Fiona Brooker

Fiona Brooker is a professional genealogist (Memories In Time) who has been actively researching her family history for over 35 years, inspired by two marriage certificates and a collection of family letters written from New Zealand back to her immigrant ancestor’s family in Devon. Whilst living and researching in the UK, she studied and gained a Higher Certificate in Genealogy from the Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies and is a ProGen graduate. Fiona has served as both President and Treasurer of the New Zealand Society of Genealogists (NZSG). She has organised family history conferences and expos in New Zealand. As well as helping people with their family history research, Fiona’s passion is to preserve today as much as the past and to get the research out of folders and the computer and into the hands of family members so that they can learn about their heritage.

Fiona's Upcoming Live Webinars (15)

Thu, January 15 2026: 1:00 UTC
Foundations in AI for Family History 1 of 5: What Is AI and Why It Matters to Genealogists
Thu, January 15 2026: 1:00 UTC
Learn the principles, tools, and responsible practices for using AI in your genealogical research.
Learn the principles, tools, and responsible practices for using AI in your genealogical research.
Thu, January 15 2026: 1:00 UTC
Foundations in AI for Family History 2 of 5: Prompt Power—Getting Better Answers from AI
Thu, January 22 2026: 1:00 UTC
Learn the principles, tools, and responsible practices for using AI in your genealogical research.
Learn the principles, tools, and responsible practices for using AI in your genealogical research.
Thu, January 22 2026: 1:00 UTC
Foundations in AI for Family History 3 of 5: Using AI Responsibly: Principles and Ethics
Thu, January 29 2026: 1:00 UTC
Learn the principles, tools, and responsible practices for using AI in your genealogical research.
Learn the principles, tools, and responsible practices for using AI in your genealogical research.
Thu, January 29 2026: 1:00 UTC
Foundations in AI for Family History 4 of 5: Smart Tools—AI Helpers for Genealogy Tasks
Thu, February 5 2026: 1:00 UTC
Learn the principles, tools, and responsible practices for using AI in your genealogical research.
Learn the principles, tools, and responsible practices for using AI in your genealogical research.
Thu, February 5 2026: 1:00 UTC
Foundations in AI for Family History 5 of 5: Building Your AI Workflow and Digital Crew
Thu, February 26 2026: 1:00 UTC
Learn the principles, tools, and responsible practices for using AI in your genealogical research.
Learn the principles, tools, and responsible practices for using AI in your genealogical research.
Thu, February 26 2026: 1:00 UTC
Thu, March 12 2026: 0:00 UTC
From Research to Data with AI 1 of 5: From Records to Raw Data—Extracting with AI
Thu, March 12 2026: 0:00 UTC
Use AI to extract, clean, organise, and analyse your family history research. Intermediate level, focused on workflows and data handling; ideal for users managing large research projects; activities include table-building, clustering, and data cleaning.
Use AI to extract, clean, organise, and analyse your family history research. Intermediate level, focused on workflows and data handling; ideal for users managing large research projects; activities include table-building, clustering, and data cleaning.
Thu, March 12 2026: 0:00 UTC
From Research to Data with AI 2 of 5: Cleaning Up—Fixing, Formatting, and Validating Data
Thu, March 26 2026: 0:00 UTC
Use AI to extract, clean, organise, and analyse your family history research. Intermediate level, focused on workflows and data handling; ideal for users managing large research projects; activities include table-building, clustering, and data cleaning.
Use AI to extract, clean, organise, and analyse your family history research. Intermediate level, focused on workflows and data handling; ideal for users managing large research projects; activities include table-building, clustering, and data cleaning.
Thu, March 26 2026: 0:00 UTC
From Research to Data with AI 3 of 5: Organising Information—Tables, Tags, and Templates
Thu, April 9 2026: 0:00 UTC
Use AI to extract, clean, organise, and analyse your family history research. Intermediate level, focused on workflows and data handling; ideal for users managing large research projects; activities include table-building, clustering, and data cleaning.
Use AI to extract, clean, organise, and analyse your family history research. Intermediate level, focused on workflows and data handling; ideal for users managing large research projects; activities include table-building, clustering, and data cleaning.
Thu, April 9 2026: 0:00 UTC
From Research to Data with AI 4 of 5: Seeing Patterns—Summaries, Timelines, and Clusters
