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Torchlight Tours St Johns Churchyard
13th April 2023
Join a guided walk through St John’s Churchyard and view the headstones of the early pioneers. |
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Children’s Scavenger Hunt Qbn
5th April 2023
Children’s Scavenger Hunt in Riverside Cemetery, Queanbeyan, 10 am - 2pm Sat 15 April . |
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2023 Father Brian Maher Lecture
3rd April 2023
The Voices of Many: The significance of the Father Brian Maher Collection for research 4 April 2023 . |
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Heritage Festival April 2023
2nd April 2023
Don't miss the Family History ACT activities at the Canberra and Region Heritage Festival. |
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Guest Speaker at India Group
20th March 2023
Money, Missionaries, Madness and Murder: biographical sources for British women in India 1860-1900. |
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Beginning Family History Course
6th March 2023
Would you like to research your family but don’t know where to start? Or where to go next?. |
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New hallway exhibition OPEN NOW!
2nd March 2023
Visit the Cook Community Hub to see 'On our Selections – District Life of the 19th Century'. |
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Intro to Land Titles & Maps
15th February 2023
Learn about the Historical Geography, Maps and Land Title Records of early New South Wales. |
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New Heritage award for FHACT
12th February 2023
2022 National Trust(ACT) Heritage Significant Project Award was awarded to Family History ACT. |
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Research like a Professional
9th January 2023
Join Debra Carter as she discusses how the professionals approach family history research. |
2022 | |
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My 2022 Christmas Wish List…
9th December 2022
What would you like for Christmas? Have your family been asking? Or you could treat yourself! . |
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Return to Tipperary Weekend
3rd December 2022
‘There are no strangers here only friends you haven’t met yet’. William Butler Yeats (1865-1939). |
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FHDU 2022 - Family History Down Under
23rd November 2022
Personal reflections on an informative, motivating and very social week of conferencing. |
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Every Family has a Story 2021
5th November 2022
Pre-order the new volume of stories from the 2021 E.M. Fletcher competition at a discounted price.. |
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1921 Census comes to Cook
2nd November 2022
FHACT members now have FREE unlimited access to the 1921 England and Wales Census. |
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Taking Care of your Treasures
24th October 2022
Come to the free conservation clinic on Sunday 13 November at the Hall Heritage Centre.. |
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WRITING COMPETITION WINNER
23rd October 2022
The winner of the 2022 E.M. Fletcher Award was announced at a special event on Sat 15 Oct. . |
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2022 Annual General Meeting
20th October 2022
Join us for the 2022 Heraldry and Genealogy Society of Canberra Annual General Meeting. For more information download this document |
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Invitation to Convict Month
16th October 2022
Join us for a number of events during October 2022 as we explore Australia’s convict past. |
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2022 E.M. Fletcher Award Presentation Event
6th October 2022
Join us for the E.M. Fletcher presentation event on Saturday 15 October 2022. Book now!. |
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Talking About Convicts Seminar
28th September 2022
Join a panel of three eminent speakers to explore researching convict lives using historic data sets. For more information download this document |
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2022-23 ACT Heritage Grants
17th September 2022
FHACT receives funding for new Canberra Tracks AR videos and the Father Brian Maher project . |
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New Hallway Display at Cook
17th September 2022
Join us for this exhibition. Black Mountain Nature Reserve – A Special Place is on show now.. |
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Riding the Waves of History
6th September 2022
Join us in the Education Room as we stream the 35th Annual NSW ACT Family History Conference. Website: Conference website |
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FHACT Hallway Display at Cook
31st August 2022
Visit FHACT during family history month and see the new hallway display 'Heritage Matters'. |
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Explore Ancestry & My Heritage
9th August 2022
Two new free member-only courses about the latest updates at Ancestry.com and My Heritage. |
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Family History Month at FHACT
8th August 2022
Family History Month gets underway with free Come and Try sessions for our Members’ Groups. |
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August Monthly Members Meeting
22nd July 2022
Karen Rogers from the Guild of One Names Studies joins us to discuss the work of the Guild.. |
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India Special Interest Group
22nd July 2022
FHACT’s newest Special Interest Group, the India SIG will have first meeting on 6 August 2022 . |
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July Monthly Members Meeting
2nd July 2022
Martyn Killion, Director of Collections at NSW State Archives joins us to look at what’s new. |
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RESEARCHING IRISH ANCESTORS
2nd July 2022
Find out about the upcoming Irish research talks on Sat 2 July and Sat 9 July. Book your place now!. |
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WRITING COMPETITION: CLOSES SOON
2nd July 2022
The 2022 E.M. Fletcher Writing Competition closes on Friday 15th July. Enter your story now.. |
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1027 Advancing DNA research
30th June 2022
A three-week on-line course with Michelle Leonard to advance your DNA research skills. |
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Express your interest today!
