~ October 2006 ~  

MEETING DATES 2006

MEETING DATES 2007

Meeting held 2nd Wednesday of the month at 10am in the Tebbutt Room, Windsor Library

INFORMATION

SAD NEWS

Longtime member Vern Avern (husband of Mary) passed away on 18th September 2006. Vern maintained a strong love of heritage, particularly in the Hawkesbury and was amember of a number of local historical societies in the area. He also had a keen interest in family history and compiled his own family history. Members of the group attended his memorial service.

GRONO FAMILY ASSOCIATION

The Grono Family Association & website has been established see http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gronofamily/index.htm Aim of the new group & website are to: Share research into the lives of John Grono, his wife Elizabeth Bristow and their descendants; Preserve and share photos of descendants; Correct inaccurate information that has been previously published on John Grono & descendants; Share “stories” about the lives of members & be a “meeting point” for descendants & information about reunions & events of interest. A Grono Family email address has also been set up, as a point of contact with other Grono Family members gronofamily@gmail.com

HAWKESBURY LANDHOLDERS VOL. 1 CD

List landholders of Pearl Beach and Patonga River from 1839-1990s now available for sale. Includes details of residence, occupation plus title deed reference. $30 (inc. P&H within Australia) Vol. 2 Richmond & Windsor due out in December 2006. Contact Helen Dickinson, PO Box 117 St. Pauls 2031 email nswlandrecords@yahoo.com.au

BELL FAMILY REUNION (200 YEARS)

Looking for descendants of Ensign ARCHIBALD BELL, NSW Corps who arrived Sydney 1807 “Young William” with wife Maria Kitching & children. Settled "Belmont" North Richmond. Married sons : William Sims Bell – m. Eliza Bell; Archibald Bell (who found Bell’s Line) m Frances Ann North; James Thomas Bell – m Elizabeth North. Married daughters with children : Maria Bell married William Faithfull; Elizabeth Bell married George Cox; Mary Ann Bell 1stly m Capt. John Fennel, 2ndly m Francis Little; Sophia Bell married Henry Pelerine Dutton. For Family Reunion on 6th, 7th & 8th July, 2007. Please contact asap – (07)54630262 (07)33992419 (02) 68873185 or email Janet Bell glenavonangus@bigpond.com

PIONEERS & SETTLERS OF LAKE MACQUARIE (NOW 4 SALE)

The Lake Macquarie Family History Group have published "Pioneers & Settlers of Lake Macquarie" The book is A4 sized with 432 pages and beautifully illustrated with many photographs, is fully indexed. Copies are $40 each + $10 P&H. Send order with payment to: Lake Macquarie Family History Group Inc, PO Box 3046 Teralba NSW 2284 Please note that the St. Matthew's Parish registers 1901+ Vol.3 is currently in the final stagesand should be available shortly for sale. For information on this and other LMFHG books see: http://www.lmfhg.hl.com.au/products.html

EVERINGHAM FAMILY ACTIVITIES

Annual Luncheon will be held at Burwood RSL Club, Shaftesbury Road, Burwood on Saturday 25th November 2006 at 12 noon. Mark your diary for 2007, the Everingham Foundation Day will be held on Sunday 11th March 2007 from 10.30am at Dargle Farm, River Road, Lower Porrtalnd. Celebrating the 216th anniversary f the marriage of Matthew James Everingham and Elizabeth Rimes.

For more information contact the Everingham Association , PO Box 1039, Ashfield 1800 NSW

MANNING WALLAMBA ANNUAL FAIR - 21ST OCTOBER 2006

Unlocking the Mysteries of Immigration Fair at Taree P.C.Y.C, Commerce Street (9.30-3pm) $ 5 per person Guest Speakers: 10.10 - 10.45 am Christine Yeats / State Records; 11.30-12.15 p.m. Cora Num (Genealogist) ; 1.30-2.15 p.m. Kevin Carter(National Parks) Equiries manningwallambabafhs1@yahoo.com.au or Phone/Fax - Ian Macleod, (02) 65510021

CONVICT TRAIL PROJECT - CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS

The Convict Trail Project needs volunteers to assist with video & GPS on sections of the road as part of a grant process. CTP have access to a video camera and GPS but require volunteers to do a drive-through video survey which may include bushwalking. Contact Elizabeth Roberts by email on convicttrail@bigpond.com for more information.

FAMILIES IN BRITISH INDIA SOCIETY (FIBIS)

For information on 17-20th century Britons serving in India/SE Asia check website at www.fibis.org or contact FIBIS, PO Box 2379, Carlingford Court 2118 Email aus-nz@fibis.org

SURFING THE INTERNET……. SITES FOR FAMILY HISTORIANS

Members with internet access should check out the following interesting sites. The Library has free access to the internet, contact 4560 4460 for bookings at Windsor & 4578 2002 for Richmond bookings. Let us know of sites, that you have tried & are interesting.

Domesday Book ~ http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/domesday/

National Archive of Memorial Inscriptions (NAOMI) ~ Check whether there are any UK memorial inscriptions relevant to your research. It is only new and in the early stages but keep checking it out. Searching is free but if you want to view a brief description of the memorial, a photograph of the church or chapel, a plan of the burial ground & some historical information there is a fee of between £4-7 ~ http://www.memorialinscriptions.org.uk/

Ancestry.com.au ~ Ancestry are set to establish a presence in Australia, see several databases that can now be searched online FREE. Includes Convict Index, 1788-1868; Maryborough, QLD Immigrants, 1861-91 & NSW 1828-42 Bounty Immigrants ~ http://www.ancestry.com.au

Penrith registers ~ http://addison.homedns.org/projects/projects.htm

Grevilles PO directories ~ http://addison.homedns.org/projects/projects.htm

Canterbury NSW cemetries online ~ (includes Moorefields Cemetery, Kingsgrove, St Barnabas Memorial Garden, Punchbowl & St Saviour's Cemetery, Punchbowl ~ http://www2.canterbury.nsw.gov.au/history/cemetery/welcome.htm

~ Let us know of sites, that you have tried with (or without) success ~