New Zealand Society of Genealogist hit 50!
It is The Legal Genealogist‘s honor and privilege to be one of the speakers this weekend at the 50th anniversary celebration conference of the New Zealand Society of Genealogists.
And my joy to be spending some time in this beautiful country and its next-door neighbor Australia over the next couple of weeks.
Which means, of course, that blog posts will be a bit — um — different over that time.
As with today’s post, when I have the chance — plus the time and an internet connection — you may be dragged along with me on the trip.
And when I don’t have the chance, well, I won’t leave the blog hanging completely… there are still all those lovely legal words to explore.
For today, however, let me just share with you my first views of New Zealand from the air as I arrived in Auckland yesterday…
And the rainbow that greeted me as I arrived.
Love the welcoming rainbow – those NZers know how to make you feel welcome, eh? My daughter and family lived down there for a few years, enjoyed it for many reasons. “Like Vancouver BC got crossed with Hawai’i” is what it looked like to her! đŸ™‚
That’s a perfect description, Celia — and it is certainly lovely here.
Woah what a view, and even a rainbow for your arrival. Enjoy your trip, and I hope in amongst your speaking and touristing, you get to rest up a little. You most certainly deserve it.
Thanks so much, Alona! We don’t have too heavy a touristing schedule — there’s some R&R involved for sure!
Have a blast. What a “bucket list” trip! Can hardly wait to hear of your work at the conferance, the people you will meet, and please…lots of pictures!
Thinking of New Zealand, while sitting in my garden in New Mexico ~
The photos will be a bit limited until the conference is over, but then… đŸ™‚
Welcome to New Zealand, Judy. I am a member of the NZSG but will not be at the conference this year. Enjoy your stay here.
Thanks for the warm welcome! I’m looking forward to seeing more of your beautiful country!
There has been a tip of the hat to the Legal Genealogist in Dick Eastman’s latest newsletter post, including a nice picture:
https://blog.eogn.com/2017/06/05/a-weekend-at-the-auckland-new-zealand-family-history-conference/