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# Newcastle Family History Society

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## Posts

- [Calendar](https://nfhs.org.au/calendar/) - Click on image for larger view Library Duty Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.Name *FirstLastEmail *Member Number *Date *Morning / Afternoon *MorningAfternoonI can collect keys (Yes or No) *Submit Library Roster Session Time Get the Key Other Librarian Thursday 16 July Afternoon Marilyn M Rosalie B Saturday 18 July Morning Bert
- [Family Histories](https://nfhs.org.au/family-histories/) - Sandra Boyd looks into the early lives of her ancestors, the Baker family and the world they stepped into as new arrivals in the colony of NSW
- [What's On In June 2026](https://nfhs.org.au/whats-on-in-june-2026/) - This podcast details the forthcoming podcasts that are to be recorded this June 2026.
- [What's On In July 2026](https://nfhs.org.au/whats-on-in-july-2026/) - This podcast details the forthcoming podcasts that are to be recorded this July 2026.
- [Westy Women](https://nfhs.org.au/westy-women/) - Benita Parker from the West Wallsend District Heritage Group recounts the extraordinary life of Mary Johnston
- [June Monthly Meeting](https://nfhs.org.au/june-monthly-meeting/) - Julie Keating ‘Prominent Newcastle Buildings of the 1800s’. YouTube recording now available
- [What's On In 2025](https://nfhs.org.au/whats-on-in-2025/) - Get a preview of our 2025 podcasts.
- [Caledonian](https://nfhs.org.au/caledonian-cloned-10964/) - Next issue of Caledonian 28 August 2025
- [2025 NSW & ACT Association of Family History Societies Conference](https://nfhs.org.au/2025-nsw-act-association-of-family-history-societies-conference/) - The 2025 NSW & ACT Association of Family History Societies Conference 12-14 September
- [What's On In May 2026](https://nfhs.org.au/whats-on-in-may-2026/) - This podcast details the forthcoming podcasts that are to be recorded this May 2026.
- [2026 NSW & ACT Association of Family History Societies Conference](https://nfhs.org.au/2026-nsw-act-association-of-family-history-societies-conference/) - The 2026 NSW & ACT Association of Family History Societies Conference 18-20 September
- [Two Men Named Wallis](https://nfhs.org.au/two-men-named-wallis/) - Stephen Ticehurst explores the lives of two men named Wallis who lived in Newcastle in the early nineteenth century
- [What's On In April 2026](https://nfhs.org.au/whats-on-in-april-2026/) - This podcast details the forthcoming podcasts that are to be recorded this April 2026.
- [ANZAC Day Display 2026](https://nfhs.org.au/anzac-day-display-2026/) - Thursday 23 April ANZAC Day display from 1pm to 3pm in the Society's rooms
- [NFHS YouTube Channel](https://nfhs.org.au/nfhs-youtube-channel/) - The NFHS YouTube channel is now being used to house recordings of our general meeting guest speakers.
- [Notable Novocastrians](https://nfhs.org.au/notable-novocastrians/) - Podcasts Notable Novocastrians 1: Beryl Nashar 2: Ethel Byrne 3: Frederick Galleghan 4: Frederick Menkens 5: Elijah Abell 6: Zell Meehan 7: The Wood Family 8: Essie Jenyns Notable Novocastrians Episode 1 - Beryl Nashar Beryl NasharThe first Australian to be awarded a PhD in geology, the first woman to be appointed Dean of Science
- [Lost Cemeteries](https://nfhs.org.au/lost-cemeteries/) - Society member Jane Ison takes us on a journey into the past, to a place thousands pass by daily without knowing what lies beneath —Rest Park in Wallsend, once the site of the town’s first cemetery.
- [Murrook Cultural Centre Visit](https://nfhs.org.au/murrook-cultural-centre-visit/) - Join us for a wonderful experience visiting the Murrook Cultural Centre situated in Worimi Country at 2163 Nelson Bay Road, Williamtown. Friday 24 July 2026.
