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7/20/2016 NZSG - Newsletter

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Newsletter 059, 4/2/2016

Congratulations to Diane Wilson QSMCongratulations to Diane Ellen Gray Wilson on being awarded the Queen’s ServiceMedal (QSM) in the 2016 New Year’s Honours for services to genealogy and thecommunity.

Diane has been an NZSG member since the early 1980s and her contribution hascontinued to this day. She has been a Convenor of the St John's branch andparticipated in many indexing projects. Diane leads the Chocolate Fish team whichhas contributed to many NZSG projects. Since 1994, she has raised tens ofthousands of dollars by licensing products to the Society.

Diane was awarded a Life membership in 2007; the culmination of many previousNZSG awards. Her community work has included working for the NZ PlunketSociety, the Cancer Society and the Hospice movement.

Congratulations and welldone Diane.

Diane Wilson Life Member #4445

Farewell to Verna MossongWe farewell Life Member Verna Elaine Mossong who died on 14 January 2016. Verna joined the NZSG as Member No. 26 in October 1967.

In 1971, Verna was elected to Council and was variously VicePresident andPresident over the next 11 years. In 1981 she became a Life Member of the NZSGand was also recognised overseas.

Verna's major contribution to the NZSG was as founder of the Shipping ArchivesProject and advisor from 1978 to 2002, which lead to the NZSG ShippingCollection.

In 1997 the Australasian Federation of Family History Organisations presentedVerna with the Award for Meritorious Services to Family History. She was elected in1999 as an Associate Fellow of the Society of Genealogists in London.

In 2000 Verna was awarded a Queen’s Service Medal (QSM) for her service to thecommunity and was a Justice of the Peace for many years.

Verna's expertise with shipping records will continue to live on with the Society'sShipping Collection. We were fortunate indeed to have Verna on our team.

Verna Mossong Life Member #26

Farewell to Lily BakerLily Baker #3555, a wellliked and wellrespected member of the Society, died on2nd December 2015.

A Life Member since June 2014, Lily's name will be recognized by many of ourcommunity. She made a significant contribution to the world of genealogy over 30years and her personality, energy and helpfulness endeared her to many.

We have memories of an energetic bundle of activity, who was always busy beingpart of a genealogical event. She was a person you could ask for assistance fromand know there would be a helpful answer, a person who willingly shared her



knowledge with others, a person in the background making sure everythingwent smoothly, a person with passion for what she believed in, someone youcould rely on, and a person who filled her car with other genealogists to go to eventsin the region.

Those who knew her well also knew of the many local community activities Lily wasinvolved in. We wonder just how she managed to fit all her interests into her busylife.

She was acknowledged with awards from the genealogical community as well asthe Hawkes Bay community A Merit Award; a Service award; and Life membershipfrom the NZSG, and from the community District of Hastings Civic Honours forvoluntary service in Culture and Welfare; a Queens Service Medal for hercontribution to the community; and a NZ Historic Places Trust certificate for hervoluntary work. We understand that her most recent award, the Supreme Award atthe Landmark Trust Awards, was accepted by her sons on her behalf.

The current Council wish to acknowledge our respect for Lily, our thanks for herongoing contribution to the NZSG and our condolences to her family and friends.

The genealogical community will miss you Lily

Lily Baker Life Member #3555

Election of 20162018 NZSG Council

Nominations for President, Treasurer and one Councillor areneeded for the 20162018 term of NZSG Council.

Please give some serious thought to nominations for these positionswhich will be voted for by those present at the Annual General Meetingbeing held on 4 June 2016.

Nominations will be accepted by the Returning Officer on the day (4 June) frommembers present at the meeting. The proposer, seconder and nominee all need tobe present. The nominee will be given an opportunity to address the meeting.

The President and Treasurer can also be nominated for Council.

Position descriptions and Expectations of a Councillor can be viewed anddownloaded from the website (Members' Area>Council Elections).

Remember to login as a member on the Home page before viewing Council

Elections.

President? Treasurer? Councillor?

Revision of the Society’s RulesCouncil thanks those members, branches and interest groups who put time and effort in to making submissions on the draftrevision of the Society’s rules. Each of the 53 submitters had a personal response from the Rules Review Working Group.

As a result of submissions received some changes have been made to the draft rules to assist clarification andinterpretation. Those changes have not altered the overall thrust and focus of the revised rules, which were approved byCouncil at its 30th January meeting. Some minor comments from the Society's Honorary Solicitor also were considered.

The changes will be outlined to members in a covering advice that will accompany the postal ballot scheduled for April2016.

The Rules Review Working Group has not been able to include in the draft rules all suggestions for change, particularly asthere were often conflicting views expressed in submissions. However, it trusts that its replies to submitters have assisted inclarifying questions and concerns raised.

