VicGUM^® February 2012 Meeting
Understanding DNA and its
Role in Family History Research
Alan Hall

To be held Tuesday February 7,
commencing at 6:45 pm, at the St. Andrews Uniting Church Hall

Family Tree Maker Workshop

To be held Sunday 4th March
at the Mount Waverley Community Centre
Starting at 10:00 am (Tea & Coffee from 9:30), finishes at 4:00 pm
Note, lunches are back and included in the $25 cost of the workshop
Read the GUM Workshop FAQs document for more information about GUM's workshops.

Victorian GUM (Genealogists Using Microcomputers) Inc. is an association of family history researchers using computers to help them in their research. VicGUM^® is based in Melbourne, and has over 600 members around Australia. It is incorporated in Victoria under Schedule 5 of the Associations Incorporation Act (1981), download the Rules of Association document for more information.

Objectives

The following is a summary of the main objectives, for full details download the Victorian GUM Incorporated Statement of Purposes document.

• To assist members with information about hardware and software packages that can aid family history research.
• To provide and maintain a library of genealogical computing information: books, magazines, program reviews, programs and program listings, public domain software, demonstration software and so on.
• To exchange information and newsletters with groups with similar interests both within Australia and throughout the world.
• To liaise with other Australasian genealogical computer groups with a view to providing compatible data exchange formats.

Membership

Membership is open to all individuals and organisations upon payment of the annual subscription fee. Membership benefits include:

• a monthly newsletter mailed to members
• the opportunity to participate and to hear expert speakers at our monthly meetings
• seminars and workshops
• information on software for genealogy
• our Dial Help network of members willing to help you with many different software packages
• access to the "GUMNET" Internet mailing list
• use of the VicGUM^® borrowing library

The annual membership fee is $35 for 1 year and $70 for 2 years. Joint membership, for two people in the one household, is available for $40 for 1 year and $80 for 2 years. All fees are in Australian dollars and include GST/overseas charges. Download and print a PDF version of the membership form and send it in, or pay online with a Credit Card and PayPal to subscribe today! Note that all information collected from members is covered by the VicGUM^® Privacy of Information policy.

Contacting VicGUM^® and VicGUM^® committee members

E-mail info@vicgum.asn.au for more information

President: Doug Elms, phone (03) 9809 4854, email president@vicgum.asn.au
Membership Secretary: John Donaldson, phone (03) 9639 2005
Software Sales & Distribution: GUM Office, phone (03) 9639 2005, fax (03) 9639 2006 (phone answered Monday to Saturday)
VicGUM®Office staffed Wednesday & Friday 10 am – 3 pm, email GUM Office
Guest Newsletter Editor: John Donaldson, phone (03) 9598 6767, email editor@vicgum.asn.au