Victorian GUM Inc.
established in 1984

Previous years Meetings & Workshops (2009—2001)

2009

Tuesday February 3, 6:45 pm, City Location
What’s new with the GSV Catalogue
Linley Hooper

Sunday February 22, 10:00 am, (Tea/Coffee from 9:30), Mt Waverley
Legacy Family Tree Workshop (Have a look at GUM Workshop FAQs for more information about workshops)

Wednesday March 4, 6:45 pm, City Location
The New Family Search
Lesle Berry

Tuesday April 7, 6:45 pm, City Location
FTM 2009, the SP1 Patch
John Donaldson

Wednesday May 6, 6:45 pm, City Location
The Sunshine Railway Disaster 1908
Tom Rigg

Sunday May 24, 10:00 am, (Tea/Coffee from 9:30), Mt Waverley
Scanning & Digital Imaging Workshop (Have a look at GUM Workshop FAQs for more information about workshops)

Sunday June 7, 2.00pm, Mt Waverley
Aspects of Layout (Improving your printed output)
Merv Leeding

Friday July 24 to Sunday July 26,
The Continental Hotel, 5 The Esplanade Cowes Victoria 3922
25th Anniversary Conference

Tuesday August 4, 6:45 pm, City Location
Annual General Meeting

Wednesday September 2, 6:45 pm, City Location
Digitalizing your Family History

Sunday September 6, 10:00 am, (Tea/Coffee from 9:30), Mt Waverley
Internet Workshop (Have a look at GUM Workshop FAQs for more information about workshops)

Tuesday October 6, 6:45 pm, City Location
'Convict Stockade' - a Wiki Site for Convict Research
Scott Brown

Wednesday November 4, 6:45 pm, City Location
An Overview of Family Tree Maker 2010

Sunday November 29, 10:00 am, (Tea/Coffee from 9:30), Mt Waverley
Family Tree Maker Workshop (Have a look at GUM Workshop FAQs for more information about workshops)

Tuesday December 1, 6:00 pm, City Location
Members' Christmas Party & "Show & Tell"

2008

Tuesday February 5, 6:45 pm, City Location
Protecting your Computer from Viruses, Spyware and other Nasties
Irene Fullarton, Graeme Simpson & John Donaldson

Wednesday March 5, 6:45 pm, City Location
Preserving Historical Memories
Sharon Dillon

Tuesday April 1, 6:45 pm, City Location
Shipping on the Internet

Wednesday May 7, 6:45 pm, City Location
At look at what's NEW in The Master Genealogist 7
The TMG Users' Group

Sunday May 18, 10:00 am, (Tea/Coffee from 9:30), Mt Waverley
Internet Workshop Can you do it all on the Internet? (Have a look at GUM Workshop FAQs for more information about workshops)
Irene Fullarton

Sunday June 8, 2.00pm, Mt Waverley
1891 Women's Suffrage Petition
Irene Fullarton

Sunday June 15, 10:00 am, (Tea/Coffee from 9:30), Mt Waverley
Scanning & Digital Imaging Workshop (Have a look at GUM Workshop FAQs for more information about workshops)

Sunday July 6, 2.00pm Mt Waverley
Build Better PDF Books on Disc
Merv Leeding

Sunday August 3, 10.00am to 4.00pm Wadham House 52 Wadham Parade Mt Waverley
National Family History Week Open Day

Tuesday August 5, 6:45 pm, City Location
Annual General Meeting & Scotlands People & British Origins

Wednesday September 3, 6:45 pm, City Location
Family History from Salvation Army Records
Lindsay Cox from The Salvation Army Archives and Museum

Tuesday October 7, 6:45 pm, City Location
What's New in Legacy Family Tree 7?

Wednesday November 5, 6:45 pm, City Location
Were Your Ancestors Regular?
Susie Zada

Sunday November 23, 10:00 am, (Tea/Coffee from 9:30), Mt Waverley
Family Tree Maker Workshop (Have a look at GUM Workshop FAQs for more information about workshops)

Tuesday December 2, 6:00 pm, Celtic Club, First floor, 320 Queen Street (cnr Latrobe St.)
Member's Christmas Party & "Show & Tell"

2007

Tuesday February 6, 6:45 pm, City Location
Protecting your Computer from Viruses, Spyware and other Nasties

Wednesday March 7, 6:45 pm, City Location
Short-run Publishing of your Genealogy
Christine Worthington

Tuesday April 3, 6:45 pm, City Location
Hereditree - An Australian Family History Software Program
Simon Darlington

Wednesday May 2, 6:45 pm, City Location
Windows Vista

Sunday May 20, 10:00 am, (Tea/Coffee from 9:30), Mt Waverley
Internet Workshop (Have a look at GUM Workshop FAQs for more information about workshops)

Sunday June 3, 2:00 pm, Mt Waverley
What's New in Reunion 9?