- [Bushrangers in the Hunter Valley](https://nfhs.org.au/bushrangers-in-the-hunter-valley/) - In this creative non-fiction podcast, Narelle Austen explores the people, places, and forces behind bushranging in one of Australia’s earliest colonial regions - the Hunter Valley.
- [The Castle Forbes Revolt](https://nfhs.org.au/bushrangers-in-the-hunter-valley/) - Join Society member Narelle Austen as she uncovers the context surrounding the events at Castle Forbes near Singleton and drawing on historical records and creative reconstruction.
- [Hughes Potteries - A Family Concern](https://nfhs.org.au/hughes-potteries-a-family-concern/) - Across the road from The Junction Public School in Newcastle once stood a small but mighty institution — a family-run pottery that shaped a community for more than a century. Marie Hughes tells the story of Hughes Potteries – A Family Concern.
- [What's On In 2026](https://nfhs.org.au/whats-on-in-2026/) - What's On In 2026 Newcastle Family History Society Podcasts will be taking a short break over December and January but here's a preview of our podcasts coming up in 2026.
- [March 2026 Monthly Meeting](https://nfhs.org.au/march-2026-monthly-meeting/) - Tuesday 3 March—7.30 pm Guest Speaker—Laurie Allen 'The Inroads of Strange Tribes': Alliances between Aboriginal People of the Hunter and Brisbane Water Districts in the Early Years of Settlement
- [What's On In March 2026](https://nfhs.org.au/whats-on-in-march-2026/) - This podcast details the forthcoming podcasts that are to be recorded this March 2026.
- [What's On In February](https://nfhs.org.au/whats-on-in-february/) - This podcast details the forthcoming podcasts that are to be recorded this February.
- [Sandgate Cemetery Tour 2025](https://nfhs.org.au/sandgate-cemetery-tour-2025/) - Sandgate Cemetery Tour Saturday 18 October 2025 - Visit 12 sites - Jeffries-Currey Wall & Presbyterian Honeysuckle Reburials
- [What's On In October](https://nfhs.org.au/whats-on-in-october-2/) - This podcast details the forthcoming podcasts that are to be recorded this October.
- [Memories of Newcastle](https://nfhs.org.au/memories-of-newcastle/) - In our series, Memories of Newcastle, society member Lea Harris takes us back to the days of the Stockton Tweed Factory, a forgotten piece of our local history.
- [Felonious Females](https://nfhs.org.au/felonious-females/) - Podcasts Felonious Females 1: In the Beginning 2: A Fitting Memorial 3: Women Assigned 4: Ann Corbett 5: AA Company Women 6: Sophia Lovell 7: Molly Morgan 8: Margaret McGreavy 9: Catherine Kent 10: Mary Higgins 11: Women Rewarded 12: Mutinous Misses 13: Elizabeth Hannell 14: Partners in Crime 15: Henry Dangar 16: Hannah Williams
- [October Monthly Meeting](https://nfhs.org.au/october-monthly-meeting/) - Chas Keys - Is the Lower Hunter ready for a flood like 1955’s – or bigger?
- [What's On In September](https://nfhs.org.au/whats-on-in-september-2/) - This podcast details the forthcoming podcasts that are to be recorded this September.
- [The History of Christ Church Cathedral, Newcastle](https://nfhs.org.au/the-history-of-christ-church-cathedral-newcastle/) - Join us on a journey through more than two centuries of sacred history — the story of Christ Church Cathedral, the spiritual heart and architectural crown of Newcastle. Presented by Ian Eckford.
- [Newcastle in the 1800s](https://nfhs.org.au/newcastle-in-the-1800s/) - Julie Keating digs into the mines, sails through treacherous harbours, and walks the streets laid out by early planners, revealing the people, places, and power struggles that shaped Newcastle.
- [September Monthly Meeting](https://nfhs.org.au/september-monthly-meeting/) - Dr John Fluit in this talk will be looking at what sick people were faced with at the start of the 19th century, and the major medical innovations throughout that century and their impact.
