Hobart Branch, Tasmanian Family History Society Inc in Bellerive, Tasmania, Australia | Non-profit organisation

Hobart Branch, Tasmanian Family History Society Inc

Locality: Bellerive, Tasmania, Australia

Phone: +61 3 6244 4527

Address: 19 Cambridge Road 7018 Bellerive, TAS, Australia

Website: http://www.hobart.tasfhs.org

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25.01.2022 At 7.30 pm on Tuesday 21 January 2020 the Hobart Branch will launch the sequel to last year's introductory video (for anyone contemplating DNA testing for their family history research). The sequel will suit anyone who has done the DNA test and is wondering how to get maximum value from the results.... The 60 minute presentation, written and presented by Ros Escott, will be launched at a public screening, followed by a Q&A session and supper. Come to our usual monthly meeting venue - Sunday School, St John’s Park Precinct, New Town. If in doubt about directions, go to http://www.orphanschool.org.au/where.php and look for the Parish Hall on the map. Members and visitors welcome For more details email [email protected]

25.01.2022 Enjoying Joyce Purtscher tell engrossing stories of families whose children were taken into care. Fascinating.

21.01.2022 The 2019-20 Frank MacDonald Memorial Prize group were officially announced today at a moving presentation ceremony in Ulverstone, the birthplace of Frank MacDon...ald MM. Congratulations to the following students: Amelia Hanson - Riverside High School Chi Canty Scotch Oakburn College Elijah Hughes Kingston High School Lachlan Rogers Taroona High School Melanie Shoobridge Tasman District School William Zeeman The Hutchins School The teachers accompanying the students are: Phillip Stanley MacKillop Catholic College Shelley Hollister Devonport High School Also traveling with the group is: Parliamentarian, Hon Guy Barnett MP, Minister for Veterans’ Affairs RSL Representative, Craig Coutts Tour Leader, Kristy Broomhall from the Department of Communities Tasmania. During the presentation ceremony, the 2018-19 FMMP group shared their experience of being the recipients of the Prize. The group spoke about their trip to the Western Front in Belgium and France in April this year along with special poignant moments and light-hearted memories. In particular, the group expressed that the Prize is a life-changing experience. Make sure you like this Facebook page to continue following the group's journey over the next 12 months.

21.01.2022 It's great to hear from fellow researchers. BUT this page is intended to share snippets of information or coming events related to family history. It is not currently a forum for assistance with research. The society has volunteer researchers who may be able to help for a modest charge: check the branch website [http://hobart.tasfhs.org/research.php] for details.

19.01.2022 Updated TROVE just a few days away. From Monday 22 June, all visitors to trove.nla.gov.au can access the new features via a green banner across the top of most Trove pages. You'll be able to compare both versions up until our official launch on Friday 26 June.

18.01.2022 We invite you to join us to hear Stefan Petrow present our regular free monthly public talk on Tuesday 16 July 2019 at 7:30pm. Venue is the Sunday School at St Johns Park, New Town. He will tell the story of Alfred Kennerley, prominent civic leader in Tasmania during the the 1860s and 1870s. All are welcome. No charge.... We will hear a story focused on the huge contribution Kennerley made to philanthropy in Hobart, not just the Boys Home that he founded. He was the most prominent civic leader of his day in the 1860s and 1870s. But he was also Mayor for four years and Premier for three years at a time of great political instability in the 1870s. The talk will discuss why Kennerley did not achieve as much in the political realm as he did in the civic realm. Our speaker Stefan Petrow is a Professor of History in the History and Classics discipline at the University of Tasmania, Director of the Centre for Tasmanian Historical Studies and editor of Tasmanian Historical Studies. His teaches Australian, Tasmanian and European history and his interest in Tasmanian history ranges from early settlement to the late 20th century, with special interests in planning, urban, legal and cultural history. Join us and the speaker for a cuppa after the talk. Go to http://www.orphanschool.org.au/where.php for directions to the venue. Look for the Parish Hall on the map.