Thu, April 16 2026: 0:00 UTC
Use AI to extract, clean, organise, and analyse your family history research. Intermediate level, focused on workflows and data handling; ideal for users managing large research projects; activities include table-building, clustering, and data cleaning.
Use AI to extract, clean, organise, and analyse your family history research. Intermediate level, focused on workflows and data handling; ideal for users managing large research projects; activities include table-building, clustering, and data cleaning.
Thu, April 16 2026: 0:00 UTC
From Research to Data with AI 5 of 5: Your AI Research Assistant—Logs, Notes, and Citations
Thu, April 23 2026: 0:00 UTC
Use AI to extract, clean, organise, and analyse your family history research. Intermediate level, focused on workflows and data handling; ideal for users managing large research projects; activities include table-building, clustering, and data cleaning.
Use AI to extract, clean, organise, and analyse your family history research. Intermediate level, focused on workflows and data handling; ideal for users managing large research projects; activities include table-building, clustering, and data cleaning.
Thu, April 23 2026: 0:00 UTC
Thu, October 15 2026: 0:00 UTC
From Data to Dialogue with AI 1 of 5: Turning Data into Stories
Thu, October 15 2026: 0:00 UTC
Turn structured research into stories, images, presentations, and shareable formats with AI. Advanced application of AI for publishing and presenting; includes image generation, storytelling prompts, visual outputs; activities include drafting, editing, and building presentations.
Turn structured research into stories, images, presentations, and shareable formats with AI. Advanced application of AI for publishing and presenting; includes image generation, storytelling prompts, visual outputs; activities include drafting, editing, and building presentations.
Thu, October 15 2026: 0:00 UTC
From Data to Dialogue with AI 2 of 5: Writing with AI—Biographies, Blogs, and Case Studies
Thu, October 22 2026: 0:00 UTC
Turn structured research into stories, images, presentations, and shareable formats with AI. Advanced application of AI for publishing and presenting; includes image generation, storytelling prompts, visual outputs; activities include drafting, editing, and building presentations.
Turn structured research into stories, images, presentations, and shareable formats with AI. Advanced application of AI for publishing and presenting; includes image generation, storytelling prompts, visual outputs; activities include drafting, editing, and building presentations.
Thu, October 22 2026: 0:00 UTC
From Data to Dialogue with AI 3 of 5: Creating Visuals—Images, Charts, and Timelines
Thu, October 29 2026: 0:00 UTC
Turn structured research into stories, images, presentations, and shareable formats with AI. Advanced application of AI for publishing and presenting; includes image generation, storytelling prompts, visual outputs; activities include drafting, editing, and building presentations.
Turn structured research into stories, images, presentations, and shareable formats with AI. Advanced application of AI for publishing and presenting; includes image generation, storytelling prompts, visual outputs; activities include drafting, editing, and building presentations.
Thu, October 29 2026: 0:00 UTC
From Data to Dialogue with AI 4 of 5: Presentation-Ready—Reports, Talks, and Videos
Thu, November 12 2026: 1:00 UTC
Turn structured research into stories, images, presentations, and shareable formats with AI. Advanced application of AI for publishing and presenting; includes image generation, storytelling prompts, visual outputs; activities include drafting, editing, and building presentations.
Turn structured research into stories, images, presentations, and shareable formats with AI. Advanced application of AI for publishing and presenting; includes image generation, storytelling prompts, visual outputs; activities include drafting, editing, and building presentations.
Thu, November 12 2026: 1:00 UTC
From Data to Dialogue with AI 5 of 5: Keeping Your Voice—Collaborating Creatively with AI
Thu, November 19 2026: 1:00 UTC
Turn structured research into stories, images, presentations, and shareable formats with AI. Advanced application of AI for publishing and presenting; includes image generation, storytelling prompts, visual outputs; activities include drafting, editing, and building presentations.
Turn structured research into stories, images, presentations, and shareable formats with AI. Advanced application of AI for publishing and presenting; includes image generation, storytelling prompts, visual outputs; activities include drafting, editing, and building presentations.
Thu, November 19 2026: 1:00 UTC

Fiona's Webinars (14)