- [What's On In August](https://nfhs.org.au/whats-on-in-august-2/) - This podcast details the forthcoming podcasts that are to be recorded this August.
- [Second World War Links Between Newcastle and Portuguese Timor](https://nfhs.org.au/second-world-war-links-between-newcastle-and-portuguese-timor/) - In this remarkable account, historian Dr Jude Conway relates a little-known chapter of wartime history—one that spans the jungles of Timor, the city streets of Newcastle, and a camouflaged refugee camp at Bob’s Farm.
- [August Monthly Meeting](https://nfhs.org.au/august-monthly-meeting-3/) - Benita Parker will talk about Mary Johnston an early settler in West Wallsend and later wife of the owner of the Museum Hotel.
- [In the Shadow of Mount Sugarloaf](https://nfhs.org.au/in-the-shadow-of-mount-sugarloaf/) - Podcasts In the Shadow of Mount Sugarloaf West Wallsend District Heritage Group 1: Early History 2: Joseph Notley 3: Wallsend-Teralba 4: Joseph Holmes 5.1: The First Coal Mines 5.2: The First Coal Mines Episode 1 - Early History Benita Parker from the ‘West Wallsend District Heritage Group’ traces the early history of European settlement in
- [What's On In July](https://nfhs.org.au/whats-on-in-july-2/) - This podcast details the forthcoming podcasts that are to be recorded this July.
- [Birds of a Feather](https://nfhs.org.au/birds-of-a-feather/) - Podcasts Birds of a Feather Narelle Austen 1: William Harrison Craig 2: Richard Browne 3: John Tucker 4: Wallis, Burigon, Lycett Episode 1 - William Harrison Craig Based on historical records, member, Narelle Austen takes us on journey to the unforgiving shores of Newcastle, New South Wales – a penal settlement where survival was a
- [What's On In June](https://nfhs.org.au/whats-on-in-june-2/) - This podcast details the forthcoming podcasts that are to be recorded this June.
- [April Monthly Meeting](https://nfhs.org.au/april-monthly-meeting/) - Lachlan Wetherall Monthly Meeting 1 April 2025 2:00 pm Dating and Locating Historical Photographs
- [NFHS Annual General Meeting](https://nfhs.org.au/nfhs-annual-general-meeting/) - Notice of NFHS Annual General Meeting - Tuesday 6 May 2025 at 2pm
- [What's On In May](https://nfhs.org.au/whats-on-in-may/) - This podcast details the forthcoming podcasts that are to be recorded this May.
- [How It Was: Advances in Medicine During My Lifetime](https://nfhs.org.au/how-it-was-advances-in-medicine-during-my-lifetime/) - Podcasts How It Was: Advances in Medicine During My Lifetime Dr Pamela Harrison 1: Childhood Experiences 2: Pregnancy Test 3: Changes in Medicine 4: Palliative Care Episode 1 - Childhood Experiences Join Dr Pamela Harrison OAM as she explores the fascinating history of medicine through her personal stories and lived experiences. Episode 2 - When
- [What's On In April](https://nfhs.org.au/whats-on-in-april/) - This podcast details the forthcoming podcasts that are to be recorded this April.
- [What's On In March](https://nfhs.org.au/whats-on-in-march/) - This podcast details the forthcoming podcasts that are to be recorded this March.
- [Female Convicts Seminar](https://nfhs.org.au/female-convicts-seminar/) - Female Convicts of the Hunter Valley Seminar Sunday 2 March 2025
- [Seniors Open Day 2025](https://nfhs.org.au/seniors-open-day-2025/) - Saturday 15 March 2025 10:00 am to 3:00 pm 68 Elder Street Lambton
- [What's On In February](https://nfhs.org.au/whats-on-in-november-cloned-11138/) - This podcast details the forthcoming podcasts that are to be recorded this February.
