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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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25.01.2022 FHWA Members The December issue of our Western Ancestor journal is available online now through our website, fhwa.org.au

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

22.01.2022 ** 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.

22.01.2022 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

22.01.2022 The Family History Federation has some great events coming up. Check them out here: https://www.fhf-reallyuseful.com/

21.01.2022 FAMILYHISTORYWA WEBSITE FOCUS: Our Library Catalogue - KOHA FamilyHistoryWA has an extensive book library at our premises in May Street, Bayswater, WA. To see what is available, you can access the catalogue online via our website at www.fhwa.org.au > Home> Library> Catalogue.... You do not have to be a member of FHWA to have access. Use the catalogue to search for all the items held in the collection: books, CDs, serials, maps, microfiche, microfilm, digital documents, and vertical files. Try out our new feature: Search for your WA surname by entering the name in the Search box. You will retrieve any items which feature your WA surname in their indexes. Extra indexing of surnames for other States in Australia will gradually happen.

21.01.2022 What’s on this week: 29 March - 5 April 2021 Please visit www.fhwa.org.au and click on the Events Tab for all the details **All times are Western Australian Standard Time**... FamilyHistoryWA Library and Research Centre is open! *BOOKINGS ARE ADVISED AND GUARANTEE YOU A SEAT BUT NOT ESSENTIAL. ** If you don’t book we cannot guarantee the use of our facilities. FAMILYHISTORYWA WILL BE CLOSED FRIDAY 2 APRIL, SATURDAY 3 APRIL AND MONDAY 5 APRIL FOR THE EASTER BREAK. Please note, from 1 Jan 2021, the link to join the meetings will be included in your confirmation email from Trybooking. Please keep it somewhere safe. Monday, 29rd March 2021, 19:00 - 20:30 ORGANISING YOUR RECORDS with Christine Harris When you go looking for your family history, it is easy to become buried under a mountain of records. But a simple method of naming both hard copy and digital files will help you to keep everything under control. Whether you are just starting your search, or you have been doing this for years, there's something to be learned in this informative session. https://www.trybooking.com/BNPHO Tuesday, 30th March 2021, 10:00 - 11:30 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/BNFJK

21.01.2022 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)

20.01.2022 All ready to go at Burswood Have A Go Day. Come and say hello at tent 81.

19.01.2022 VOLUNTEERS WANTED FamilyHistoryWA's PR Team are looking for one or two members of the society to help out at Bayswater City Council's Explore. Discover. Commit Carnival on Sunday afternoon, 28 March from 12-3pm at the Rise in Maylands. Any time given is greatly appreciated and it is a fun afternoon.... If you can help out, please email [email protected] https://www.bayswater.wa.gov.au//explore-discover-connect-

18.01.2022 YOU may have had other things to do in December, but the genealogical websites were still beavering away adding material to their collections. To see what they've been up to, check out the listing in the FHWA Forum https://membership.wags.org.au//1169-additions-to-genealog

16.01.2022 A delighted Gavin MacKenzie from Victoria contacted us after identifying his mother and aunt in the Group Settlement #68 (Peel Estate) photo displayed in our blog item (link below). We've now identified five children in the photo left to us by long time member, the late Filson Beckett. We'll provide Gavin with a digital copy of the photograph and he, in turn, sends his thanks and best wishes to all FHWA members.

14.01.2022 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

12.01.2022 What’s on this week: 22 - 28 March 2021 Please visit www.fhwa.org.au and click on the Events Tab for all the details **All times are Western Australian Standard Time**... FamilyHistoryWA Library and Research Centre is open! *BOOKINGS ARE ADVISED AND GUARANTEE YOU A SEAT BUT NOT ESSENTIAL. ** If you don’t book we cannot guarantee the use of our facilities. Please note, from 1 Jan 2021, the link to join the meetings will be included in your confirmation email from Trybooking. Please keep it somewhere safe. Tuesday, 23rd March 2021, 13:00 - 14:30 PRESENTATION: Robert Holloway: Tracing Western Australian Land Records Robert guides how to find property information in Western Australia. https://www.trybooking.com/BMYZB Sunday, 28th March 2021, 14:00 - 15:30 LEGACY USER GROUP Topic: Media in Legacy https://www.trybooking.com/BLTQK

11.01.2022 What’s on this week: 15 - 21 March 2021 Please visit www.fhwa.org.au and click on the Events Tab for all the details **All times are Western Australian Standard Time**... FamilyHistoryWA Library and Research Centre is open! **Due to the easing of Covid restrictions with effect 15 March, bookings are no longer required to visit the May St premises to do your research.** Please note, from 1 Jan 2021, the link to join the meetings will be included in your confirmation email from Trybooking. Please keep it somewhere safe. Wednesday, 17th March 2021, 10:00 - 11:30 Resources at the May St Research Centre - an Orientation Tour After the attending the online FHWA Orientation session, this is a face-to-face small group tour of our Research Centre. Our computer research system will be demonstrated. Participants may stay on to do their own research with assistance from FHWA library volunteers. This session is currently sold out. Please go to www.fhwa.org and click on events to book for upcoming sessions. Saturday, 20th March 2021, 11:00 - 13:00 London, South of England and Wales Special Interest Group Topic: My Ancestor Went to Sea: UK Shipping and Seafarer Records: A Case Study. Peter Hamersley will look at the records available and show how he has used them to create a career time line of his seafaring 3x great grandfather. https://www.trybooking.com/BLVYX

09.01.2022 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.

06.01.2022 Something very special took place for our very own Military Special Interest Group last Friday. Convenor, Angela Heymans, writes: "The Military Special Interest Group celebrated a significant milestone on Friday 26 March 2021 with a public demonstration of the Western Australian Military Digital Library website. The event was at the Army Museum of WA in Burt Street, Fremantle and invitees included representatives from key history, library and museum organisations. The websi...te is the culmination of four years of collaboration with the Army Museum archives. Personal military documents donated to the Army Museum over the years are being progressively digitised and uploaded to the WA Military Digital Library website. The new website can be viewed at www.wamdl.com.au. Have a look to see if your relative is included!" In attendance on the day were: Angela Heyman (Military SIG Convenor), Gwyn Williams, Richard Williams, Ben Williams, Susan Salvair, Helen Birch (Army Museum) , Sarah Robinson, Erica Boyne (WA Museum), Kylie Easton (WA Museum), Neil Bradley (FHWA Treasurer) and Chris Loudon.

05.01.2022 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.

04.01.2022 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!

02.01.2022 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

01.01.2022 What’s on this week: 11 - 17 January 2021 Please visit www.fhwa.org.au and click on the Events Tab for all the details **All times are Western Australian Standard Time** What’s on this week: 11 - 17 January 2021... Please visit www.fhwa.org.au and click on the Events Tab for all the details FamilyHistoryWA Library and Research Centre is open!*BOOKINGS ARE ADVISED AND GUARANTEE YOU A SEAT BUT NOT ESSENTIAL. ** If you don’t book we cannot guarantee the use of our facilities. https://www.trybooking.com/BNTWZ Monday, 11 January 2021, 11:00 - 12:00 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/BNPHQ Sunday, 17th January 2021, 14:00 - 15:30 Irish Special Interest Group Topic: How to use Griffith Valuation and the Tithe Applotment Books for Irish Research. https://www.trybooking.com/BLPZM