress-posts-from.html where you'll find link sto as many blog posts as I can find from Congress 2015.

Geneabloggers at Congress - Posts from Congress

Just thinking of a title for ths post and a time to start the compilation has given me something to think about. Do posts about registration go in the Pre-Congress Compilation or in this list of posts that are contemperaneous with Congress?

I've drawn a line in the sand and decided that registering is part of Congress so I'll be adding any posts on that topic right here. So please keep coming back over the next five days to see what's doing in Canberra. And PLEASE let me know if I miss any posts.

Diary of an Australian Genealogist - Shauna
27/3/2015  AFFHO Congress news: Genealogy notes 23-27 March 2015  http://diaryofanaustraliangenealogist.blogspot.com.au/2015/03/affho-congress-news-genealogy-notes-23.html

Family History across the Seas - Pauleen
27/3/2015  Welcome to Congress  https://cassmob.wordpress.com/2015/03/27/welcome-to-congress/

Family History 4U - Sharn
27/3/2015  Congress 2015 in Canberrra is well underway! http://sharnsgenealogyhints.blogspot.com.au/2015/03/congress-2015-in-canberrra-is-well.html

Family Tree Blossoms - Judy
27/3/2015  Congress 2015 - first day  http://familytreeblossoms.blogspot.com.au/2015/03/congress-2015-first-day.html

Family Tree Frog - Alex
29/3/2015  Congress2015  http://familytreefrog.blogspot.com.au/2015/03/congress2015.html

GeniAus - Jill
26/3/2015  Your Official Bloggers  http://geniaus.blogspot.com.au/2015/03/your-official-blogging-team.html
26/3/2015  Rego Roundup  http://geniaus.blogspot.com.au/2015/03/rego-roundup.html
26/3/2015  Smiles all round  http://geniaus.blogspot.com.au/2015/03/smiles-all-round.html
27/3/2015  Smile for the Birdie  http://geniaus.blogspot.com.au/2015/03/smile-for-birdie.html

27/3/2015  Will I manage three more days?  http://geniaus.blogspot.com.au/2015/03/will-i-manage-three-more-days.html
28/3/2015  Geneabloggers at Congress  http://geniaus.blogspot.com.au/2015/03/geneabloggers-at-congress.html
29/3/2015  Congress - Speakers' Corner  http://geniaus.blogspot.com.au/2015/03/congress-speakers-corner.html

In the Footsteps of My Ancestors - Tanya

27/3/2015  Day 1 of Congress 2015  https://tstclairhoney.wordpress.com/2015/03/27/day-1-of-congress-2015/
28/3/2015  Day 2 of Congress 2015  https://tstclairhoney.wordpress.com/2015/03/28/day-2-of-congress-2015/

Jennyalogy - Jenny
27/3/2015  AFFHO Day 1 - Some of the talks  http://jennyalogy.blogspot.com.au/2015/03/affho-day-1-some-of-talks.html
27/3/2015  AFFHO Congress Day 1 Keynotes  http://jennyalogy.blogspot.com.au/2015/03/affho-conference-day-1-keynote.html

Kylie's Genes - Kylie
28/3/2015  Congress 2015  http://blog.kyliesgenes.com/2015/03/congress-2015/

Lilian's Tree - Lilian
26/3/2015  Registration  http://researchbylily.blogspot.com.au/2015/03/registration.html
27/3/2015  The day, so far  http://researchbylily.blogspot.com.au/2015/03/the-day-so-far.html
27/3/2015  The Rest of my Day  http://researchbylily.blogspot.com.au/2015/03/the-rest-of-my-day.html
28/3/2015  Busy Day Today  http://researchbylily.blogspot.com.au/2015/03/busy-day-today.html
What a Day!  http://researchbylily.blogspot.com.au/2015/03/what-day.html
29/3/2015  Congress photos  http://researchbylily.blogspot.com.au/2015/03/congress-photos.html

Links in a Chain - Chez
28/3/2015  The 14th Australasian Congress on Genealogy and Heraldry  http://linksinachain.blogspot.com.au/2015/03/the-14th-australasian-congress-on.html

mccollierheritage - Lynda
27/3/2015  Roadtrip to Canberra for Congress  https://mccollierheritage.wordpress.com/2015/03/27/roadtrip-to-canberra-for-congress/
Canberra 2015 Day One  https://mccollierheritage.wordpress.com/2015/03/27/canberra-2015-day-one/

Patsy's Paddocks  - Patsy
26/3/2015  Assisted emigration  http://www.patsyspaddocks.com/assisted-emigration/
28/3/2015  Canberra Congress – DNA  http://www.patsyspaddocks.com/canberra-congress-dna/
29/3/2015  Canberra Congress – Emigration  http://www.patsyspaddocks.com/canberra-congress-emigration/

The President's Page - Lilian
26/3/2015 Congress - http://bankstownfamilyhistorygroupinc.blogspot.com.au/2015/03/congress.html

Tracking Down the Family - Jennifer
26/3/2015  Canberra I have arrived  https://jonesfamilyhistory.wordpress.com/2015/03/26/canberra-i-have-arrived/
27/3/2015  Day 1 Congress 2015  https://jonesfamilyhistory.wordpress.com/2015/03/27/day-1-congress-2015/
28/3/2015  Day 2 Congress 2015  https://jonesfamilyhistory.wordpress.com/2015/03/28/day-2-congress2015/
29/3/2015  Day 3 Congress 2015  https://jonesfamilyhistory.wordpress.com/2015/03/29/day-3-congress-2015/

Travelgenee - Fran
27/3/2015  AFFHO Congress Opening Event  http://travelgenee.com/affho-congress-opening-event/

Twigs of Yore - Shelley
26/3/2015  Congress 2015 Eve  http://twigsofyore.blogspot.com.au/2015/03/congress-2015-eve.html

I'll never be ready...

GeniAus' Pre-Congress prep is in full swing here, but I seem to have so much to do. All my mates on social media seem to be so organised while I am still trying to get my act together.

I spent today at the National Library, I didn't dig up any dirt on the ancestors but I managed to get through 18 publications that told me a lot about the history of the towns in New South Wales from whence they came. I was also able to add a little to my knowledge about my 3x great uncle Rev Michael Harrington Ryan. It was fun to have a lunch break with my friends Pauleen and Sharn and to meet a fellow UTP cruiser and a genie from Tasmania in the Library.

I have been in contact with the panelists for Monday's panel session and have submitted the powerpoint so that is under control (my nerves won't be). I have also been playing telephone tag with Ben from Ancestry all day as I may be doing a spot or two in the Speakers' Corner in the Exhibition Hall.

I finally managed to tame the Congress app and have set up my program on the app. I also downloaded the list of delegates onto my smartphone so that I can tick off those I meet. I need to modify some of Carmel's Evernote templates that I downloaded so they are ready for my notetaking during the Congress sessions.

I've added more entries to The Interests Database so that I have most of my ancestors' families covered. I also added an interest for the software package (Family HIstorian) that I use and an entry for my Curry in Australia Surname study. I don't hold out much hope for some of the things I've listed but I expect to be able to find some Curry connections.

How I will ever keep up with social media, visit all the stands and take in all the talks I have listed, chat with delegates plus host a hangout I don't know but I'll give it my best shot.

I predict that sleep deprivation is on the horizon but four days of fun and fulfilment will be my reward.

Nearly there

Today I'm blogging from the car (Mr GeniAus is driving).

Whenever I pass this sign I know that I'm not too far from Canberra. This time I'm super excited because it heralds the beginning of my #AFFHO Congress activities.

I can't wait to catch up with my  genimates, put faces to online pals and meet new geneaholics.