- [Caledonian](https://nfhs.org.au/caledonian/) - Next issue of Caledonian 28 November 2024
- [Christmas Lunch](https://nfhs.org.au/christmas-lunch/) - Christmas Lunch 2024 at Poppy's Friday 6 December 2024
- [Christmas Fair 2024](https://nfhs.org.au/christmas-fair-2024/) - Christmas Fair Sunday 1 December 2024 at the Mechanics Institute Lambton
- [What's On In November](https://nfhs.org.au/whats-on-in-november/) - This podcast details the forthcoming podcasts that are to be recorded this November.
- [What's On In October](https://nfhs.org.au/whats-on-in-october/) - This podcast details the forthcoming podcasts that are to be recorded this October.
- [Monthly Meetings](https://nfhs.org.au/monthly-meetings/) - Podcasts Monthly Meetings November 2024 The Australian Horse at War November 2024 The Australian Horse at War The Australian Horse at WarThis podcast is an audio extract from the presentation given by Dr Nancy Cushing at the Society’s November 2024 meeting. The complete version can be viewed on our YouTube channel – https://www.youtube.com/@newcastlefamilyhistorysoci2923
- [What Are You Looking At](https://nfhs.org.au/what-are-you-looking-at/) - Podcasts What Are You Looking At? In this series, Jane Ison critically scrutinises the records pertaining to the boys and girls admitted to the Industrial Schools and Reformatories of NSW – the Vernon for boys and Newcastle, Biloela and Shaftesbury for girls. 1 The Register of Warrants 2 The Discharge Register 3 Admissions to the
- [Sandgate Cemetery Tour 2024](https://nfhs.org.au/sandgate-cemetery-tour-2024/) - Sandgate Cemetery Tour Saturday 12 October 2024
- [What's On In September](https://nfhs.org.au/whats-on-in-september/) - This podcast details the forthcoming podcasts that are to be recorded this September.
- [NSW/ACT Annual Conference](https://nfhs.org.au/nsw-act-annual-conference/) - Saturday 14 September - Zoom in the rooms - 9:45 am onwards
- [English Open Day Raffle](https://nfhs.org.au/english-open-day-raffle/) - English Open Day Raffle Drawn 31 August 2024
- [English Open Day](https://nfhs.org.au/english-open-day/) - Saturday 31 August 2024 10am-3pm Mechanics Institute 68 Elder St Lambton
- [What's On In August](https://nfhs.org.au/whats-on-in-august/) - This podcast details the forthcoming podcasts that are to be recorded this August.
- [The Wonderful World of Genealogy](https://nfhs.org.au/the-wonderful-world-of-genealogy/) - Podcasts The Wonderful World of Genealogy 1: Getting Started 2: Places to Visit 3: What's In a Name 4: How, When and Why Did They Come 5: Putting Flesh on the Bones 6: Ten Top Tips The Wonderful World of Genealogy Episode 1 Getting Started Episode 1 is the first of six episodes in which
- [August Monthly Meeting](https://nfhs.org.au/august-monthly-meeting-2/) - Ann Hardy Picturing Watt Street: A look at old Newcastle through paintings, photos etc.
- [What's On In July](https://nfhs.org.au/whats-on-in-july/) - This podcast details the forthcoming podcasts that are to be recorded this July.
- [Old Minmi Courthouse Excursion](https://nfhs.org.au/old-minmi-courthouse-excursion/) - Friday 14 June 2024 11:00am - RSVP 7 June
- [What's On In June](https://nfhs.org.au/whats-on-in-june/) - This podcast details the forthcoming podcasts that are to be recorded this June.
- [What's On In May](https://nfhs.org.au/whats-on-in-may-2/) - This podcast details the forthcoming podcasts that are to be recorded this May
- [NFHS Shop NOW OPEN](https://nfhs.org.au/nfhs-shop-now-open/) - After much hard work by several NFHS members, our online shop is now ready to take orders. We are opening with 22 of our best publications available for purchase.
