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Lake Macquarie Family History Group Inc.

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Upcoming Saturday Meetings

Meeting Date

Guest speaker(s)

21 September 2024

Christine Yeats - Hear your house speak

19 October 2024

Lachlan Weatherall - Dating and locating historical photographs

Wednesday Library & Resources Access

In addition to meeting days the meeting hall is also open for access to resources and research on the first Wednesday of each month from 1.00 pm to 5.00 pm or later if arranged beforehand.

Newsletter & Journal

A newsletter containing useful information is often provided for each meeting.
Copies of recent editions are available for downloading in PDF format:

Sep 2023 (268KB) Jan 2024 (121KB)

Oct 2023 (315KB) Feb 2024 (167KB)

Nov 2023 (341KB)   Jul 2024 (123KB)

Dec 2023 (272KB) Apr 2024 (170KB) Aug 2024 (121KB)

The Group's journal, "The Chronicle", commenced publication in August 1999 and is a means by which members may contribute and publicise various aspects of their research.
Send contributions to chronicle@lmfhg.org.au
The journal is free to members and is now exchanged with various other family history groups throughout Australia.
Past issues are available to Group members.

Group Activities

Inaugural members Eloise and Unita and
the 25th anniversary cake April 2024

March 2024 open day with guest speakers Andrew Redfern, Amelia Young and Peter Moore

Members and visitors at the March 2023 book sale day

Long-standing members cutting the 20th celebratory cake.

Book launch of R M Evans & Sons Funeral Directors held on
an open day with various guest speakers.

Jenny Myers receiving a Ministry for the
Arts grant from the RAHS for the Group's
St Matthews transcription project.

Inaugural president Diane Archer
cutting the Group's 10th aniversary cake.

Fay Markwell at the book launch of
Pioneers & Settlers of Lake Macquarie.

Group members at the Morisset Community Fair

Shared Group display at Speers Point on Australia Day

New Resources

The Group has an active program to purchase new resources for the use of members. This material, in book, magazine or CD format, allows members to further their research as new material becomes available. WiFi Internet access is available for members. Details of recent purchased are included in the monthly newsletter and members are encouraged to notify the committee of items suitable for purchase.

NSW BDM Transcription Agents

Access to the New South Wales Registry Office records of births, deaths and marriages is available to authorised transcription agents. Their services provide a lower cost alternative to purchasing official certificates. Unrestricted access is limited to events registered greater than 100 years ago for births, 50 years for marriages and 30 years for deaths. Further details are able from the web sites of the agents Marilyn Rowan, Joy Murrin and Laurence Turtle.