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7/20/2016 NZSG - Newsletter

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Newsletter 061, 1/4/2016

2016 AGM Historic Bus Tour

The organising committee for the 2016 AGM being held at Mt Maunganui over

Queens Birthday, 46 June 2016 are planning an Historic Bus Tour on Sunday 5

June 15 pm.

The Tour will visit important sites in the history of Tauranga including the Battle of

Gate Pa and Te Ranga. A qualified bus driver and member is generously donating

her time for the tour.

Cost is dependent upon the numbers attending and you would be advised by return

email of this and how to pay. Payment in full would be required by 30 April and

would be nonrefundable. Numbers for this popular tour are limited so don't delay!

Please email your expression of interest to [email protected] by 31

March 2016.

Visit the Battle of Gate Pa

Election of 20162018 NZSG Council

Please give some serious thought to nominations for the positions of President, Treasurer and one Councillor which are

needed for the 20162018 term of NZSG Council.

Nominations will be accepted by the Returning Officer on the day of the AGM in Mt Maunganui (4 June) from financial

members present at the meeting. The proposer, seconder and nominee all need to be present. The nominee will be given

an opportunity to address the meeting.

The President and Treasurer can also be nominated for Council.

Please visit the website (www.genealogy.org.nz > login > Members' Area > Council Elections) to view position descriptions

and Expectations of a Councillor.

Last Call Remits for AGM Saturday 4 June 2016

Notice of Motion

Any member wishing to propose a motion to be considered at the AGM must give at least 60 days prior written notice before

the AGM (Rule 11.2). That is, before 4pm on Monday 4 April 2016.

The proposer and/or seconder of a Notice of Motion must be present at the AGM to speak to the Motion.

General Business

Any member wishing to raise a matter for discussion under General Business must give written notice to the Secretary no

later than 14 days before the AGM. That is, before 4pm on Friday 20 May 2016.

Voting for any Notice of Motion will be by the members present at the AGM and by proxy vote (Rule 13.00).

Items discussed under General Business are not voted on.

All remits musts be sent to;

NZ Society of Genealogists, The Secretary, PO Box 14036, Panmure, Auckland 1741.

The Secretary, NZ Society of Genealogists Inc.



How Copyright Affects You

As Council reviews the Society's Policies & Procedures, it has explored again issuesof copyright.

Please remember to familiarise yourselves with copyright legislation if you wish tocopy, publish, sell/donate material for digitisation.

Guidelines covering Copyright are included in the updated Policies and ProceduresManual which will be on the website [www.genealogy.org.nz > log in > Members'Area > Society Admin Page > Policies and Procedures].

Learn about Copyright

Library Stocktake Update

Members will be aware that the Library was closed in December while the triannualfull library stocktake was undertaken. During this process it was revealed thatseveral library items are missing we would very much like these back in the libraryas they are of immense value to genealogists. The missing items are;

Books

Evidence: citation and analysis for the family historian by Elizabeth ShownMillsGenealogical proof standard: building a solid case by Christine RoseGenealogical standards of evidence: a guide for family historians by BrendaMerriman

Microfiche

The following counties are missing from our series of irreplaceable Townland Mapsfor Ireland compiled by Derry Youth & Community workshop and Inner City Trust;

ClareCork EastCork WestCork MiddleDonegalFermanaghGalwayKerry

The return of these items may well have been overlooked and now we wouldwelcome their return to the Library no questions asked. Please do take a momentto check your family history corner.

Please check your family historycorner

NZSG GenGuides are a valuable resource

GENGUIDES (Genealogical Guides) were developed in the 1990s as a series ofbooklets designed to inform Society members. They supported Anne Bromell'sexcellent books by providing a deeper and more detailed range of resources. Designed as selfstudy guides, the reader was enabled to undertake research usingthe records/resources described with confidence.

GENGUIDES, currently available as PDF downloads on the website in theMember's Area, were the topic of a recent Council meeting. Roger Washbourn hasbeen coordinating the review and revision of the guides. Barbara Wyley assisted asthe final editor and Roger Shearer, as Webmaster, set up the webpage. Roger hasaccommodated periodic requests for additions and alterations.