- [Sandgate Cemetery Tour](https://nfhs.org.au/sandgate-cemetery-tour-2/) - Sunday 19 May 2024 - Primitive Methodist Section of the cemetery - Registration is required prior to the day
- [Book Launch](https://nfhs.org.au/book-launch-may-2024/) - Book Launch of 2 books - They Served Their Country - Behind the Sandstone - 11:00am Friday 3 May 2024 at Jesmond Bowling Club
- [Beginners' Genealogy Courses](https://nfhs.org.au/beginners-genealogy-courses/) - Beginners' Genealogy Course 2024. Sunday 7 April & Sunday 28 April.
- [Newcastle Industrial School & Reformatory](https://nfhs.org.au/newcastle-industrial-school-reformatory/) - Podcasts Bad Girls Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3 Episode 4 Episode 5 Episode 6 Bad Girls Episode 1 Episode 1 in a series about the ‘Bad Girls’ of the Newcastle Industrial School and Reformatory.Jane Ison describes life in NSW in the 1860s and 70s and the measures taken by the government and the courts
- [Seniors' Open Day](https://nfhs.org.au/seniors-open-day/) - Free Seniors' Open Day. Saturday 16th March 2024, 10:30am - 3:00pm at the Mechanics Institute 68 Elder Street Lambton. Get help with family history.
- [Christmas Raffle](https://nfhs.org.au/christmas-raffle/) - Christmas Raffle - Tickets $2 or 3 for $5 - Drawn 14 December
- [Christmas Luncheon](https://nfhs.org.au/christmas-luncheon/) - Friday 1 December 11:30am The Verandah Cafe Poppy's Home and Garden Centre Gateshead Email our secretary to book: nfhsinc@gmail.com
- [Our First Podcast](https://nfhs.org.au/our-first-podcast/) - Carol Duncan interviews Ken & Maree Shilling who are the editors of the 3 volumes of People of Newcastle & the Hunter Valley.
- [NFHS Scottish SIG Group](https://nfhs.org.au/nfhs-scottish-sig-group/) - Podcast Scottish SIG Members of the Newcastle Family History Society’s Scottish Special Interest Group outline what the group does, report on their recent Open Day and give an introduction to the Scottish Old Parochial Registers.
- [People of Newcastle and the Hunter Valley](https://nfhs.org.au/people-of-newcastle-and-the-hunter-valley-2/) - Podcast People of Newcastle and the Hunter Valley Carol Duncan interviews Ken & Maree Shilling who are the editors of the 3 volumes of People of Newcastle & the Hunter Valley. These NFHS publications tell stories about a wide range of individuals including military heroes, early pioneers and business people. The stories cover those from
- [August Monthly Meeting](https://nfhs.org.au/august-monthly-meeting/) - Tuesday 1 August 2.00pm. Guest speaker Dr Jan McLeod.
- [Scottish Open Day Raffle](https://nfhs.org.au/scottish-open-day-raffle/) - Major prize is a framed photo of Eilean Donan Castle. Drawn 12 August 2:30pm at the Scottish Open Day. Tickets $2.00 each or 3 for $5.00.
- [Scottish Open Day](https://nfhs.org.au/scottish-open-day/) - Saturday 12 August 2023 - 10:00am to 3:00pm in the Society's rooms at 68 Elder St Lambton. The Scottish Special Interest Group will be presenting all things Scottish.
- [Female Convicts of the Hunter Valley](https://nfhs.org.au/female-convicts-of-the-hunter-valley/) - A new group has been formed to explore the history of our convict pioneer women of Newcastle and the Hunter Valley. Our first meeting was held on Monday 19 June. The next meeting will be held on a date yet to be decided.
- [July Monthly Meeting](https://nfhs.org.au/july-monthly-meeting/) - Tuesday 4 July 2:00pm at the NFHS Rooms ONLY. Please note there will be NO ZOOM. Trivia hosted by John & Judy Mulhearn.
