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Australasian Federation of Family History Organisations Inc. Congress on Genealogy and Heraldry

Every three years a Congress on genealogy and related fields is held in Australia or New Zealand. The Congress is held under the auspices of the Australasian Federation of Family History Organisations Inc (AFFHO).  A Congress Host is selected by AFFHO. The first Congress was held in Melbourne in 1977 and its theme was Genealogy in a Changing Society.

Congress2015 will be held in Canberra and the Congress Host will be the Heraldry & Genealogy Society of Canberra Inc.  (HAGSOC).  HAGSOC has established a Congress Committee to plan and organise the event.