Council would like to express sincere thanks to Roger and Barbara as well as thefollowing members for assisting with this major project Paul Alpe, Elaine Bell, John Berntsen, Kathy Bisman, Heather Bray, Geoff GENGUIDE 2 Land Research



Cullen, Carole Devereux, Joseph Gillard, Pam Hamlyn, Heather Price, Ruth

Rye, Yvonne Service, Bernadette Siebert, Mary Skipworth, Francie Smith, June

Stratford, Mary Stuart, Gay Williams, Robyn Williams, Lorraine Wilmshurst,

Diane Wilson.

Please note that there will be some minor changes to the current format when GENGUIDES are added to our updated website, which is currently underway.

Go to www.genealogy.org.nz > log in > Members' Area > Gen Guides for Members

Member Services dates of noteScottish Certificates Service

The Scottish Certificate Service will be unavailable from 115 April 2016.

Library Closed for AGM

To enable all our Library volunteer members to particate in the Annual General Meeting being held on 4th and 5th June2016 in Mt Maunganui, the NZSG Library will be closed on the Saturday 4th June.

Volunteers will be available to assist you in the Library on Monday 6th June 2016.

Policies and Procedures Manual UpdatedCouncil has approved an updated Policies and Procedures Manual which is nowavailable on the website (www.genealogy.org.nz > Log in > Members Area > SocietyAdmin Page) in pdf form as the primary point of reference. Having the manual on thewebsite means it is easily and readily updated at short notice when changes aremade – a new pdf simply replaces the old one.

Council, Branches and Interest Groups and members can print the entire documentthemselves, or just the necessary pages as they see fit.

There are still some policies under review and others to be compiled and these willbe added once finalised. The manual is a living document.

In updating the manual we have opted for simplicity:

sections containing related material all in the one place, whether it is policyor procedure;discontinued the previous practice of sequential numbering. Instead thecontent of each subject is numbered independently so that additionalsubjects can be added where appropriate without having to renumber theremainder of the manual only page numbers would change;where individual contents referred to multiple approval and amendmentdates, these now show only the most recent date.

160page Guideline

Births Deaths & Marriages NZ did you know?Births Deaths & Marriages Online (BDMonline) is a handy resource and is utilised by many.

When searching the Deaths site you will have observed a column entitled 'Age at Death'. It is obvious that Y = Years (80Y),M = Months (9M) and so on. However, when a member recently saw 30N she was stumped for a moment

It turns out that, as the letter M was already assigned to months, the next consonant in the word Minutes was used so N =Minutes!

So, now you know.



Orientation to Family History at NZSG Library

Are you getting the best from your NZSG membership?

Do you need some fresh ideas or help with your research?

Do you know someone who needs help getting started with Family

History?

The Family Research Centre and Library will be hosting FREE Orientationafternoons every month from April to November to help you answer YES! to thesequestions and more.

Come along to one, some or all of our Orientation Days and let us know how we canhelp you. Please let our Library Coordinator know that you are attending [email protected] or phone 09 570 4248 ext 4.

Wednesday 6 April 2pm – 4pmSaturday 7 May 2pm – 4pmWednesday 8 June 2pm – 4pmSaturday 9 July 2pm – 4pmWednesday 10 Aug 2pm – 4pmSaturday 10 Sept 2pm – 4pmWednesday 12 Oct 2pm – 4pmSaturday 12 Nov 2pm 4pm

Want to know more?

English Interest Groups Combined Research DaysCome and utilise the fantastic resources available to you at the Family ResearchCentre and Library when English interest groups and NZSG contacts get together;

Cornish Interest GroupGreater London Interest GroupMidlands and Northern England Interest GroupSouthern England and East Anglia Interest GroupChannel Islands NZSG Contact GroupHuguenot NZSG Contact GroupIsle of Man NZSG Contact GroupWelsh Research NZSG Contact Group

RESEARCH DAY Saturday, 23rd April (St George's Day), 10.00 am 4.00 pm

RESEARCH DAY & AGMs Sunday, 12th June, 10.00 am 4.00 pm.

Both events are being held at the FRC & Library, Level 1 159 Queens Road,Panmure. Both events cover charge $5 NZSG members, $20 nonmembers(morning & afternoon tea provided, bring your own lunch).