We do ask that you do not lose sight of the fact the existing rules are acknowledged as ‘no longer fit for purpose’ and theGroup has had to produce a rules document that will meet the needs of the Society and its members for the foreseeablefuture, as well as complying with the requirements of Charities Services.



CALL FOR REMITS ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 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 beforethe AGM (Rule 11.2). That is, before 4pm on Monday 4 April 2016.

However, should the member(s) wish to have the motion precirculated to members with the AGM Agenda, the Notice ofMotion must be received no later than 90 days before the AGM. That is, before 4pm on Friday 4 March 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 nolater 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.

2015 NZSG AWARDS ... congratulations and thanks to you all!

The Lucy Marshall Award

Allan Penney #728

The Kevin McAnulty Award

Maureen Bruning #12195, Tim Shoebridge #17595, Pam Slay #10805

NZSG Certificate of Appreciation

Margaret Baker #11134, Kathy Bisman #5517, Christine Clement #5184, Marie Corser #537, John Crook #15736, DianeHansford #14731, Gail Hinkley #13965, Wendy Howard #20182, Lois Fawcett #5249, Beverley Ann Keall #19671, MaryMercer #19697, Dot McCullough #10157, Colleen Petricevich #4845, Marlene Sayers #1771, Carole Smith #2181, IrisTolley #3576, Bruce Tudor #6137 (x2), Diane Wilson #4445

NZSG Service Award

Heather Bray #6587, Colleen Main #23, Margaret McGavin #15144, Margaret Nash #12497, Clive Palmer #18680, Vivienne Parker #4019, Gay Swift #10636, Barbara Wyley #10677

Branch Certificate of Appreciation

Lorraine Agnew #14727, Hilton Doidge #18407, Lynn Falconer #24095, Heather Hayes #2466, Margaret Johnson#17512, Shirley Lawson #12358, Robert Lee #9944, Dawn Spence #3972, Levonne Watson #19180, Lorna Weekes#15554

Branch Service Award

Bruce Bellini #12633, John Berntsen #16973, Fay Eaton #24270, Judith Hitchcock #19297, Elizabeth Hooper #12147, Annette Larsen #16882, Charles Le Breton #14359, Bev Mulqueen #18208, Marilyn Reid #15515, Marilyn Richer #20813, Mark Schroder #23208

Interest Group Service Award Cornish Group

Wendy Ashenden #9256, Lois Fawcett #5249, Roselyn Harlick #18287, Don Henwood #6764, Vivienne Parker #4019,Bruce Tudor #6137, Keith Vautier #6781, Jay Venables #18347



NZSG Library ReviewIn the October 2015 issue of eKIT we wrote that Council had agreed to explore thefuture of the NZSG Library and was establishing a working party to carry out areview.

The review will include the current use of Library resources, its marketing and themethod of valuing Library holdings. The Library Review Panel will hold its firstmeeting on Wednesday 17 February 2016.

Panel members are as follows;

Independent Chair Wally Hirsch (Race Relations Conciliator 198689)Independent Librarian Corin Haines (exChair LIANZA)Past Council member Barbara Wyley

Current Councillor Triona Williamson

NZSG Library Volunteer representeative Vivienne ParkerMinute Secretary & assistant to the Chair Gay Williams

The Library review is underway

Workshops at the Family Research CentreBetween February and November every year, the Family Research Centre inPanmure, Auckland offers a variety of Saturday workshops for both new and longtime researchers. The presenters are all experienced in lecturing and ingenealogical research.

To view a list of all available workshops for 2016 and advice on booking, please visitwww.genealogy.org.nz>FRC & Library>About the FRC>Workshops or click here. Workshop fees range from $15 to $20. Registration is essential and you may dothis online or by phoning 09 570 4248.

Attendees have the option of bringing their own laptop and power cables to thecomputer workshop and may utilise NZSG’s WiFi. If you do not have a laptop, onemay be provided.

Many workshop attendees stay on to research in the Library an excellent way toput new learnings into practice!

Next FRC Workshop

Scottish Certificates .... more images available

Digital copies $4.00

Births 1855 1915Marriages 1855 1940Deaths 1855 1965

Transcripts $7.00

Births 1916 2014Marriages 1941 2014Deaths 1966 2014

Please contact Pam Hamlyn at [email protected] or visitwww.genealogy.org.nz/Members' Area>Scottish Certificate PurchasingService>Scottish Wills & Testaments

Scottish BDMs more available

Update on the NZSG Membership CardThe Council Executive Committee recently explored again the viability of providing an NZSG Membership Card to memberswho are travelling overseas.



Although our available resources and costs still prohibit a Membership Card as such, the NZSG can continue to provide aletter. This letter can be printed or scanned into to a mobile or tablet for ease of use.

Should any member require a letter of introduction please allow two weeks for processing and direct enquiries to theMembership Administrator email [email protected] or phone 09 570 4248 extension 2.

