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  1. @MolleFamilyHist It's a wonderful country, and everyone has been so friendly...
  2. Thank you to everyone who has made this trip so entertaining, and the kindness of the conference organisers in enabling me to be here
  3. Heading home from NZ today. I now know the meaning of whakapapa (Maori for genealogy), and how to pronounce it properly. Blog post to follow
  4. Episode 7 of the Family History show out now!! ow.ly/bkmsK
  5. @avocadothrower I'm a big Liverpool FC fan, have been all my life...
  6. Final call for bloggers for the Family History Show website - especially if you're talking about Australia, NZ, US or Ireland
  7. @genebrarian @FamilyStories Yes, I'll use that one tonight!
  8. @genebrarian @FamilyStories Which one was that?
  9. @genebrarian @FamilyStories (sigh) I need to find some stories for tonight as well...
  10. @FamilyStories @genebrarian Why, thank you!! I'd better start thinking something up for tomorrow morning
  11. @genebrarian @FamilyStories No pressure there then!!
  12. Brendan Rogers for Liverpool? #LFC interesting choice
  13. @FamilyStories Yes, it's a very interesting experience
  14. @Peston @geordietaf Interesting perspective on fiscal crisis from New Zealand, demise of the Eurozone is inevitable, bureaucrats to blame
  15. Fascinating to learn more about Maori culture, and importance of genealogy linked to land and community
  16. A big thank you to everyone at the New Zealand Society of Genealogists for making me so welcome at their conference in Taupo
  17. @runhistorianrun No cheering allowed. Another 'new' mini-chapter needed, plus bibliography, plus appendices, plus maps, plus memoirs
  18. Planning major upgrade of Your Family History site over the next two months, more online articles to support vodcast plus new bloggers...
  19. Heading to New Zealand next week for genealogy conference, back in time to comment on the jubilee on BBC R4 on 5 June from 4pm