Fantastic resources & skilledresearchers

Privacy Week 914 May 2016The Privacy Act applies to almost every person, business or organisation in NewZealand. Privacy Week is an ideal opportunity for everyone, particularlygenealogists, to refresh their knowledge and approach to the way personalinformation is collected, used, stored and disclosed.

To find out more about privacy and what it involves visit www.privacy.org.nz

Do you have plans for Privacy Week? Perhaps you don't know where to start? Whynot make up a privacy quiz using the privacy principles or FAQs from the PrivacyCommission's website [click here]?

The site also offers online privacy training modules [click here].

Privacy is important!



Review of access provisions in the Births, Deaths, Marriages, andRelationships Registration Act 1995The Department of Internal Affairs is reviewing the access provisions in accordance with the Births, Deaths, Marriages, andRelationships Registration Amendment Act 2008 (Amendment Act), which required a review to commence five years afterimplementation (see below). More information on the changes made by the Amendment Act can be found in the NewZealand Parliament website which includes the Select Committee report, Supplementary Order Papers and theparliamentary debates.

Briefly, the access provisions set out what information can be made available about registered births, deaths, marriages,civil unions and name changes (BDM information); who can access BDM information; and where, how and when the BDMinformation can be made available.

Proposals Paper – March 2016

On 21 March 2016, the Minister of Internal Affairs, Hon Peter Dunne, released a Proposals Paper in Phase 2 of the Reviewof access provisions in the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Act 1995.

The Department invites public submissions on these proposals, which respond to submissions received on the DiscussionPaper released in 2015 (Phase 1 of the Review). Submissions are due by 5.00 pm, Friday 29 April 2016.

You may download a copy of the BDM Review Proposals Paper (PDF, 22 pages, 295kb) here

Make a submission

No particular form is needed to make a submission but it is recommended that you use the form at the end of the ProposalsPaper (see page 20). You do not have to respond to all the proposals.

You may save the document to your PC and work on it offline. To submit electronically, click on the 'Submit by Email' buttonon page 22. Your data will automatically be attached to an addressed email message, ready to sendto [email protected]

Alternatively, you may attach your own documents or send an email message of your own to [email protected] ormail a copy of your submission to:

Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Act 1995 ReviewDepartment of Internal AffairsPO Box 805Wellington 6140

Submissions are due by 5.00 pm, Friday 29 April 2016

Events to commemorate the 1916 Easter Rising

Auckland Irish Club invite you to bring family and friends to jointhem in commemorating the 1916 Rising Centenary.

Activities which include music, song, dance, drama, debate and history will run from124 April 2016 at Fowlds Park, Rocky Nook Ave, Morningside.

Event Calendar

Friday, 1st April 8.00 pm start 1916 Easter Rising Lecture by Raewyn Robertson.

Friday, 8th April 7.30 pm start Songs & Music of the Rising

Friday,15th April 7.30 pm start Great Debate on The Easter Rising

Sunday, 24th April 8.00 pm start Relive the Rising. Music, poems, speeches,drama all woven into an exciting tableau to commemorate this historic event. $15entry ($10 AIS members).

Visit www.aucklandirish.co.nz or see their Facebook page @AucklandIrish.

Commemoration Events



Do you belong to the Brightlingsea Anzacs?Brightlingsea is a small coastal town in Essex, England which in 1916 housed theAustralian Military Engineers' Training Depot. Over the next three years hundreds ofAnzacs trained, lived, worked and socialised with the locals. Their arrival anddeparture had a significant impact on the town which remains today.

No less than thirtysix Australian and New Zealand soldiers married a local girl and,as a longterm project, the Brightlingsea Museum is attempting to trace theirdescendants.

To commemorate the centenary of the Anzacs' arrival, the Brightlingsea TownCouncil, in conjunction with the Brightlingsea Museum, is planning a weekend ofspecial events on 1719 June 2016 to honour the nearly 10,000 Anzac who arrivedin 1916 to begin training prior to being sent overseas to fight on the Western Front.

Perhaps you know of someone or are yourself descended from a Brightlingseabride? If so, Anne Berry would like to hear from you. Please email Ann Berry [email protected] or visit www.brightlingseaanzaccentenary.org for moreinformation.

Looking for descendants

Last word

We are all here on earth to help others; what on earth the others are here for I don't know.

W. H. Auden

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