So to keep you up-to-date with what's coming up, we've compiled a list of the (mostly) Australian online webinars along with other events that are coming up. So during this time of keep safe, and staying home, you can keep learning and enjoy talks from the comfort of your own home.
April 2021
20 January - 6 May 2021 (16 weeks)
Analysing Your Ancestry DNA Results (Online)
Organised by: Society of Australian Genealogists
15 April 2021
Video Magic (Online)
Organised by: Unlock the Past
15 April 2021
Kirk session records (Online)
Organised by: Society of Australian Genealogists
16 April 2021
New Zealand sources (Online)
Organised by: Queensland Family History Society
17 April 2021
SAFHS Virtual Conference (Online)
Organised by: The Scottish Association of Family History Societies
17 April 2021
Meet the author - military history (Online)
Organised by: Society of Australian Genealogists
17 April 2021
Oral History Basics (Queensland)
Organised by: Oral History Queensland
17 April 2021
The Ryerson Index (New South Wales)
Organised by: Lake Macquarie Family History Group
18 April-19 May 2021
Australian Heritage Festival (Australia & online)
Organised by: National Trust
20 April 2021
Discover London Metropolitan Archives' family history sources on Ancestry (Online)
Organised by: Auckland Libraries
20 April 2021
Noble and Notorious (South Australia)
Organised by: State Library of South Australia
21 April 2021
Honouring our mothers and grandmothers through a recipe (Online)
Organised by: Society of Austraian Genealogists
21 April 2021
Remembering the military nurses (New Zealand & Online)
Organised by: Auckland Libraries
21 April 2021
The Real Sacred River: Truth-Telling and the Power of Regional Histories (Online)
Organised by: Royal Australian History Society
21 April 2021
Torrens Island Quarantine Station (South Australia)
Organised by: Port Adelaide Historical Society
21 April 2021
Members' Meeting. The Australian Joint Copying Project (Online)
Organised by: Queensland Family History Society
22 April 2021
Air defence systems 1942 - Caboolture (Queensland)
Organised by: Moreton Bay Regional Library
22 April 2021
Local History for Family Historians (Victoria)
Organised by: Latrobe City Libraries
22 April 2021
Proving your family history (Online)
Organised by: Society of Australian Genealogists
23 April 2021
Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area files (Online)
Organised by: NSW State Archives
23 April 2021
Editing and indexing your family history book (Online)
Organised by: Queensland Family History Society
24 April 2021
From daguerreotypes to digital images (Online)
Organised by: Unlock the Past
24 April 2021
Finding Ola Persson (South Australia)
Organised by: Adelaide Northern Districts Family History Group
24 April 2021
How our ancestors earned their daily bread: exploring their occupations (Online)
Organised by: Genealogical Society of Queensland
25 April 2021
The history of Anzac Day - free talk and tour (Online)
Organised by: State Library of Queensland
27 April 2021
Finding British ancestors in India (Online)
Organised by: Society of Australian Genealogists
27 April 2021
Criminal Records (South Australia)
Organised by: Playford Library Service
28 April 2021
An Introduction to Managing Local Societies in Changing Times (Online)
Organised by: Royal Australian History Society
30 April 2021
Convicts at Moreton Bay: Beyond the Chronological Register of Prisoners (Online)
Organised by: Queensland Family History Society
30 April 2021
Crafting genealogical proof (Online)
Organised by: Queensland Family History Society
30 April-2 May 2021
Sleuthability: The new Irish Genealogy, History & DNA Virtual Conference (Online)
Organised by: BBNY Group (The Genealogy Event)
May 2021
1-30 May 2021
South Australia's History Festival (South Australia & Online)
Organised by: History Trust of SA
1 May 2021
Ebenezer Church Heritage Day (New South Wales)
Organised by: Hawkesbury Historical Society & National Trust
1 May 2021
Irish Online: Leaping ahead in 2021 (Online)
Organised by: Genealogical Society of Queensland
2 May 2021
Adelaide Gaol History Day (South Australia)
Organised by: City of Adelaide Council
3 May 2021
Heritage Scanning Day (South Australia)
Organised by: GenealogySA
4 May 2021
Projected History: The Golden Grove Cemetery (South Australia)
Organised by: Tea Tree Gully Library
4 May 2021
Family History Research Session 1: The Basics (Online)
Organised by: History Helper
4 May 2021
Introduction to Family History (South Australia)
Organised by: Town of Walkerville
4 May 2021
Finding Your Ancestors: Researching Aboriginal Family History in NSW (Session 2 – May 2021) (New South Wales)
Organised by: Royal Australian Historical society
5 May 2021
