Western Australian Genealogical Society Inc.

 
Our monthly meetings are designed to cover items of interest to the group and we generally follow an agenda like this:

• Items of general interest from the Computer World
  
• Keeping your computer safe and healthy from viruses, malware, scams and spam
• Genealogy programs – who’s using which one, problems, queries
• Genealogy sources, like CDs, websites, mailing lists, etc.
• Open forum – queries, comments, successes, problems
• WAGS/CIG business
  
  Followed by a session using the big screen; either a demo of a pay-site or a website that may not be well-known, or a workshop/presentation/demo of some technique or genealogy software.

For information on Email Scams, Phishing, Netiquette, Newsgroups, Mailing Lists, and Free Software Downloads, have a look at our:
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Contacts: Co-convenors

Mike Murray:             tel:  (08) 9339 8078

Lesley Silvester:      tel:  (08) 9339 8078

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Next Meeting/s - Have a look at:

WAGS Event Calendar

Computer SIG Events List 

Sat 13 March, 11 am start

Searching the internet:

As well as the normal agenda items we'll share search strategies and tips so we can all make the best use of Google

December 2009

Shortened meeting today prior to adjourning for a shared lunch. We had a look at some of the capabilities in MSExcel.

  CIG Minutes - Dec 09 12.27 Kb 

November 2009

Coming

October 2009

As well as the normal program, we spent some time looking at sites where you can find English parish records. Mike has prepared a summary by county, which should be considered 'work in progress' as more and more parish records are being digitised and transcribed.

  UK Parish Records Online Oct 09 106.56 Kb 

September 2009

 We celebrated the award for the new website and Chris gave us a rundown of current plans for the site and also the computers and intranet in Unit 6. We also spent some time looking at www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk.

  CIG Minutes - Sep 09 56.53 Kb 

Please Note: WAGS does not recommend any particular Genealogical program. Whatever you choose, make sure that the program supports the import and export of GEDCOM files.

Many of the programs listed here are used by WAGS members; have a look at the various features and select one that suits you best. Most can be purchased on line and many have trial or demo versions freely downloadable. Most of these programs have User Groups on the Internet to help solve problems and get the best out of the program.

A recent survey of the Computer Interest Group members showed that most members use one of the following popular programs (listed alphabetically, not in order of preference)

• Ancestral Quest: www.ancquest.com A versatile genealogy program ideal for the beginner and yet powerful enough for the most advanced genealogist. An unregistered 60-day trial version is available on-line.  
• Brother's Keeper: www.bkwin.org This shareware program will help you organize your family history information and let you print a large variety of charts and reports. BK6 works with Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista. There is no charge to download BK so try it out.
  
• Clooz: www.clooz.com Described as an electronic filing cabinet. You can download the programme or a demo version.  
• Custodian Software: www.custodian3.co.uk A series of databases with pre-defined forms for the Family Historian to store genealogical information.