History of Straits Settlement (Penang) and our family’s connection – with Karen de Bruyne – Webinar August 2024 Posted 31 July 2024 by Julie GoucherPenang Civil and state flag – A triband of light blue, white and yellow; an areca nut palm tree within the middle white band. The August 2024 webinar is from Karen de Bruyne. The webinar will share a brief history of Penang (Prince of Wales Island) and Karen’s family connection, with the sources used to uncover the story and learn about their lives. A challenge was finding sources where traditional ones don’t exist. Other countries mentioned are Scotland and Malaysia. This is likely to be of interest to both members and non-members as there is very little research done in the area. About the speaker Copyright Karen de Bruyne Karen been researching her family (including husband’s multinational family) for over 20 years, and her research now extends to all 5 continents. She manages 11 DNA tests for members of our family on all the platforms, (including Y DNA and Mt DNA – not that these have been of any help!) and have solved many a stubborn brick wall with the help of DNA cousins. Karen completed the certificate in 2019 and decided to take a break for a few years whilst dealing with some family matters. I also achieved “British India Ancestors” with The National Institute of Genealogical Studies, and have taken various Pharos courses. I am an associate of AGRA and a member of APG. Karen is a volunteer for the Society of Genealogists, hosting and co-hosting online talks and am the events coordinator and executive committee member of the London Westminster and Middlesex Family History Society. Karen’s areas of interest are London, British India and its wider diaspora especially Malaya (A.K.A. Prince of Wales Island, Straits Settlement etc. ) Thailand, Singapore, Burma and Ceylon. Karen is on the approved researcher list at The British Library Asia and Africa Reading room – had to take a test! Karen is also a Guild member with the registered study of Pinchbeck. Registration: The webinar is FREE to attend to both members and non-members, but registration is essential. 7.30pm BST 27 August 2024 The webinar will be recorded and made available to the public for ONE MONTH after it is available.