- [Whitebridge Cemetery Tour Sunday 21 May](https://nfhs.org.au/whitebridge-cemetery-tour-21-may/) - Led by Ed Tonks OAM, local historian 3 tours available - 9:30, 11:30, 1:30 Limited to 15 participants per tour Registration is essential
- [Beginning Genealogy Courses](https://nfhs.org.au/beginning-genealogy-courses/) - Day 1 - Sunday 19 February 2023 Day 2 - Saturday 18 March 2023 Day 3 - Saturday 15 April 2023
- [Carrington Heritage Walk Wednesday 26 April](https://nfhs.org.au/carrington-heritage-walk-wednesday-26-april/) - Led by Julie Keating Limited to 25 people Booking is essential Optional lunch after the walk
- [Courses 23 April](https://nfhs.org.au/courses-23-april/) - "Finding Your Scottish Ancestors" Kirstie Carrick - 9:00am-10:00am "Ins and Outs of Cemetery Research" Pat Helion - 10:00am-11:00am
- [People of Newcastle and the Hunter Valley Volume III Friday 21 April](https://nfhs.org.au/elementor-5502/) - Book Launch - People of Newcastle and the Hunter Valley Volume III - 21 April 2023 at 11am - Jesmond Bowling Club
- [Membership Payments](https://nfhs.org.au/membership-payments/) - Membership payments may now be made through our online shop.
- [People of the Hunter Volume III](https://nfhs.org.au/people-of-the-hunter-volume-iii/) - People of Newcastle and the Hunter Valley Volume III Volume III is now being proofed and will be launched soonNO MORE STORIES CAN BE ACCEPTED PrevPreviousRookwood Cemetery Tour NextSeminar Sunday 5Next
- [They Served Their Country](https://nfhs.org.au/they-served-their-country/) - Do you have a serviceman or woman in your family whose story deserves to be shared with others? We are looking for stories of service either on the home front or in any theatre of war.
- [Wanted](https://nfhs.org.au/wanted-your-stories/) - Do you have a family member who served in World War II or a later conflict and would like their story told? If so, Ken and Maree Shilling would love to hear from you for the forthcoming publication, 'They Served Their Country'.
- [March Monthly Meeting](https://nfhs.org.au/elementor-5337/) - “Hollywood” was the ironic name of the unglamorous depression-era unemployed workers’ camp in the Jesmond bushland. The site will soon be obliterated by construction of the last section of the Newcastle Inner City bypass. This presentation will cover a brief history of “Hollywood”, the people who lived there, and the road that will soon remove all traces of the camp.
- [Free Seniors' Open Day](https://nfhs.org.au/free-seniors-open-day/) - Saturday 11 February 2023 10:30am - 3:00pm
- [February Monthly Meeting](https://nfhs.org.au/february-general-meeting/) - Tuesday 7 February NFHS Rooms "Geology Professor Beryl Nashar" Presented by Jude Conway
- [Wonderful Photographs](https://nfhs.org.au/wonderful-photographs/) - Ken Shilling has donated 28 beautiful photographs from his collection to the Society to sell.
- [December Monthly Meeting - Christmas Trivia](https://nfhs.org.au/december-monthly-meeting-christmas-trivia/) - Next Monthly Meeting Tuesday 6 December Christmas Trivia with Judy & John Mulhearn ONLY IN THE NFHS ROOMS NO ZOOM Christmas Themed Supper to Follow Trivia Please bring a plate to share
- [Christmas Luncheon Hunter Wetlands](https://nfhs.org.au/christmas-luncheon-hunter-wetlands/) - Christmas Luncheon Friday 2 December 2022 Spoonbill Cafe, Hunter Wetlands, Shortland
- [Female Convict Bonnets Project](https://nfhs.org.au/female-convict-bonnets-project/) - In conjunction with the research and writing of They Sent Me North: Female Convicts in the Hunter (2019) members of the NFHS undertook to participate in the Australia-wide Roses from the Heart Female Convict Bonnets initiative.
