ICT Uptake Project

Tips and Traps for Genealogists – Family History and Whakapapa

August 25, 2010

 

Tips and Traps for Digital Genealogists

 

Presenter: Lewis Brown

Senior Advisor, Digital NZ

National Library of New Zealand

 Friday 10^th September 2010

7pm

Left Bank Art Gallery

 Lewis is the editor and primary writer of the Make it Digital guides provided by DigitalNZ as part of the National Library’s role for digital content creation. He has a particular personal interest in and extensive knowledge of using the internet and digital tools for genealogy and family history work.  Along with digitizing and restoring family photos, Lewis is currently researching his maternal grandfather’s family who settled in the North Otago area.

 

Lewis will cover a wide variety of topics from choosing what to make digital, using the right techniques to digitize photos and documents, keeping original and digital material safe.  He will also provide examples of internet research strategies that he has used in his own research, and cover how to make best use of what is available on the web. You will be able to ask any questions you have on the topic. To have a look at the DigitalNZ guides Lewis has prepared go to

http://makeit.digitalnz.org/guidelines/getting-started/digitising-family-history-and-whakapapa

 

Don’t miss this opportunity to meet with Lewis while he is on the Coast.

 

There is no cost for this evening however for planning and catering purposes registrations are essential please to jgurden@xtra.co.nz ph 03 768 5444 asap.

 

This evening is being organized between the West Coast ICT Uptake Project and the Westland Genealogy Group.

 

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