Society of Australian Genealogists

🧬 Advanced DNA Researchers: Ready to Take Your Chromosome Analysis Further?

Join the SAG GDAT Chromosome Analysis Group, a collaborative Zoom-based user group for genealogists already experienced in chromosome analysis and looking to get more from GDAT (Genealogical DNA Analysis Tool), a powerful platform for managing and analysing DNA segment data.

This group is designed for members who already understand concepts such as triangulation, shared segments, and ICW analysis, and want to apply those skills using GDAT's advanced tools and workflows.

Expect:
✅ Short presentations on advanced DNA topics
✅ Discussion of chromosome analysis techniques
✅ Peer-to-peer knowledge sharing
✅ Q&A focused on utilising GDAT for genetic genealogy research

📅 15 August 2026
💻 Via Zoom
👥 SAG Members only

Register here: https://www.sag.org.au/event-6387340

Join us tomorrow morning from 10.30am AEST for a day of practical tips, live demonstrations, discussion and Q&A to help you get the most out of Family Tree Maker 2024.

Register here: https://www.sag.org.au/event-6387210

Please post any suggested topics or questions in the comments below so we can try to include them.

🧬 Who were your ancestors?

Discover how to uncover your family's story at our upcoming Beginners Practical Introduction to Family History course

Over two hands-on days, you'll learn the essential skills needed to start researching your family history, including records, databases, DNA and family tree building.

✅ No experience required
✅ In-person learning
✅ Friendly expert guidance

📅 Friday 7 August - Saturday 8 August 2026

⚠️ A few places are still available.

Register now:

Society of Australian Genealogists - FAMILY HISTORY MONTH: Beginners Practical Introduction to Family History

Are you interested in the significance of place to the people who live(d) there?

Do you want to hear more about using NSW Land records? Are you a mind-map kind of person?

We will be touching on these topics with Jeff Madsen as a guest presenter on NSW land records, showing how he has built a one place study of Lochinvar.

We would love to see you at this Thursday's One Place Focus group meeting: 7.30pm AEST.

Register here: https://www.sag.org.au/event-6394541

FTDNA and GEDmatch Projects are one of the most underused tools in genetic genealogy. They can support you to identify an unknown ancestor, break through a stubborn brick wall or connect with others researching the same family lines.

Register here: https://www.sag.org.au/event-6714392

Recording will be made available within 5 business days of the live event taking place

August is Family History Month in Australia & New Zealand, where we encourage our community to explore their family connections.

Over two days, you'll learn all about the basics of family history, how to find your ancestors and share their stories.

Come along to the SAG Family History Research Centre & Library (Level 2, 379 Kent Street, Sydney).

Registrations required: https://www.sag.org.au/event-6531096

Watching Who Do You Think You Are? Australia tonight on SBS and feeling inspired to explore your own family story? https://www.sag.org.au/StudyOnlineWithUs

Every family has moments waiting to be uncovered: the migrant journey, the mystery photograph, the unexpected connection, or the ancestor whose story changes how you see yourself.

At Society of Australian Genealogists, we help people take those first steps (and the next ones too). Whether youe completely new to family history or ready to build your research skills, there are so many ways to get involved:
• 📚 Beginners Practical Introduction to Family History
• 🧬 DNA and genealogy programs
• 💻 Online lectures, workshops and webinars
• 🏛️ Library and research support
• 👥 Research groups and community events

You don’t need to have all the answers to begin, sometimes one document, one photo, or one conversation is enough to start the journey.

Come connect with a community that shares your curiosity and passion for family stories.

Thank you to all of our Mums and mother figures both in the world and in our family histories - today and every day.

📚 Join us this Wednesday evening for a special online Book Club event with Society Fellow Heather Garnsey OAM as we explore Unravelled ... The Life of Elizabeth Fulloon, Superintendent of the Parramatta Female Factory, 1824–1827. All welcome and FREE for members: https://www.sag.org.au/event-6562535

Described by Governor Darling as a woman of “extraordinary bodily strength and energy of character,” Elizabeth Fulloon’s story offers a fascinating window into women, power and resilience in early colonial New South Wales.

From her Huguenot roots in London to her appointment as Superintendent of the Parramatta Female Factory, this compelling discussion will uncover the realities of one of the colony’s most significant institutions for women, the tensions that shaped it, and the dramatic events leading to the Riot of October 1827.

Whether your interests lie in women’s history, colonial Australia or the untold stories behind familiar historical events, this is a wonderful opportunity to hear directly from the author and ask your own questions.

🗓 Wednesday 13 May 2026
🕢 7.30pm AEST
🎟 Free for SAG members - not yet a member? Join today via www.sag.org.au/memberbenefits

We look forward to seeing you online for what promises to be a thought-provoking and engaging conversation.

There’s often a moment in family history research that stays with you - a photograph rediscovered, a line in a diary, or a story passed quietly through generations.

Now is the time to transform that spark into something enduring.

The Croker Prize for Biography is open to all financial members of the Society of Australian Genealogists, and we invite you to share the story of the relative you most wish you’d known.

✍️ Entries should include:
• A biographical essay of 800–1,000 words
• Based on one of your relatives
• Inspired by this year’s theme: The relative I wish I’d met

📅 Entries close: 31 May 2026
See the link in the comments for full conditions of entry.

The Croker Prize is more than a writing competition — it is an opportunity to preserve family stories, develop your skills as a storyteller, and contribute to the rich tradition of biography and family history.