Sunday June 24, 10:00 am, (Tea/Coffee from 9:30), Mt Waverley
Scanning & Digital Imaging Workshop (Have a look at GUM Workshop FAQs for more information about workshops)

Sunday July 1, 2:00 pm, Mt Waverley
Acrobat Magic—Beyond Reading and Printing & Useful Computer Gadgets

Sunday July 22, 10:00 am, (Tea/Coffee from 9:30), Mt Waverley
Legacy Family Tree Workshop (Have a look at GUM Workshop FAQs for more information about workshops)

Tuesday August 7, 6:45 pm, City Location
Annual General Meeting & An Introduction to Family Tree Maker 2008

Wednesday September 5, 6:45 pm, City Location
Australian Joint Copying Project (AJCP)
Anne Burrows

Tuesday October 2, 6:45 pm, City Location
History of the Marco Polo and life on board emigrant sailing ships in the 1850s
Ken Shewan

Wednesday November 7, 6:45 pm, City Location
Partitioning Your Hard Drive
Peter Gamble

Sunday November 25, 10:00 am, (Tea/Coffee from 9:30), Mt Waverley
Family Tree Maker Workshop (Have a look at GUM Workshop FAQs for more information about workshops)

Tuesday December 4, 6:00 pm, Celtic Club, First floor, 320 Queen Street (cnr Latrobe St.)
Member's Christmas Party & "Show & Tell"

2006

Tuesday February 7, 6:45 pm, City Location
Protecting your Computer from Viruses, Spyware and other Nasties

Wednesday March 1, 6:45 pm, City Location
PAF Software - Free AND Good!

Tuesday April 4, 6:45 pm, City Location
What's in it for me? Tips for using the GSV catalogue and databases on-line and in the library

Sunday April 30, 10:00 am, (Tea/Coffee from 9:30), Mt Waverley
Internet Workshop (Have a look at GUM Workshop FAQs for more information about workshops)

Wednesday May 3, 6:45 pm, City Location
DNA - The Last Word in Genealogy (Dr Lyn Turney, Swinburne University)

Sunday June 4, 2:00 pm, Mt Waverley
Why a Book? Go with Discs! - Publishing your Family History via CD and DVD (Merv Leeding)

Sunday June 18, 10:00 am, (Tea/Coffee from 9:30), Mt Waverley
Scanning & Digital Imaging Workshop (Have a look at GUM Workshop FAQs for more information about workshops)

Sunday July 2, 2:00 pm, Mt Waverley
Emigration Depots in 19th Century England (Colin Holt)

Tuesday August 1, 6:45 pm, City Location
Annual General Meeting & Scotlands People

Wednesday September 6, 6:45 pm, City Location
Reunion for the Macintosh - Why we should all change to Mac and Reunion! (Robyn Fisher)

Tuesday October 3, 6:45 pm, City Location
Uncovering Early Melbourne - The Casselden Place Dig (Jeremy Smith)

Wednesday November 1, 6:45 pm, City Location
Scanning and Imaging for Genealogists

Sunday November 26, 10:00 am, (Tea/Coffee from 9:30), Mt Waverley
Family Tree Maker Workshop (Have a look at GUM Workshop FAQs for more information about workshops)

Tuesday December 5, Celtic Club, 320 Queen Street Melbourne (cnr Latrobe Street) Time TBA
Member's Christmas Party & "Show & Tell"

2005

Tuesday February 1, 6:45 pm, City Location
Researching your ancestors on the Internet

Wednesday March 2, 6:45 pm, City Location
What's new in The Master Genealogist 6

Tuesday April 5, 6:45 pm, City Location
Storing Your Electronic Records

Wednesday May 4, 6:45 pm, City Location
Tips & Tricks for using Library Catalogues for Family History Research