16.01.2022 #OnThisDay in 1832 the Katherine Phorbes left Woolwich bound for Hobart. On board were 17 political prisoners, transported for their leadership in an uprising ...that took control of large parts the English city Bristol. At the time only 5% of the population were able to vote, poverty, hunger, destitution and breathtakingly low mortality rates ravaged the English working class, yet for that 5%, empire had delivered unimaginable wealth. This huge inequality, and for some the fear of what might come, led to attempts at political reform. But these were reforms that would not come easy and not without a fight. In 1831 the second attempt at moving the Reform Bill through Parliament failed, on the 29th October ‘Sir’ Chris Weatherell a strong opponent of the bill visited Bristol to open a new court house, a protest gathered outside and news broke through that Wetherell had threatened to imprison participants as anger grew so did the numbers, several thousand encircled the buildings and packed nearby streets. The mayor ordered in the troops, but such was the intensity of the riot that the troops withdrew and for 3 days the working people of Bristol occupied and governed that area. Another squadron of soldiers was sent, and with swords drawn they charged into the protesters, 10 were killed and over 100 were injured. On January 1832 a trial led to 4 leaders being hung and 17 transported to Hobart. Like so many political prisoners transported to Tasmania distaste for the British establishment would only grow and resistance and rebellion would continue. Follow the Radical History Collective for more Share this history with friends

15.01.2022 2020 sees the 40th State Conference and AGM of the Tasmanian Family History Society [http://tasfhs.org], a major anniversary, and we want to make it a special event. We are looking for speakers who have researched a personal diary and would like to share the story of their research. What they discovered. What was missing. Lies. Exaggerations. Difficulties understanding the handwriting. Authenticity. Not just the story of the contents but the story of the research process.... The event will take place on June 20, 2020, at Ross in Tasmania. Yes, it is eight months away but we all have busy lives. So to avoid clashes, we want to lock in our speakers early. There will be three major speakers on the day; each will have up to 40 minutes to tell their story giving them time to get into details. They will have free entry and will be able to enjoy the event, the friendly company, and the refreshments. We cannot help with travel expenses, sorry. If you want to contact me directly with questions or to express an interest, send email to [email protected] Could Burnie Branch, Tasmanian Family History Society Inc. and TFHS Inc. Mersey Branch please share.

14.01.2022 #OnThisDay in 1831 the Proteus arrived into Hobart. The Proteus was 1 of 3 ships bound for Tasmania transporting 332 #SwingRioters. The swing rioters were agr...icultural workers taking direct action against landowners the rioters would deliver a note (see photo) calling for the landowner to employ them on better rates of pay. If the landowners failed to comply the swing rioters would burn down property. The Swing Rioters grievance was a rapidly changing situation responding to the dire poverty and destitution. The Corn laws restricted the import of corn leading to rapid increases in the price of food, the workers themselves were being replaced by machines, wages were being pushed down and the church; aligned with the landowners turned its back on the food and support it had previously provided. The direct action spread across 25 counties at Hungerford 700 marched on the landowner’s mansion, burning barns and breaking windows. The Government responded with a wave of repression; beatings, arrests, executions and transportation. Historian Geoffrey Sharman, argued that for those Tasmanians who can trace their ancestry back to the first settlers, 35% would be related in some way to the Swing Rioters and therefore a sizable proportion of Tasmanians are not decedents of criminals, but from people who believed the world could and should be a better place they are the descendants of hero’s, of political prisoners #ChangeTheNarrative, PLEASE share. See more

12.01.2022 We are all about stories, aren't we?

11.01.2022 URGENT NOTICE There will be NO MEETING of the Hobart branch next Tuesday - March 17. The scheduled speaker, Michael Holmes, has agreed to come back later but no new date has been decided yet.... We apologize for any inconvenience but trust you will understand how seriously the COVID-19 virus is affecting many organizations and events. We will advise of a new date as widely as possible. Keep an eye on the branch's website, and the branch's Facebook page. Members with email will receive information through the branch's email newsletter. Please share this notice.

11.01.2022 Enjoying an excellent talk by Ged from the Tasmania Military Museum tonight at our September monthly meeting. Good crowd. Fascinating info.

