Handouts for presentations from UTP Cruises 10 and 11

Two wonderful Unlock the Past cruises have finished. The first was aboard Celebrity Solstice from Auckland in New Zealand to Fremantle in Australia while the second was aboard Legend of the Seas from Brisbane to Cairns and the Barrier Reef and back.

As well as enjoying the cruising experience, participants had the opportunity to listen to a number of presentations on assorted genealogical topics. The lists below show the topics that I covered on each cruise.

UTP Cruise 10: Auckland – Fremantle cruise

Understanding the system: a brief overview of the history of the German region

Locating your ancestor’s place of origin in Germany

Civil records in Germany

Church archives and records for German research

Reading and interpreting records from Germany

UTP Cruise 11: Barrier Reef cruise

Understanding the system: a brief overview of the history of the German region

Reading and interpreting records from Germany

Early Germans in Queensland

Locating your ancestor’s place of origin in Germany

In the steps of my ancestor: planning a genealogical trip

Click on the links above to download the relevant handout.