Robyn Dryen is President of the Australian Jewish Genealogical Society and Editor of its newsletter, Kosher Koala.

With a background in teaching and policy research, Robyn turned her skills to family history in 2000 – or perhaps it was the love of cryptic crosswords and jigsaw puzzles that proved the perfect skill set!

“They Lived Down Under – Tracing Your Family in Australia and New Zealand” (Tues-121), 7:30-8:45 A.M.

Jews have been settling in Australia since 1788, and in New Zealand since the 1840s. If you have lost a branch of your family, this presentation will outline the available sources for searching Australian and New Zealand records to ascertain whether the “lost” washed up down under.

Category: Beginning genealogists

Topics: Cemetery research, Repositories, Specific countries or geographic areas