2026 Events Calendar
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3 - 16 March
Seniors Week |
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18 March
Members Monthly Chat Meeting Jennie Fairs Presentation - Basics of FamilySearch 7.30pm |
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19 March
Tour with Leonie Bell - Botany Cemetery: Hear some stories behind the gravestones of some famous and not so famous people. COST FREE |
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21 March
Irish Interest Group Meeting 2pm - 4pm |
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26 March
Writers Interest Group Meeting 2pm - 4pm |
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3 - 6 April
Research Centre Closed for Easter |
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11 April
Scotland Interest Day Details to be advised |
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14 April
CLASS - Making better use of Find a Grave and discovering more about the features available Presenter: John Levy 10am-12pm CLICK FOR DETAILS |
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15 April
Members Monthly Chat Meeting Jennie Fairs Presentation: Basics of Reading Old Handwriting 7.30pm |
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17 April - NOTE THIS IS A FRIDAY TOUR - Optional lunch afterwards at own expense: Lantern Café Petersham RSL
Tour - with Leonie Bell - Egyptian Room, Petersham. Learn about the exotic wall frescoes in the Royal Arch Masonic Temple. Minimum 10 people. COST $10 - CLICK TO BOOK & PAY CLICK FOR DETAILS |
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18 April
Technology Interest Group Meeting 1.30pm |
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2 May
IMPORTANT NOTICE This meeting was to be a DNA workshop at the Research Centre on 2 May. Sutherland Council has informed us that the Centre will be closed from 20 April to 25 May to replace the roof on the building. Because of this, the meeting on 2 May will be a Zoom meeting and I will reschedule the workshop to the 1 August meeting. |
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6 May
Monthly Meeting Speaker: Charlotte Sale - How to Do Research So It's Right 7.30pm |
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20 May
Members Monthly Chat Meeting Jeff Madsen Presentation - Basics of Scanning Photographs & Documents 7.30pm |
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21 May
Tour with Leonie Bell - Brislington Medical and Nursing Museum, Parramatta COST: $3 CLICK FOR INFO |
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23 May
(Week 19 - 25 May) Volunteers Day |
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26 May
Family Tree Maker Interest Group Meeting 1.30pm - 3.30pm |
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28 May
Writers Interest Group Meeting 2pm - 4pm |
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2 June
CLASS - Beginners Guide to Photo and Scanner Use in Genealogy Presenter: Richard Linklater 10am-12pm CLICK FOR DETAILS |
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13 June
Monthly Meeting Speaker: Mike Traynor - Our Ancestors' Voyages 1.30pm |
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17 June
Members Monthly Chat Meeting Presenter: Leonie Bell - Basics of Using Powerpoint to Showcase Your Research 7.30pm |
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18 June
Tour with Leonie Bell |
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20 June
Ireland Interest Day Details to be advised |
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1 July
Monthly Meeting Speaker: Chris Paton - Scottish Church & State Records 7.30pm |
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11 July
Technology Interest Group Meeting 2pm |
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15 July
Monthly Members Chat Meeting Presenter: Jennie Fairs - Basics of Newspaper Archives 7.30pm |
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16 July
Tour with Leonie Bell |
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23 July
Writers Interest Group Meeting 2pm - 4pm |
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1 August
DNA Interest Group Workshop (postponed from 2 May due to roof works at Research Centre) Further details to be advised 1.30pm - 3.30pm |
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4 August
u3a Day Details to be advised |
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5 August
Monthly Meeting Speaker: Lilian Magill - 60 Websites in 60 Minutes 7.30pm |
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8 August
Scottish Interest Group Meeting 2pm - 4pm |
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19 August
Members Monthly Chat Meeting Presenter: Jennie Fairs - Basics of Using One Note For Research Organisation 7.30pm |
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20 August
Trip to State Records Kingswood |
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25 August
Family Tree Maker Interest Group Meeting 1.30pm - 3.30pm |
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29 August
Australia Interest Day Details to be advised |
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5 September
Monthly Meeting Speaker: Matt Murphy - Gold: The Remarkable Story of Edward Hargraves 1.30pm |
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16 September
Members Monthly Chat Meeting Presenter: John Levy - Basics of DNA Testing for Family History 7.30pm |
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17 September
Tour with Leonie Bell |
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18, 19,20 September
This year’s NSW & ACT Association of Family History Conference will be held in Port Macquarie. Theme: The Paper Trail and Beyond: Family History in the Digital Age |
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24 September
Writers Interest Group Meeting 2pm - 4pm |
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26 September
Irish Interest Group Meeting 2pm - 4pm |
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7 October
Monthly Meeting Speaker: Andy Macqueen - French Explorer Francis Barrallier CLICK FOR DETAILS 7.30pm |
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10 October
Scottish Interest Group Meeting 2pm - 4pm |
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15 October
Tour with Leonie Bell |
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17 October
Technology Interest Group Meeting 2pm |
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21 October
Members Monthly Chat Meeting Presenter: Jennie Fairs - Basics of Breaking Through Walls 7.30pm |
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24 October
England Interest Day |
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4 November
Monthly Meeting Speaker: Diane Sillato - Yells, Bells & Smells: The Anzacs in Malta 7.30pm |
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7 November
DNA Interest Group Meeting 1.30pm - 3.30pm |
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18 November
Members Monthly Chat Meeting Presenter: Jennie Fairs - Basics of Source Citations 7.30pm |
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19 November
Tour with Leonie Bell |
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21 November
Irish Interest Group Meeting 2pm - 4pm |
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24 November
Family Tree Interest Group Meeting 1.30pm - 3.30pm |
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26 November
Writers Interest Group Meeting 2pm - 4pm |
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5th December
Christmas Meeting Panel Discussion With Long Term Members Time to be advised |
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12 December
Scottish Interest Group Meeting 2pm - 4pm |
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12 December
Last day Research Centre open for 2026 |
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16 December
Members Monthly Chat Meeting Presenter: Jennie Fairs - Basics of Sharing Your Research 7.30pm |