tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726802159327032874.post3788061816566859172..comments2024-02-21T05:48:18.552+11:00Comments on Twigs of Yore: History and Genealogy 2010 Roadshow - CanberraShelley Crawfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15008715347583341427noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726802159327032874.post-51027928503211895102011-04-26T13:42:57.533+10:002011-04-26T13:42:57.533+10:00Thought you must have been coming to Sydney - sorr...Thought you must have been coming to Sydney - sorry I won't be meeting you. <br>Pleased to hear you enjoyed the day - I am going both days.<br><br>Must say that I didn't get much from reading Dan Lynch's book - I prefer an earlier (but now outdated) book "Googlepedia" but am looking forward to his presentations.<br><br>Now I'm worried that I might suffer the same fate as the HAGSOC speaker as I'm on at the same time as Louise St Denis!Geniaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074874999181040071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726802159327032874.post-56642961171211862202011-04-26T13:42:57.014+10:002011-04-26T13:42:57.014+10:00I could only go to the afternoon & evening ses...I could only go to the afternoon & evening sessions of the Roadshow in Brisbane (I was away from home so it was a 3hr drive), but I'm glad I made the effort. I had read Dan Lynch's book, but reading is not the same as seeing, and some points only really 'sank in' after I saw Dan's overheads. I was surprised that I was one of only two people in our audience who use Google Alerts, which I think are brilliant.<br><br>Two of the highlights of the talk by Shauna Hicks, "Archives you may not know - but should!", were her tips about the Noel Butlin Archives (formerly Archives of Business and Labour) and about sites where one can search the online catalogues of many archives at the same time.Judy Websterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02331380147873608965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726802159327032874.post-41961750044881859372010-11-19T23:04:04.516+11:002010-11-19T23:04:04.516+11:00Thanks all for the comments. I'll be intereste...Thanks all for the comments. I'll be interested to read your write-ups - although possibly jealous that you had an extra day of talks!<br /><br />@Carole I've enjoyed your tweets from the roadshow. I don't know how you manage to tweet and listen at the same time!<br /><br />@Shauna Thanks for the dinner conversation (Nathan too) which I very much enjoyed. <br /><br />@Geniaus I had seen your blog post about travelling to see the clock before I went to the Roadshow, so I didn't spend too much time assessing people for their short-stout-silverhairedness! A pity we didn't meet. I hope your talk went well.<br /><br />@Nathan I'll look out for you at HAGSOC (and the NLA) if I ever manage to get there! Yes, that chicken parma was indeed huge.<br /><br />@Judy There was hardly anyone in our session using Google alerts either. I really need to revise my existing ones, and set up a whole lot more.Shelley Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15008715347583341427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726802159327032874.post-26119536287410290892010-11-18T12:08:27.299+11:002010-11-18T12:08:27.299+11:00I could only go to the afternoon & evening ses...I could only go to the afternoon & evening sessions of the Roadshow in Brisbane (I was away from home so it was a 3hr drive), but I'm glad I made the effort. I had read Dan Lynch's book, but reading is not the same as seeing, and some points only really 'sank in' after I saw Dan's overheads. I was surprised that I was one of only two people in our audience who use Google Alerts, which I think are brilliant.<br /><br />Two of the highlights of the talk by Shauna Hicks, "Archives you may not know - but should!", were her tips about the Noel Butlin Archives (formerly Archives of Business and Labour) and about sites where one can search the online catalogues of many archives at the same time.Judy Websterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02331380147873608965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726802159327032874.post-20839863749969404512010-11-17T20:07:48.700+11:002010-11-17T20:07:48.700+11:00It was a pleasure to meet you at the roadshow. It ...It was a pleasure to meet you at the roadshow. It was great talking genealogy over dinner, and the sessions afterwards. I must say though, thinking back, that chicken parma at dinner has to have been the largest I have ever seen!Nathan Lindorffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12421163523696287074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726802159327032874.post-79206300448398997462010-11-17T12:44:57.562+11:002010-11-17T12:44:57.562+11:00Thought you must have been coming to Sydney - sorr...Thought you must have been coming to Sydney - sorry I won't be meeting you. <br />Pleased to hear you enjoyed the day - I am going both days.<br /><br />Must say that I didn't get much from reading Dan Lynch's book - I prefer an earlier (but now outdated) book "Googlepedia" but am looking forward to his presentations.<br /><br />Now I'm worried that I might suffer the same fate as the HAGSOC speaker as I'm on at the same time as Louise St Denis!GeniAushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09074874999181040071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726802159327032874.post-23310952728225147712010-11-16T22:32:45.307+11:002010-11-16T22:32:45.307+11:00It was a plus to discuss all things genealogy with...It was a plus to discuss all things genealogy with you and Nathan over dinner - so glad we had that opportunity.Regards ShaunaBribie Family History Associationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03775519272407873357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726802159327032874.post-68709818278058456172010-11-16T22:27:45.708+11:002010-11-16T22:27:45.708+11:00Thanks for the write-up, looking forward to seeng ...Thanks for the write-up, looking forward to seeng the Roadshow when it hits Sydney on Friday!Carole Rileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01945297805040161267noreply@blogger.com