Familyhistory WA in Perth, Western Australia | Community organisation

Familyhistory WA

Locality: Perth, Western Australia

Phone: +61 8 9271 4311

Address: 48 May St Units 4-6 6053 Perth, WA, Australia

Website: http://fhwa.org.au

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24.01.2022 The year is starting to wind down. Many sessions are drawing to an end for 2020. Make sure you don't miss out! What’s on this week: 23 - 29 Nov 2020 Please visit www.fhwa.org.au and click on the Events Tab for all the details... **All times are Western Australian Standard Time** Remember! FamilyHistoryWA Library and Research Centre is open! You can now book for as many sessions as you would like on a given day but **BOOKINGS ARE STILL ESSENTIAL** https://www.trybooking.com/BMWYY Tuesday, 24 November 2020 13:00 - 14:00 ** Last session for 2020 - don't miss out! FamilySearch with Ian Simon Ian will take you on a tour of the FamilySearch website. He will demonstrate how to use the Catalogue to find an enormous amount of indexed images to further your research. He will also show you how to locate and view online records, plus how to use the Wiki to learn where to find record collections. https://www.trybooking.com/BHZSC Tuesday, 24 November 2020 14:15 - 15:30 **2nd last session for 2020 so don't miss out! Organising Your Records When you go looking for your family history, it is easy to become buried under a mountain of records. A simple method of naming both hard copy and digital files will help you to keep everything under control. https://www.trybooking.com/BGBIQ Wednesday, 25 November 2020, 14:30 - 15:45 **Last session for 2020 - so don't miss out! Family Tree Maker Beginners - brought to you by Perth FTM User Group Covering the very basics of the Family Tree Maker software: - name, dates, places - how to add a profile photo - how to add media - how to add a source - how to add parents - how to add children https://www.trybooking.com/BJPUT Thursday, 26 November 2020, 10:30 - 11:45 **Last session for 2020 - so don't miss out! DNA Focus Group (Max 8 participants) Small group session to discuss and provide assistance with any DNA related queries, including testing and using websites. https://www.trybooking.com/BJKVV Friday, 27 November 2020, 12:00 - 13:30 **Last session for 2020 - so don't miss out! Research Exchange Bring your family history discoveries along so we can exchange tips, skills and new places to search. The topic will guide each "Exchange", so we stay on track! Topic: Occupations. https://www.trybooking.com/BKSCP Saturday, 28 November 2020, 10:00 - 13:00 ** Last meeting for 2020 India and South East Asia Special Interest Group Ainslie Sharpe will present a session on 'Soldiers and their wives of the British and HEIC Armies in India in the 19th Century'OPEN https://www.trybooking.com/BFEUM

24.01.2022 We recently received an invitation from the University of Newcastle to participate in a survey. If you are interested, please follow the link below. For more about Dr Emma Shaw, see here: https://www.newcastle.edu.au/profile/emma-shaw... The email: Our research team at the University of Newcastle in Australia (Drs Shaw, Donnelly, Burke and Parkes from the School of Education) are conducting research into family history and DNA testing and its impacts on people’s understanding of themselves and their place in history as well as some general demographic information. To this end, we are conducting an online survey which is expected to take about 20 minutes. This study is an Australian first and provides your group members with an exciting opportunity to be involved in a new worldwide project about exploring the past. We are hoping that you would be able to share the attached invitation, either by email or social media, with your group’s members and direct them to the link provided: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2DDTC2L Thank you for considering this invitation, Dr Emma Shaw (for the research team)

23.01.2022 FHWA Members The December issue of our Western Ancestor journal is available online now through our website, fhwa.org.au