08.01.2022 For the past four months or so, the Family History Society has closed itself off from face-to-face contact with members and the public. Routine administration such as membership and sale of society publications has continued, as have safe efforts to supply research services. And individuals have added to society compilations of data and indexes to form the basis of future publications. Some branches of our society are preparing for the reopening of their libraries to the pub...lic, developing the procedures, facilities and rules they will use to ensure an operation safe for society volunteers and visitors. When the health emergency does eventually subside, branches will be prepared to serve you directly once again.

07.01.2022 We invite you to join us to hear Ged Lagerewskij present our regular free monthly public talk on Tuesday 17 September 2019 at 7:30pm. Venue is the Sunday School at St Johns Park, New Town. All are welcome. No charge. Our speaker, Ged Lagerewskij, will recount some military tales from the early days of settlement to more recent times. He will start with the story of a most undignified departure by ex-Governor Bligh from Van Diemens Land after losing his job in Sydney, and conc...lude with some surprising naval encounters in Tasmanian waters during the World Wars. You may hear of Japanese incursions into the Derwent during the Second World War and the seizing of the German merchant ship Oberhausen in Port Huon at the outbreak of the First World War. Ged and his wife Paula built and now run the Tasmania Military Museum in Glenorchy. The museum focuses on modern conflicts from the First World War up to the present, but is being developed to cover military heritage back to first settlement. Ged's military career was cut short by injury. He'd enlisted in the Australian Army in 1994, and then served in a number of regiments including the 1st Armoured Regiment (Tank), the 2nd Cavalry Regiment (Recon) and the 3rd/4th Cavalry Regiment (APC). His first overseas operational deployment was to East Timor in 2002, followed by Iraq in 2007 and Afghanistan in 2009. In 2003 he served as an instructor teaching tactics, strategic studies, leadership, military history and field training to trainee Army officers. Join us and the speaker for a cuppa after the talk. Go to http://www.orphanschool.org.au/where.php for directions to the venue. Look for the Parish Hall on the map.

05.01.2022 Last call! Robert Tanner recalling a childhood journey Tonight Aug 20Last call! Robert Tanner recalling a childhood journey Tonight Aug 20

05.01.2022 The story of the underground public toilets in Hobart We invite you to join us to hear Eddy Steenbergen present our regular free monthly public talk on Tuesday 19 November 2019 at 7:30pm. Venue is the Sunday School at St Johns Park, New Town. All are welcome. No charge.... For about 40 years (1920-1960) Hobart men (women stayed on the surface!) went underground for relief. Three (some say 4) conveniences were scattered about the CBD. Hear a little about their construction, use and decommissioning, and maybe share some of the stories or photographs you have. Eddy, a retired IT consultant, continues to use his software skills to integrate genealogical data into searchable databases for the TFHS. After initially exploring the ancestry of both sides of his family (Dutch and UK) and organizing two reunions, he now enjoys researching eclectic topics such as advanced TROVE search techniques, the Turkish Baths of Hobart, the Hobart Ladies Grammar School, and now the underground toilets of Hobart." Go to http://www.orphanschool.org.au/where.php for directions to the venue. Look for the Parish Hall on the map.

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03.01.2022 According to Google maps, driving from Launceston to Dunalley today takes two hours 40 minutes., a long drive today but a longer and more difficult trip in 1937 when Robert Tanner and his family undertook that journey to visit the Spaulding family. Join us to hear Robert tell the story of that journey at our regular free monthly public talk on Tuesday 20 August 2019 at 7:30pm. The venue is the Sunday School at St Johns Park, New Town. Find it by turning off Main Road, New Tow...n, into St Johns Avenue, left at the end, then first to the right. The talk is based on a story to appear in the next edition of the Pitt Water Chronicles, a series of publications from the Historical Society of Sorell Inc. All are welcome. No charge. Join us and the speaker for a cuppa after the talk. For more information about the Pitt Water Chronicles go to [http://sorellhistory.org/pitt-water-chronicles/].

01.01.2022 All 27 National Winners from the 2019 National History Challenge. Congratulations to each of you!!

01.01.2022 All are welcome. Please email [email protected] to register your interest or just select 'going' on the event listed on this page so we know how many to cater for. See you there!