Family History Month is an initiative of the Australasian Federation of Family History Organisations (AFFHO). Each year AFFHO promotes events relating to family history, genealogy and related initiatives to encourage our community to explore their family connections.
Please check out the website, particularly the drop down box of Family History Month, for a list of events and sponsors offering prizes. Many societies and libraries are offering events that are not always open to non-members. Some are in person, many are hybrid or online. More events are being added every day, so keep checking back: https://www.affho.org/family-history-month-events/
There is an opening event on Fri 1 Aug at 5pm that features Andrew Redfern’s talk ‘A Lasting Legacy in the Digital Age’, exploring how we ensure our legacy survives the test of time, technology and interpretation.
The closing event is on Sun 31 Aug at 5pm. This event features Jane Smith’s talk ‘Keeping your family’s historical stories alive through writing non-fiction’; and Anne Young’s talk ‘Sharing your legacy through blogging’.
There are many prizes from sponsors to be given away to registrants. You can read about these events here: https://www.affho.org/opening-and-closing-ceremonies/
There is also a Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/AFFHOFamilyHistoryMonth