A new group will be formed to explore the history of our convict pioneer women of Newcastle and the Hunter Valley.
Our first meeting is at
1.00pm on Monday 19 June.

Membership payments may now be made through our online shop.

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.

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.

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.

Members are able to borrow books from our library now it’s open for general use. ‘Click and Collect’ is still available.