Publishing Your Family History [Aotearoa Family History Month]

Nick Watson, Tania Kopytko and Margaret Riordan from the Palmerston North Branch of the New Zealand Society of Genealogists will be sharing advice and information about publishing your family history.

Book covers:
Bridges, J. (2025). The family of James & Jane Bridge (née Hudson).
Gold, M. (2024). Elena: a hand made life. Johnathan Cape.
Kopytko, T. (2024) Untold stories: World War Two displaced persons who settled in Palmerston North. Untold Stories Project
Riordan, M. (2024). Mary Burke: eldest child of Martin Burke and Ann Philp
Riordan, M. (2020). Tiptoeing back with our ancestors: discovering the Riordan-Lalor family.

When

DATES

Wednesday, August 6, 2025 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Where

LOCATION

Central Library

Mezzanine Floor

4 The Square, Palmerston North, Manawatū-Whanganui 4410

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