Family History Down Under announced by Unlock the Past for 2021

From Unlock the Past (www.unlockthepast.com.au):

ANNOUNCING A MAJOR WORLD-CLASS GENEALOGY CONFERENCE
Adelaide, South Australia, 3 December 2019

Unlock the Past is delighted to announce Family History Down Under (FHDU) to be held 22-26 March 2021 in one of Australia’s most exciting holiday destinations. This follows on from the highly successful DNA Down Under (August 2019), which attracted 1400 people in six cities across Australia, including 400 at the final three-day conference in Sydney.

The main conference will be over four days – Tuesday-Friday 23-26 March 2021. There will be three main tracks – DNA, British Isles and General/Methodology, plus a fourth track for sponsors and others. Other optional sessions will be offered, including workshops. There will also be a supporting exhibition. A pre-conference day on Monday 22 March 2021 is planned, including, amongst other things, tours to places of interest in the region.


VENUE

The Sunshine Coast Convention Centre and Novotel Sunshine Coast Resort Hotel, Twin Waters, Queensland, is our conference venue.

This is a superb facility at one of Australia’s premier holiday destinations.

• A large state-of-the art conference centre (opened May 2019)
• Stay on-site at the 361 room, 4 star, Novotel Sunshine Coast Resort Hotel — or other nearby hotels
• 7 minute drive from the Sunshine Coast airport and 75 minutes from Brisbane Airport
• Close to numerous tourist attractions, including the world famous Australia Zoo and much more.

Plenty to do before/after or, for your non-genie spouse/partner, during the conference.


PRESENTERS

We are delighted to announce two of seven FHDU headline speakers. The other five will be announced soon!

We invite expressions of interest in speaking, exhibiting and sponsoring the event.

Visit www.familyhistorydownunder.com and join the mailing list to be first to learn of key developments.

Blaine Bettinger — professional genealogist specialising in DNA evidence

Blaine, the best known and most sought after genetic genealogy speaker will be a prominent contributor to the DNA track. He is the author of “The Family Tree Guide to DNA Testing and Genetic Genealogy” and a number of other books.

He launched DNA Central in 2018, a major membership resource site helping genealogy DNA test takers understand their DNA test results.


Paul Milner — British Isles expert

Paul is an internationally recognised speaker and author on British Isles research. He is the author of a number of books on English and Scottish genealogy with Unlock the Past and other publishers.

Paul has often spoken at events in Australia and on Unlock the Past genealogy cruises. He will be a key contributor to the British Isles track.


Mark the Date | 22-26 March 2021

Visit www.familyhistorydownunder.com and join the mailing list to be first to learn of key developments. We invite expressions of interest in speaking, exhibiting and sponsoring the event.


Unlock the Past

Unlock the Past is the event and publishing division of Gould Genealogy & History (established 1976). It is a collaborative venture involving an international team of expert speakers, writers, organisations and commercial partners to promote history and genealogy through innovative major events, genealogy cruises and publications.

(With thanks to Alan Phillips)


Chris

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