22.01.2022 What’s on this week: 30 Nov - 6 Dec 2020 Please visit www.fhwa.org.au and click on the Events Tab for all the details **All times are Western Australian Standard Time**... Remember! FamilyHistoryWA Library and Research Centre is open! You can now book for as many sessions as you would like on a given day but **BOOKINGS ARE STILL ESSENTIAL** https://www.trybooking.com/BNGKM Tuesday, 1 December 2020, 19:00 - 20:15 ** Last session for 2020 - don't miss out! Trove Workshop with Ian Simon Ian will demonstrate how to navigate through the National Library of Australia's website "new" TROVE. This workshop will give participants time to brush up on search techniques. Explore the wealth of Family History material available at your fingertips Non-members and members welcome https://www.trybooking.com/BJWXF Wednesday, 2 December 2020, 10:00 - 12:30 ** Last Meeting for 2020 - don't miss out! Writers Group The Writers group are not holding a meeting in December. The members of the group are meeting for a Christmas lunch on 2 Dec. Enquiries to Liana - [email protected] Wednesday, 2 December 2020, 10:00 - 12:30 Military Special Interest Group ** Christmas Get Together in the Park** The primary aim of the group is to enhance the knowledge of members and other interested parties in the research of all things military, in particular from a genealogy or family history perspective. https://www.trybooking.com/BFETQ Thursday, 3 December 2020, 10:00 - 11:15 **Last session for 2020 - so don't miss out! Orientation to the Society and Research Centre This online session will be presented by Ian Simon. It is for new members, those intending to join, or those wanting a refresher. Ian will explain about which resources are available on our website, how to communicate with members and how to research your family history during these difficult times of Covid-19. https://www.trybooking.com/BFETX Thursday, 3 December 2020, 13:00 - 14:15 ** Last Session for 2020 - don't miss out! Getting Started with Your Family History This Introductory course will provide you with all of the information to get you started with your Family History. Learn how to access birth, death and marriage records and to finding relevant records. Instructions also include how to record your findings along with some useful websites to further your research. https://www.trybooking.com/BFCKP Saturday, 5 December 2020, 11:00 - 13:30 ** Last meeting for 2020 - don't miss out! London, South of England & Wales Special Interest Group Robert Holloway will present The Tragic Tale of John Samuel Holloway. https://www.trybooking.com/BGPPS Saturday, 5 December 2020, 14:00 - 15:30 ** Last meeting for 2020 - don't miss out! DNA Special Interest Group https://www.trybooking.com/BFEDZ

22.01.2022 Our May Street, Bayswater premises will be closed on Saturday, 7 November as Western Power will be turning the power off for maintenance work. They anticipate the power will be off for most of the day.

19.01.2022 What’s on this week: 2 - 8 Nov 2020 Please visit www.fhwa.org.au and click on the Events Tab for all the details **All times are Western Australian Standard Time**... Remember! FamilyHistoryWA Library and Research Centre is open! You can now book for as many sessions as you would like on a given day but **BOOKINGS ARE STILL ESSENTIAL** https://www.trybooking.com/BMBEI Tuesday, 3 November 2020 10:00 - 11:15 Researching your WA Ancestors with Neil Bradley This presentation is targeted at researchers who want to learn more about the available on-line sources for getting information about their WA Ancestors and Relatives and how to get maximum benefit from these sources. It will also cover other key WA source material available at FHWA to help you link up the fragments of your extended family into a solid coherent tree. https://www.trybooking.com/BJHSP Wednesday, 4 November 2020, 10:00 - 12:30 Writers Group Are you writing your family history or don't know where to start? Join this group of family historians who go beyond names and dates to flesh out the stories behind their ancestors. Monthly meetings include presentations and discussions to aid our writing. We have optional writing assignments and in small groups we positively critique our submitted stories. Presentation by Jeff Moss - Enticing Your Readers into Another World. Writing topics - Family House / Chapter of My Life / Free Choice. https://www.trybooking.com/BFCIE Saturday, 7 November 2020, 11:00 - 13:00 The Master Genealogist Special Interest Group TMG may have been discontinued by Wholly Genes Inc. but we are still using it and plan to for many years to come. Its power when combined with John Cardinal's Second Site is second to none in our opinion. So if you are a user do not despair - come along to learn how to get the best out of these programs with people who are active users! https://www.trybooking.com/BFCHQ Sunday, 7 November 2020, 10:00 - 13:00 North Of England Special Interest Group Research Session The NoESIG meet to help others with their family history journey. We specialise in the North of England, including the Island of Mann and down to Rutland. https://www.trybooking.com/BGTHF

15.01.2022 UPDATE - Service has been restored. Our website is currently down. We are investigating and will provide an update when the situation changes.

12.01.2022 Something for your diary.

10.01.2022 ** FHWA Members Only** The Family History WA Management Committee is currently in discussions with the Fremantle Library to establish a regular time slot at the library with FHWA volunteers to help people with their family history and genealogy research for one day a week starting in March 2021. If any members are interested in participating in this program as volunteer advisors at Fremantle Library, or setting up a similar program at other regional libraries, we would be delighted to hear from you. Expressions of Interest can be sent to the [email protected] by 20 December 2020.