Sunday May 15, 10:00 am, (Tea/Coffee from 9:30), Mt Waverley
Internet Workshop

Sunday June 5, 2:00 pm, Mt Waverley
New Tricks for Sharing Family History Using Adobe Reader

Sunday June 19, 10:00 am, (Tea/Coffee from 9:30), Mt Waverley
Scanning & Digital Imaging Workshop

Sunday July 3, 2:00 pm, Mt Waverley
Understanding Windows XP

Sunday July 24, Lunch, RACV Club Melbourne
Victorian GUM's 21st Birthday Celebrations

Tuesday August 2, 6:45 pm, City Location
Annual General Meeting & Ancestry.com Online

Sunday August 28, 10:00 am, (Tea/Coffee from 9:30), Mt Waverley
TMG Workshop

Wednesday September 7, 6:45 pm, City Location
Introduction to Family Tree Maker 2006

Tuesday October 4, 6:45 pm, City Location
The Digital Colonial Documents Project

Sunday October 9
Legacy Workshop (was cancelled)

Wednesday November 2, 6:45 pm, City Location
What's New in Legacy Family Tree 6

Sunday November 13, 10:00 am, (Tea/Coffee from 9:30), Mt Waverley
Family Tree Maker Workshop

Tuesday December 6, 6:00 pm, Celtic Club, 320 Queen Street (cnr Latrobe St.)
Member's Christmas Party & "Show & Tell"

2004

Tuesday February 3, 6:45 pm, City Location
Using Spreadsheets to help your Research

Wednesday March 3, 6:45 pm, City Location
The Master Genealogist

Tuesday April 6, 6:45 pm, City Location
Creating Video CD/DVDs

Sunday May 2, 10:00 am, (Tea/Coffee from 9:30), Mt Waverley
Internet Workshop

Wednesday May 5, 6:45 pm, City Location
What's New in Legacy 5

Sunday June 13, 2:00 pm, Mt Waverley
The Joys of Producing a Local History on CD

Sunday June 27, 10:00 am, (Tea/Coffee from 9:30), Mt Waverley
Scanning & Digital Imaging Workshop

Sunday July 4, 2:00 pm, Mt Waverley
InfoGuard - Storing Your Information

Friday July 23 - Sunday July 25, Old Beechworth Mental Hospital
Victorian GUM's 20th Anniversary Conference

Tuesday August 3, 6:45 pm, City Location
Annual General Meeting & PDAs for Genealogy

Sunday August 8, 10:00 am, (Tea/Coffee from 9:30), Mt Waverley
TMG Workshop

Wednesday September 1, 6:45 pm, City Location
Organizing Your Family Files

Sunday September 5, 10:00 am, (Tea/Coffee from 9:30), Mt Waverley
Reunion/Generations Workshop

Tuesday October 5, 6:45 pm, City Location
Open Forum & Problem Solving Night

Sunday October 17, 10:00 am, (Tea/Coffee from 9:30), Mt Waverley
Legacy Workshop

Wednesday November 3, 6:45 pm, City Location
Bound for South Australia

Sunday November 14, 10:00 am, (Tea/Coffee from 9:30), Mt Waverley
Family Tree Maker Workshop

Tuesday December 7, 6:45 pm, City Location
Member's Christmas Party & "Show & Tell"

2003

Tuesday February 4, 6:45 pm, City Location
The New Family Search

Wednesday March 5, 6:45 pm, City Location
PRO Online Resources for the Genealogist

Tuesday April 1, 6:45 pm, City Location
Reunion 8

Sunday April 6, 10:00 am, (Tea/Coffee from 9:30), Mt Waverley
Internet Workshop

Wednesday May 7, 6:45 pm, City Location
Scottish Records Online

Sunday June 8, 2:00 pm, Mt Waverley
Family Tree Printing

Sunday June 22, 10:00 am, (Tea/Coffee from 9:30), Mt Waverley
Scanning & Digital Imaging Workshop

Sunday July 6, 2:00 pm, Mt Waverley
Photography in Motion

Tuesday August 5, 6:45 pm, City Location
Annual General Meeting & Capturing Your Documents and Pictures

Sunday August 10, 10:00 am, (Tea/Coffee from 9:30), Mt Waverley
Reunion/Generations Workshop