That Luminous Moment: The ‘wild and enthusiastic’ ways of artist, mystic and republican Adelaide Ironside (1831-1867) (Online)
Organised by: Royal Australian History Society
5 May 2021
Irish Online: Leaping ahead in 2021 (Online)
Organised by: Genealogical Society of Queensland
5 May 2021
Comparing Australian Content on the Giant Genealogy Websites (Online)
Organised by: Legacy Family Tree Webinars
5 May 2021
100 years of curtain calls (New Zealand & Online)
Organised by: Auckland Libraries
5 May 2021
Ancestry Tips (Online)
Organised by: Society of Australian Genealogists
5 May 2021
Tour Two Unique Cemeteries in Richmond (New South Wales)
Organised by: Hawkesbury Library Service
6 May 2021
Discovering History: Parade Committees and Secret Societies (Victoria)
Organised by: Goldfields Libraries
8 May 2021
In Her Own Image: Greek-Australian Women: Beyond the Stereotypes A Historical and Contemporary Insight, 1820s to Present (New South Wales)
Organised by: City of Sydney Historical Association
9 May 2021
Our Women's Memorials (Online)
Organised by: State Library of Queensland
11 May 2021
Old Noarlunga Historical Walk (South Australia)
Organised by: Onkaparinga Libraries
11 May 2021
Government Gazettes (South Australia)
Organised by: Playford Library Service
11 May 2021
Family History Research Session 2: Skillbuilding (Online)
Organised by: History Helper
12 May 2021
Jean Wishart: Publishing icon (New Zealand & Online)
Organised by: Auckland Libraries
12 May 2021
A Feel for the Hawkesbury (New South Wales & Online)
Organised by: Hawkesbury Library Service
12 June 2021
The Cato Street Conspiracy: The Australian Connection (New South Wales)
Organised by: City of Sydney Historical Association
13 May 2021
Family Story Maps (Online)
Organised by: GenealogySA
13 May 2021
Adelaide Mosque from the Cameleers to Contemporary Times (South Australia)
Organised by: City of Adelaide Council
13 May 2021
Projected History: Hope Valley Cemetery (South Australia)
Organised by: Tea Tree Gully Library
13 May 2021
Moreton Bay History Seminar (Queensland)
Organised by: Morton Bay Regional Libraries
14 May 2021
Parramatta Female Factory (Online)
Organised by: NSW State Archives
14 May 2021
Convicts at Moreton Bay: Beyond the Chronological Register of Prisoners (Online)
Organised by: Queensland Family History Society
15 May 2021
VAFHO 2021 Virtual Expo (Online)
Organised by: Victorian Association of Family History Organisations
15 May 2021
Copyright for Family Historians (Online)
Organised by: Genealogical Society of Queensland
16 May 2021
Kangaroo Point Heritage Walking Tour (Queensland)
Organised by: Brisbane's Living Heritage Network
17 May 2021
Echoes of the Past: the history of a house (Online)
Organised by: GenealogySA
17 May 2021
Tracing Adoption and Fostering Records in South Australia (Online)
Organised by: GenealogySA
18 May 2021
Make the most of DNA matches - Burpengary (Queensland)
Organised by: Moreton Bay Regional Libraries
18 May 2021
History Month: Genealogy Lock In
Organised by: Playford Library Service
18 May 2021
Make the most of DNA matches - Burpengary (Queensland)
Organised by: Moreton Bay Regional Libraries
18 May 2021
Family History Research Session 3: Strategies (Online)
Organised by: History Helper
19 May 2021
Make the most of DNA matches - Redcliffe (Queensland)
Organised by: Moreton Bay Regional Libraries
19 May 2021
Cinemagoing in South Australia (South Australia)
Organised by: Port Adelaide Historical Society
19 May 2021
Lieutenant Cooper's summer holidays (New Zealand & Online)
Organised by: Auckland Libraries
19 May 2021
Tales of Sunny Corner: Gold Mining, Silver Smelting and the Birth of Broken Hill (Online)
Organised by: Royal Australian History Society
19 May 2021
Make the most of DNA matches - Redcliffe (Queensland)
Organised by: Moreton Bay Regional Libraries
19-20 May 2021
NGS 2021 Live! (Online)
Organised by: National Genealogical Society (US)
20 May 2021
Finding Family - Is it in your DNA? (South Australia)
Organised by: GenealogySA & State Library of South Australia
20 May 2021
Projected History: Tea Tree Gully Township, Terrible Tales (South Australia)
Organised by: Tea Tree Gully Library
20 May 2021
Railways in Australian & New Zealand Environments (Canberra)
Organised by: National Library of Australia
21-23 May 2021
Kernewek Lowender: Copper Coast Cornish Festival (South Australia)
Organised by: Copper Coast City Council
22 May 2021
Scottish Indexes Conference X (Online)
Organised by: Scottish Indexes
23 May 2021
Building your Family Tree from Scratch (Online)
Organised by: GenealogySA
25 May 2021
Languages and translations (South Australia)
Organised by: Playford Library Service
25 May 2021
Family History Research Session 4: Searching and Recording (Online)
Organised by: History Helper
