TOPIC

• 24 July 2014 – Trove – explaining the use of TROVE with the many various research categories available for research
• 27 September 2014 – Computer Software for Family Historians – Recording Your Family History Using Software
• 29 November 2014 – Becoming a Better Researcher

• 28 February 2015 – Exploring our Bookshelves
• 30 May 2015 – Using Photos in Your Family History Research
• 29 August 2015 – Exploring Cape Banks FHS Library
• 31 October 2015 – Transport – exploring the different means of transportation to and used by our ancestors

• 30 January 2016 – Maps – Discuss and show how maps have assisted in your family history research
• 19 March 2016 – Occupations
• 28 May 2016 – Leisure Time
• 28 July 2016 – Holidays
• 24 September 2016 – School and Education
• 26 November 2016 – Postcards and Letters

• 28 January 2017 – Food and Recipes
• 25 March 2017 – Houses and Housing
• 27 May 2017 – Toys
• 29 July 2017 – Clothing
• 30 September 2017 – Unexpected Find
• 25 November 2017 – Collections

• 27 January 2018 – Family pets
• 31 March 2018 – Which ancestor would you most like to meet?
• 26 May 2018 – Jewellery
• 28 July 2018 – What’s in a name? – History of names, naming patterns in families, etc.
• 29 September 2018 – Flowers and their significance in the lives of our families
• 24 November 2018 – In the Shed! – Household items both indoors and outdoors

• 19 January 2019 – A Grave Experience – Cemeteries & Headstones
• 30 March 2019 – Babies
• 25 May 2019 – I’m Related to……
• 27 July 2019 – Entertainment
• 28 September 2019 – My Favourite Resource
• 30 November 2019 – Mementoes and Trinkets

• 14 April 2020 – Found in the Newspapers
• 30 May 2020 – It comes down through the family (or not)!
• 22 June 2020 – If these walls could speak
• 31 July 2020 – If I could turn back time or Let’s do the time warp again
• 20 September 2020 – Hard Times
• 1 November 2020 – A picture is worth a thousand words

• 29 May 2021 – In the kitchen
• 31 July 2021 – Seeking out family history! (Day trips or longer)
• 20 November 2021 – A story behind a photograph

• 29 January 2022 – Neighbours
• 19 March 2022 – Getaways – where we went for holidays (and what we did)
• 28 May 2022 – In the backyard – This suggests a variety of memories about which to write. A few suggestions could be childhood games, gardens, backyard sports, sheds, animals, etc., etc., etc.
• 30 July 2022 – Family History in Numbers (and the story behind the number or numbers)
• 24 September 2022 – My most difficult ancestor
• 29 October 2022 – Shopping in days gone by

• 28 January 2023 – What the family wore and when they wore it
• 25 March 2023 – The Corner Shop
• 27 May 2023 – Obituaries – What you found or didn’t find

• 16 March 2024 – Where has your family history research taken you?
• 29 June 2024 – A Treasured Moment (or Event)
• 31 August 2024 – Grandparents or Great-Grandparents
• 30 November 2024 – I was there when . . . . .

• 29 March 2025 – Inherited, not Inheritance
• 30 August 2025 – Letters, postcards and photographs to and from the home front
• 29 November 2025 – Ancestral homes and property, Pre 1900