Wednesday September 3, 6:45 pm, City Location
FTM 11 - A First Look

Sunday September 21, 10:00 am, (Tea/Coffee from 9:30), Mt Waverley
TMG Workshop

Tuesday October 7, 6:45 pm, City Location
Digital Cameras Made Easy

Sunday October 12, 10:00 am, (Tea/Coffee from 9:30), Mt Waverley
Legacy Workshop

Wednesday November 5, 6:45 pm, City Location
The Capabilities & Possibilities of PAF

Sunday November 23, 10:00 am, (Tea/Coffee from 9:30), Mt Waverley
Family Tree Maker Workshop

Tuesday December 2, 6:45 pm, City Location
Member's Christmas Party & "Show & Tell"

2002

Tuesday February 5, 6:45 pm, City Location
Photo Manipulation Using Paint Shop Pro

Wednesday March 6, 6:45 pm, City Location
Making Super Charts with Reunion/Generations

Tuesday April 2, 6:45 pm, City Location
GEDCOM to World Connect

Sunday April 21, 10:00 am, (Tea/Coffee from 9:30), Mt Waverley
Internet Workshop

Wednesday May 1, 6:45 pm, City Location
Maps, Maps & More Maps

Sunday June 9, 2:00 pm, Mt Waverley
Legacy Family Tree Version 4

Sunday June 16, 10:00 am, (Tea/Coffee from 9:30), Mt Waverley
Scanning Workshop

Sunday July 7, 2:00 pm, Mt Waverley
Custodian vs Clooz

Tuesday August 6, 6:45 pm, City Location
Annual General Meeting & About Faces

Sunday August 11, 10:00 am, (Tea/Coffee from 9:30), Mt Waverley
Reunion/Generations Workshop

Wednesday September 4, 6:45 pm, City Location
PRO Online Resources for the Genealogist

Sunday September 22, 10:00 am, (Tea/Coffee from 9:30), Mt Waverley
TMG Workshop

Tuesday October 1, 6:45 pm, City Location
Family Tree Maker 10 "What's New?"

Sunday October 27, Legacy Workshop was Cancelled

Wednesday November 6, 6:45 pm, City Location
Publishing Your Family History on CD

Sunday November 24, 10:00 am, (Tea/Coffee from 9:30), Mt Waverley
Family Tree Maker Workshop

Wednesday November 27, 3:30-7:00 pm, City Location
What program Should I buy, or should I upgrade? In conjunction with the GSV.
Cost $3.30 for GUM/GSV members, $5.50 non-members (both GST inclusive).

Tuesday December 3, 6:45 pm, City Location
Member's Christmas Party & "Show & Tell"

2001

Tuesday February 6, 6:45 pm, City Location
Windows for Dummies

Wednesday March 7, 6:45 pm, City Location
Making Super Charts with Reunion/Generations

Tuesday April 3, 6:45 pm, City Location
Brothers Keeper 6

Sunday April 8, 10:00 am, (Tea/Coffee from 9:30), Mt Waverley
Internet Workshop

Wednesday May 2, 6:45 pm, City Location
Family Tree Maker

Sunday June 3, 2:00 pm, Mt Waverley
Computers & Genealogy for Beginners

Sunday June 17, 10:00 am, (Tea/Coffee from 9:30), Mt Waverley
Scanning Workshop

Sunday July 1, 2:00 pm, Mt Waverley
Legacy Family Tree

Sunday August 5, 10:00 am, (Tea/Coffee from 9:30), Mt Waverley
Reunion/Generations Workshop

Tuesday August 7, 6:45 pm, City Location
Annual General Meeting & Adobe Acrobat

Wednesday September 5, 6:45 pm, City Location
Data Preparation & Indexing for CD-ROM, Including the Melbourne General Cemetery

Sunday September 16, 10:00 am, (Tea/Coffee from 9:30), Mt Waverley
UFT/TMG Workshop

Tuesday October 2, 6:45 pm, City Location
Getting the best out of "Family Search" (IGI etc) Online

Wednesday November 7, 6:45 pm, City Location
Open Forum - Your Problems Solved

Sunday November 25, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm, (Tea/Coffee from 9:30), Mt Waverley
Family Tree Maker Workshop

Wednesday November 28, 3:30-7:00 pm, City Location
What program Should I buy, or should I upgrade? In conjunction with the GSV.
Cost $3.30 for GUM/GSV members, $5.50 non-members (both GST inclusive).

Tuesday December 4, 6:45 pm, City Location
Christmas Party & Member's Poster Night