28 May 2021
Bringing your ancestors to life: triumphs and trials of publishing a family history (Online)
Organised by: Queensland Family History Society
28 May 2021
Learn how to use Ancestry.com (Queensland)
Organised by: Gympie Library
30 May 2021
Historic Newspaper Trascription Day (South Australia)
Organised by: GenealogySA
June 2021
2 June 2021
Revitalising Pacific connections with Big Y (Online)
Organised by: Legacy Family Tree Webinars
2 June 2021
The stories we tell... (New Zealand & Online)
Organised by: Auckland Libraries
2 June 2021
Ancestry tips (Online)
Organised by: Society of Australian Genealogists
6 June 2021
Discovering what's new with FamilySearch (New Zealand & Online)
Organised by: Auckland Libraries
8 June 2021
Maternal Lines (South Australia)
Organised by: Playford Library Service
9-16 June 2021
Tracing Your Irish Ancestors (Ireland)
Organised by: Ulster Historical Foundation
11 June 2021
Researching your relatives in Western Australia (Online)
Organised by: Queensland Family History Society
16 June 2021
Discovering what's new with FamilySearch (New Zealand & Online)
Organised by: Auckland Libraries
18 June 2021
A festival of film (Online)
Organised by: NSW State Archives
19 June 2021
The Family History Show: York (England)
Organised by: Discover Your Ancestors Magazine
24 June 2021
Where do I start? Discover your State Library online (Online)
Organised by: State Library New South Wales
22 June 2021
Minding your manners (South Australia)
Organised by: Playford Library Service
25-26 June 2021
THE Genealogy Show 2021 (Online)
Organised by: THE Genealogy Show
30 June 2021
Art cities off the beaten track (New Zealand & Online)
Organised by: Auckland Libraries
July 2021
6 July 2021
Tracing living people (South Australia)
Organised by: Playford Library Service
7 July 2021
Death is not the end - litigation remains: Exploring Australian wills and probate (Online)
Organised by: Legacy Family Tree Webinars
9 July 2021
Aboriginal blanket returns (Online)
Organised by: NSW State Archives
9 July 2021
Researching in Victoria: tips, tricks, and good advice (Online)
Organised by: Queensland Family History Society
10-23 July 2021
Canadian Genealogical Virtual Research Institute (Online)
Organised by: Kathryn Lake Hogan & Christine Woodcock, Canada
17-24 July 2021
2021 Virtual International German Genealogy Conference (Online)
Organised by: International German Genealogy Partnership, Germany
20 July 2021
Dating Photographs (South Australia)
Organised by: Playford Library Service
25 July-1 August 2021
History in Paradise AFFHO 2021 Conference (Norfolk Island)
Organised by: Norfolk Island Museum
August 2021
4 August 2021
Burying the Body in England (Online)
Organised by: Legacy Family Tree Webinars
10 August 2021
Tips and tricks for researching your family home (Queensland)
Organised by: Moreton Bay Regional Libraries
11 August 2021
What's in the State Archives Collection? (New South Wales)
Organised by: NSW State Archives
20 August 2021
Sydney Observatory records (Online)
Organised by: NSW State Archives
September 2021
1 September 2021
Tech with Thomas (Online)
Organised by: Legacy Family Tree Webinars
3 September 2021
Unlocking film treasures: the National Film and Sound Archive collection (New South Wales)
Organised by: Cessnock City Library
4-12 September 2021
NSW History Week: From the Group Up (New South Wales)
Organised by: History Council of NSW
24 September 2021
Police service cards (Online)
Organised by: NSW State Archives
25 September 2021
The Family History Show: London (England)
Organised by: Discover Your Ancestors Magazine
October 2021
6 October 2021
A Cargo of Criminals: Transportation to Australia (Online)
Organised by: Legacy Family Tree Webinars
14-17 October 2021
2021 OHA Biennial Conference: Oral History in Troubling Times (Tasmania)
Organised by: Oral History Australia and Oral History Tasmania
29 October 2021
Teachers' rolls and Teacher career cards (Online)
Organised by: NSW State Archives
November 2021
3 November 2021
Uncovering the lives of your London (England) ancestors (Online)
Organised by: Legacy Family Tree Webinars
19 November 2021
Top-numbering explained (Online)
Organised by: NSW State Archives
December 2021
1 December 2021
Using Australian historical maps in your research (Online)
Organised by: Legacy Family Tree Webinars
10 December 2021
Top-numbering explained (Online)
Organised by: NSW State Archives
March 2022
March/April 2022 ** PROPOSED EVENT**
Family History Down Under 2022 (Queensland)
Organised by: Unlock The Past
NO OFFICIAL DATE IN 2022 YET
Riding the Waves of History: NSW & ACT Annual State Conference (New South Wales)
Organised by: Newcastle Family History Society Inc. with Maitland & Beyond Family History Inc.