- [Convict Open Day](https://nfhs.org.au/convict-open-day/) - Convict Open Day Saturday 15 October 2022 10:00am-3:00pm
- [NSW & ACT AFHS Conference](https://nfhs.org.au/conference/) - Newcastle Family History Society with Maitland & Beyond Family History are hosting the 37th Annual Conference of the NSW & ACT Association of Family History Societies 16-18 September 2022
- [Newcastle War Cemetery Tour](https://nfhs.org.au/newcastle-war-cemetery-tour/) - August 14 - FREE tour of our local Commonwealth War Cemetery at Maitland Road, Sandgate. Renowned local historian Ed Tonks, OAM has volunteered to lead the tour. You’ll hear stories of Army, Navy, Marine and Royal Marine servicemen who are buried in the cemetery.
- [Maitland Gaol Visit](https://nfhs.org.au/maitland-gaol-visit/) - Friday 5 August will see us meeting at 10.00am to visit Maitland Gaol. You will need to book your ticket online. It is a self-guided tour. If we escape the Gaol, we will have lunch at the Hunter River Hotel.
- [2022 Courses](https://nfhs.org.au/2022-courses/) - A lot of the courses that were planned for 2021 were unable to be held due to the lockdowns. So these are now planned to be run in 2022.
- [Society Book Sale](https://nfhs.org.au/society-book-sale/) - Tuesday 7th June – Monthly Meeting Day. Sale will start at 1.00 pm and resume after the meeting ends. Come early to grab your choice of bargains and support the Society. All income goes back into resources. Guest speaker and member Julie Keating will be talking about Novocastrians’ lives in the 1800s so it will make for a very interesting afternoon.
- [Nick Vine Hall Award](https://nfhs.org.au/nick-vine-hall-award/) - Nick Vine Hall Award The Nick Vine-Hall Award is presented annually to member societies for the best family history journal or newsletter in Australia and New Zealand. The award was introduced by The Australasian Federation of Family History Organisations Inc. (AFFHO) in 2009. AFFHO presents this award to encourage its member societies to produce quality journals
- [125th Anniversary](https://nfhs.org.au/125th-anniversary/) - Happy 125th Birthday A well attended day to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the opening of the Mechanics Institute was held on Saturday, 1 June 2019, between 10.00am and 3.00pm. The downstairs rooms of the NFHS and the upstairs rooms of the MG Car Club Hunter Region were open to the public allowing visitors to
- [Recent Acquisitions](https://nfhs.org.au/recent-acquisitions/) - Library additions Jan - Sep 2021
- [Library Click & Collect](https://nfhs.org.au/library-click-collect/) - Members are able to borrow books from our library now it’s open for general use. ‘Click and Collect’ is still available.
- [People of Newcastle and the Hunter Valley](https://nfhs.org.au/people-of-newcastle-and-the-hunter-valley/) - It’s Time to Write That Story! Now that Volumes I and II of People of Newcastle and the Hunter Valley: Their Stories – Our Heritage have been launched, it is time to think about stories for Volume III, the last in the series.These first two volumes contain some wonderful contributions from our members and their
- [A Day at the Bay](https://nfhs.org.au/a-day-at-the-bay/) - A Day at the Bay 1 April 2020 On 1 April 2022, we will be visiting the Tomaree Library and Community Centre at Salamander Bay. We will meet at the Library at 10am and visit the library and the Tomaree Family History Society which meets there on a Friday. After a look at the library’s
- [Open Day 23 April 2022](https://nfhs.org.au/open-day-23-april-2022/) - The Military Special Interest Group is organising a display of materials at the NFHS rooms to celebrate Anzac Day 2022.
- [Rookwood Cemetery Tour](https://nfhs.org.au/rookwood-cemetery-tour/) - Friday, 6 May, we will travel to Rookwood Cemetery and will be met by a guide for a Ships and Shipwrecks Tour of the cemetery.
- [Seminar Sunday 5](https://nfhs.org.au/seminar-sunday-5/) - 15 May 2022. The focus is on DNA. 10.00am - 11.00am An introduction to DNA. 11.30am - 12.30pm Using colours to group your DNA results. 12.30pm - 1.30pm Using DNA results and Mirror Trees to find missing ancestors.