10.01.2022 The State Library added a new digital archive to its online eResources from Adam Matthew. These can be accessed through the Catalogue and on the eResources page of the State Library’s Website for State library members onsite or remotely. (Join here ) From the Adam Matthew welcome screen you will be able to access archives: Age of Exploration, Migration to the New World, First War War portal and Frontier Life, Church Missionary Research: PERIODICALS: MODULE I, Church Missionary Research: PERIODICALS: MODULE II and Church Missionary Research Source Archive https://0-www-login-amdigital-co-uk.catalogue.slwa.wa.gov.a

09.01.2022 What’s on this week: 9 -15 Nov 2020 Please visit www.fhwa.org.au and click on the Events Tab for all the details **All times are Western Australian Standard Time**... Remember! FamilyHistoryWA Library and Research Centre is open! You can now book for as many sessions as you would like on a given day but **BOOKINGS ARE STILL ESSENTIAL** https://www.trybooking.com/BMBEI Monday, 9 November 2020 12:00 - 13:30 Genie Chatter Grab a coffee, bring your lunch and join us. A monthly topic will focus our discussions and discoveries. Find out how to source information from other FHWA members. Topic: Family Traditions https://www.trybooking.com/BKDNE Tuesday, 10 November 2020 19:00 - 20:00 FTM User Group Topic: Charts https://www.trybooking.com/BGMQE Wednesday, 11 November 2020, 09:00 - 15:00 Seniors Recreation Council of WA's Have A Go Day Burswood Park, Great Eastern Highway. FHWA will be at Site 81C to talk to you about Family History WA and the benefits of membership, volunteer opportunities and much more. There is much more to see and do on the day. Free activities, clubs/ groups, Seniors and Commercial Agencies. Come along and have some fun. There will be a Remembrance Day Observance Ceremony at 11am. Thursday, 12 November 2020, 10:30 - 11:45 DNA Focus Group (Max 8 participants) Small group session to discuss and provide assistance with any DNA related queries, including testing and using websites. https://www.trybooking.com/BJKVV Saturday, 14 November 2020, 11:00 - 13:00 Technology Special Interest Group Join us for a fascinating tech topic, get the latest tech news, ask a tech question or just enjoy the tech talk. Topic: What are...Timelines. A step by step journey into making a Genealogical Timeline in Excel and why do it. https://www.trybooking.com/BGKEX Sunday, 15 November 2020, 14:00 - 17:00 Scottish Special Interest Group Meeting https://www.trybooking.com/BFETU

06.01.2022 Today the WA Government announced the introduction of a contact register for all of us commencing on December 5. FHWA will be one of the organisations who will be implementing these measures. The best and easiest way to comply with the new law will be to download and use the SafeWA app on your phone. However, if you do not have a phone that has this ability or if you do not wish to use the app we will provide an alternative method of collecting the information required. Please read the attached notice to understand what will be required. It is about keeping us all safe.

05.01.2022 Once again, FHWA will have a table at Burswood Have A Go Day on Wednesday November 11. Come on down and say hello. The 10 Light Horse will be commemorating Remembrance Day at 11am and then there will be a fly by and a poppy drop. Each poppy that is dropped will have the name of a service person on it. (and are biodegradable in case they land in the river) Come and have an enjoyable wander around the exhibits and admire our new Banner!

05.01.2022 All ready to go at Burswood Have A Go Day. Come and say hello at tent 81.

05.01.2022 No teasers this month as to what data sets have been added to the major genealogy websites during October, you're just going to have to check! And here's the link.......................... http://membership.wags.org.au//1166-additions-to-genealogy

04.01.2022 Details of the AFFHO Congress on Norfolk Island from 1-5 August 2021 have now been released and early-bird registration is open. For full details see the Congress website. Please share this information.

01.01.2022 Things are starting to wind down for the year but there are a few things happening this week: What’s on this week: 16 - 22 Nov 2020 Please visit www.fhwa.org.au and click on the Events Tab for all the details... **All times are Western Australian Standard Time** Remember! FamilyHistoryWA Library and Research Centre is open! You can now book for as many sessions as you would like on a given day but **BOOKINGS ARE STILL ESSENTIAL** https://www.trybooking.com/BMWYY Tuesday, 17 November 2020 14:00 - 16:00 Legacy Special Interest Group The regular meeting of users of the Legacy Family Tree software. Topic: Sharing Family History - making gifts with Legacy https://www.trybooking.com/BFLCT Sunday, 22 November 2020, 14:00 - 17:00 South Australian Special Interest Group The South Australian Special Interest Group of FamilyHistoryWA meets once a quarter to assist people with South Australian ancestry to research their family history. https://www.trybooking.com/BFEUQ