Genealogy: Amateur Hobby or Professional Research?

Discover how genealogy and academic history relate to each other, now and before, and what it means for you as a family historian.
About this Event

Join Professor Tanya Evans for Family History Month with her observations on the transition of family history over the past 15 years from an amateur hobby into a recognised discipline and commercial industry.

She will also share her recent collaborative research projects with family historians and community history organisations, as well as her upcoming launch of a new undergraduate Family History unit at Macquarie University, in partnership with the Society of Australian Genealogists.

About the presenter

Tanya Evans is a Professor of History at Macquarie University. She is a public historian who specialises in family history, cultural heritage, history and sport, and more. She examines how history operates in everyday life and is passionate about researching ordinary people and places from the past.

Accessibility

⚠️ This event will be held in the Conference Room on Level 2. Due to lift maintenance from late July onward, Level 2 is accessible only via 4 flights of stairs.