FamilyHistoryWA

The Master Genealogist Special Interest Group will meet quarterly online on the first Saturday of the month in 2021.

The regular quarterly meeting of the Western Australian Special Interest Group of FamilyHistoryWA

The NoE SIG meet to help others with their family history journey. We specialise in the North of England, all Counties from the Scottish Border down to Rutland and include the Isle of Man. Meetings of the North of England SIG are held at May Street or online as indicated.

Widen your knowledge of French family history by sharing your discoveries of ancestors with French Connections. Come and share your research routes to discover new options to hunt your French ancestry. Bring your lunch, grab a tea or coffee, and join us.

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Learn about our society of family historians. Discover the resources on our website and how these will help your research: this session is for new members, or people considering joining, or members to update. You will receive an email confirming your booking. For ONLINE sessions this email contains the Google Meet invitation code, so on the day click on the code to enter the session, then select JOIN. Remember to book for the follow on “Resources at the Research Centre Tour” at May Street.

This introductory course will show you how to begin your Family History research. Learn how to access birth, death and marriage records and find related records. Discover other websites that should provide more routes in your family history journey. Find out ways to record your discoveries.

Join us for a fascinating tech topic, get the latest tech news, ask a tech question or just enjoy the tech talk. In 2021, meetings will continue to be online.

The Scottish Special Interest Group of FamilyHistoryWA holds its meetings quarterly. Make sure you check the notes attached to the session you are booking to determine whether the session is Face-to-Face at May Street or is being held online.

Digging WA Death Records. Enjoy wine and cheese whilst you mix and mingle at May St before our FHWA valued member, published author and researcher Lorraine Clarke tells us stories from the WA records that highlight where and how to dig into death records in WA. There’s more time to ask questions and chat over tea, coffee and cake, before driving home safely!

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.

The monthly meeting of the Perth FTM User Group will move into the next phase of Covid awareness. Some of our meetings will be Face to Face at May Street, others will remain online. Future meetings will include both (watch this space)! PLEASE CHECK THE DESCRIPTION OF EACH SESSION TO DETERMINE IF YOUR MEETING IS AT MAY ST OR ONLINE.

The Eastern Australian Special Interest Group meeting at May Street (unless otherwise advised).

For the August meeting of the Military Special Interest Group, Peter Hamersley will talk about UK Shipping Records and an index he is creating to aid researchers of United Kingdom merchant seamen records of the mid 19th century.

The South Australian Special Interest Group of FamilyHistoryWA meets once a quarter to assist people with South Australian ancestry to research their family history. We also plan online sessions on Tuesday mornings in March, May and October.

The meetings of the Legacy User Group in 2021 will occur monthly on alternating Sundays and Tuesdays from January to November. The meetings may be online, face-to-face or mixed mode depending on the situation at the time and this information will be updated as it becomes available.

The India and South East Asia (ISEA) Special Interest Group of FamilyHistoryWA meets in February, May, August and November. Our aim is to increase our knowledge and understanding of this area and discover information about our ancestors who lived there. In 2021, the group will be meeting online until government restrictions and the risk associated with COVID-19 has abated.

The DNA Special Interest Group will meet four times during 2021 following whatever restrictions are in place at the time. Information about 2021 events will be updated as the situation dictates closer to the time.

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. Meetings in 2021: Online - July, August, October and November Face to Face - September and December

Saturday 19 June 2021 11am Mal Parr will present Photos and Postcards of Old London. LSEW SIG meetings will occur quarterly on Saturdays in June, September, December and March. Meetings may be online, face-to-face or mixed mode depending on the situation at the time. This information will be updated as and when it becomes available

FHWA Unit 4, May St, Bayswater WA. Sunday 11th July at 1.30pm. A Face to face catchup and see where we are at. Bring your research and spend time in Library with others to assist.

The Enrolled Pensioner Guard Special Interest Group meets three times a year at FamilyHistoryWA and also holds an annual outing to a place of interest.

The 40th Anniversary of the Irish Special Interest group. We celebrate with afternoon tea at May St. Bring a plate and enjoy our first face-to-face meeting for 19 months.

Regular quarterly meeting of the European Special Interest Group of Family HistoryWA meet at May Street, Bayswater, unless restrictions dictate.

How to research your family tree in the Covid-19 era. A National Family History Month event in the Great Southern Room at the State Library of Western Australia. Three days of talks and research time for people wishing to begin their family history journey.

This is a BEGINNERS workshop and is in addition to the normal monthly meetings. We will be covering - how to enter data into FTM from the very basics - 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 Normal workshop pricing will apply to tickets for this session.

Visit the facilities in Northbridge. Hear a presentation about the facilities and services, and a demonstration of the website and learn how to search for records. Afterwards you will have an opportunity to talk with staff and visit the exhibition "Wild West: Animals in the Archives".

The regular research session of the Scottish SIG of FamilyHistoryWA