The New Zealand Genealogist past copies needed

The NZSG is providing past copies of The New Zealand Genealogist to Find My Past for digitisation.

The PERSI [PERiodical Source Index] Project will enable us to complete our collection of digitised copies however we aremissing a few early issues.

If you have any of the following copies available for donation, our NZSG Manager would like to hear from you;

Numbers 145, 4853, 5659, 61, 63, 6669, 7377, 94

Please email [email protected], phone 09 570 4248 or drop by the office

Why we send eKIT to you near the beginning of a monthTo ensure that as many members as possible receive eKIT there is a reason why we email each issue near the beginningof the month.

New members can join online or through our Membership Administrator. On the 28th day of each month the onlinedatabase synchronises with the office database. Thus updated eKIT can now include new members and is at its mosteffective.

If you know of someone who is no longer receiving eKIT or would like to subscribe, please send a request to the NZSGManager who will add them to the mailing list. Click here to email or phone 09 570 4248 extension 5.

Nelson Branch have gone above and beyondNelson Branch are the 2015 winners of the TrustPower Community Awards Heritageand Environment's Going above and beyond to mark an important centenarycategory.

All Guts No Glory, researched by members of the Nelson Branch and compiled byCheryl Carnahan, focuses on the Nelson and Tasman district nurses and chaplainswho served overseas with the New Zealand Expedition Force during World WarOne.

This book captures stories of the brave and courageous nurses and chaplains whowere often very close to the firing line nurses worked in freezing conditions, leakingtents and draughty huts, often wearing tin hats and having to rush to a trench forsafety when the hospitals were being bombed. During the war several chaplainswere killed and 10 New Zealand nurses went down with the ship when theMarquette was torpedoed.

Launched on 11 November at the Tasman District Library in Richmond, All Guts NoGlory is available now from the Nelson Branch. Contact [email protected] [email protected] for your copy ($40.00 +$5.50 postage within NZ).

Available Now

NEW Find My Past Discount Code for 2016Renewing your online subscription with Find My Past? From 1 January there is anew discount code for NZSG members. The new code will remain valid until 31December 2016.



Remember that to take advantage of the $70 discount, you must

wait until your current FMP subscription expires, anduntick the automatic subscription renewal option

Here are the steps to renew using the discount code;

1. Go to www.findmypast.com.au or click on the link2. Click on Subscribe (located top right of page)3. Enter promotional code NZSG2015 and click Apply4. Price will change after Apply has been deployed5. Make your selection to proceed6. Enter your credit card details

12 month WORLD subscription

25% discount for NZSG members during February

To celebrate the start of 2016 Auckland University Press are offeringNew Zealand Genealogy members an exclusive discount of 25% off allbooks for the month of February 2016

Enter discount code NZSG2016 after your address is filled out at the checkout.

Click here to visit the online store or go to www.store.press.auckland.ac.nz

Auckland University Press

Judy Russell & Paul Blake Downunder

Leading International genealogists and presenters, Judy Blake (The LegalGenealogist US) and Paul Blake (fulltime researcher and Dip Gen UK) will bevisiting New Zealand in February 2016 on the 10th Unlock the Past history andgenealogy cruise.

Auckland programme [click here] Sat 13 FebWellington programme [click here] Thu 18 FebChristchurch programme [click here] Fri 19 Feb (Paul Blake only)Dunedin programme [click here] Sat 20 Feb

As well as four main presentations by Judy and Paul, there are an exhibition,supporting presentations, special discounts and over $1000 in prizes to be won. Payment for NZ seminars will be on entry, whether prebooked or not and all ticketbuyers will be entered in the prize draw.63 2055

For more information click here ortype http://www.unlockthepast.com.au/events/judyrussellandpaulblakedownunder into your URL bar.

Judy Russell & Paul Blake

Female Factory History in NSW

Gay Hendrickson is now writing a history of the Female Factories of NSW with aparticular focus on the lives of the women at Parramatta Female Factory.

The Factory Book will include the stories of women from transportation to thefactory, staff, management and those associated with the Factory and it's history.



IIf have a story about a female factory convict, member of staff or someone else

connected with the Factory, Gay would like to hear from you. Please contact her at

[email protected] and write Factory Book in the subject line.

It would be helpful if you could set out your information in the following format;

Surname (when transported), First name

Birth

Married (please note if more than one)

Issue (number & names of children if possible)

Where & when tried

Ship and year of transportation

250 word maximum short biography

Image of the female factory woman

Your name & city you live (addresses & your connection will not be

published)

Your connection with the female factory woman or associate dperson and

their meaning to you. Please note if you are descendant

Any information provided to Gay for research and publication will be acknowledged.

Copywright permission will be obtained for images used in the publication and

acknowledged.

Parramatta Female Factory Main

building (photo courtesy of SAG)

Quote for the month

'We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.' Winston Churchill

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