- [Research Guide No.4](https://nfhs.org.au/research-guide-no-4/) - This 32 page booklet in full colour guides the reader to places for finding information about service personnel from the well-known to the lesser-known local resources.
- [Daffodil Day](https://nfhs.org.au/daffodil-day/) - On Thursday, 26 May we will hold a fundraising morning tea for the Cancer Council’s Daffodil Day.
- [Dungog Trip 3 June](https://nfhs.org.au/dungog-trip-3-june/) - Friday, 3 June, we will meet at the Dungog Museum, at 105 Dowling Street, at 10am. After viewing the Museum we will walk down the street and a guide will come with us to give the history of the buildings.

## Pages

- [Home](https://nfhs.org.au/) - Are You Passionate About Genealogy? Newcastle Family History Society's Wonderful Library Has An Exceptional Range Of Quality Genealogical Research Materials.
- [Podcasts](https://nfhs.org.au/podcasts/) - Podcasts People of Newcastle and the Hunter ValleyCarol Duncan interviews Ken & Maree Shilling who are the editors of the 3 volumes of People of Newcastle & the Hunter Valley. Scottish SIG GroupMembers of the Newcastle Family History Society’s Scottish Special Interest Group outline what the group does, report on their recent Open Day and
- [YouTube](https://nfhs.org.au/youtube/) - Recordings of Our Guest Speakers 2026 June Monthly Meeting – Tuesday 2 June 2026 Prominent Newcastle Buildings in the 1800sDue to its establishment as a penal colony, the first prominent building in Newcastle was the gaol. It was built near Parnell Place and overlooked the ocean. Other government buildings such as the Court House, and
- [Members](https://nfhs.org.au/members/) - Management & Voluntary Positions 2026-2027 Management Positions Management meets at the Society Rooms at 10.00am on the third Thursday of each month.Elected PositionsPresident: Mel WoodfordVice President: Rosalie BunnSecretary: Karen SmithTreasurer: Helene ShepherdCommittee Members: Sharyn Boyce Kirstie Carrick Lea Harris Egbert Groen Liza Moss Voluntary Positions Publications Officer: Jane IsonResearch Coordinator: Laraine CrossPublications Assistant: VacantMaintenance
- [Meetings](https://nfhs.org.au/meetings/) - Next Meeting Next Monthly Meeting Tuesday 2 June 2:00pmJulie Keating'Prominent Newcastle Buildings in the 1800s' Guest Speakers February March Laurie Allen‘The Inroads of Strange Tribes’: Alliances between AboriginalPeople of the Hunter and Brisbane Water Districtsin the Early Years of Settlement April Dr Ann Hardy will talk about the ‘Channel 3’ digitisation project, a ten-year collaboration
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- [Meetings 2](https://nfhs.org.au/meetings-2/) - Next Monthly Meeting Tuesday 7 October 7:30pmChas Keys'Is the Lower Hunter ready for a flood like 1955’s – or bigger?' February Jude Conway – Zell Meehan vs Newcastle City Council March Cessnock Coalfieldand the Scottish ConnectionThe focus of thispresentation is the Aberdare South Colliery, a mine on the edge of the CessnockCoalfield. Founded in 1913
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- [News](https://nfhs.org.au/news/) - What’s On In July 2026 This podcast details the forthcoming podcasts that are to be recorded this July 2026. Read More » Westy Women Benita Parker from the West Wallsend District Heritage Group recounts the extraordinary life of Mary Johnston Read More » June Monthly Meeting Julie Keating ‘Prominent Newcastle Buildings of the 1800s’. YouTube
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- [Events](https://nfhs.org.au/events/) - 2026 NSW & ACT Association of Family History Societies Conference The 2026 NSW & ACT Association of Family History Societies Conference 18-20 September Read More » Murrook Cultural Centre Visit Join us for a wonderful experience visiting the Murrook Cultural Centre situated in Worimi Country at 2163 Nelson Bay Road, Williamtown. Friday 24 July 2026.
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