17th June 2022
Expressions of interest for the Irish History Retreat at Galong in November 2022 close June 30!. For more information download this document |
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Shaping Research into Stories
10th June 2022
Join Lynn Palermo, the Armchair Genealogist in a short course to enliven your writing. |
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The Convict era in Parramatta
27th May 2022
Join our Convict SIG meeting on 8 June 2022 to learn about Convicts in the Parramatta Region. |
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Fooling Around in Flannels
8th May 2022
See the latest exhibition at the Cook Community Hub about cricket on the Limestone Plains.. |
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Tracing Poor & Destitute Irish
8th May 2022
16 May 2022 Brian Donovan presents a Zoom seminar "Tracing the poor and destitute Irish".. |
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Curious FHACTs Library Open Day
25th April 2022
Join us between 10am and 2pm on Sunday 1 May for the FHACT Library Open day. All Welcome.. |
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April Meeting: Dr Richard Reid
2nd April 2022
Dr Richard Reid delivers the Inaugural Father Brian Maher Lecture :"The Irish in Canberra". |
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FHACT Stall at Duntroon Dairy
2nd April 2022
9 April 2022 Visit us at Duntroon Dairy as we take part in the Canberra Heritage Festival. |
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Ian Waller: In & Out of London
4th March 2022
The English & Welsh SIG hosts special guest Ian Waller for a talk on researching in London.. |
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Volunteer at Family History ACT
3rd March 2022
March 26 Join us at Morning Tea for a library tour and learn about being a Library volunteer. . |
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British India research tips
25th February 2022
Mary-Anne Gourley (FIBIS) joins our Monthly meeting to talk about research in British India.. |
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NSW Archives Convict Records
23rd January 2022
Finding Convicts at the NSW State Archives & Records - including a Question & Answer session. |
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FHACT DNA SUMMER SCHOOL 2022
8th January 2022
Get your 2022 DNA Research off with a bang at our DNA Summer session live with Diahan Southard. For more information download this document |
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“Heritage Matters” Exhibition
7th December 2021
"Heritage Matters" Exhibition at the ACT Heritage Library reopened for viewing until Feb 2022.. |
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All I want for Christmas is…
5th December 2021
What's on your Christmas Wish List? We've done the work for you with our gift suggestions.. For more information download this document |
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2021 Christmas Celebration
14th November 2021
Celebrate with Simon Fowler's presentation on Christmas Food and drink through the ages.. For more information download this document |
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Welcome to 2021 Councillors
12th November 2021
Family History ACT is pleased to announce and welcome its recently elected office bearers.. |
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Seminar: Forgotten Women
29th October 2021
Join us on Monday Nov 15 at 7:00 pm for Dr Janet Few's presentation on Forgotten Women. Website: More information |
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Write your family history
29th October 2021
‘JUST TELL ME I AM NOT RELATED TO MY BOYFRIEND!’ a frustrated cry that is now a family legend.. |
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FHACTs Birthday Hootananny
26th October 2021
How does a genealogy society celebrate its birthday? With friends, music and cake of course! . |
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Father Brian Maher Tribute
18th October 2021
C&DHS pay tribute to prominent member Father Brian Maher in its October 2021 journal.. |
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FindMyPast October Webinars
18th October 2021
Learn more about FindMyPast resources in four exciting webinars presented during October.. |
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2021 E.M. Fletcher Award – WINNER
9th October 2021
9 October : Winner of the 2021 E.M. Fletcher Award announced at a special FHACT event . |
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The Cavanagh Family Canberra
4th October 2021
The family of Thomas and Jane Cavanagh - from Tynagh, Ireland to Mulligans Flat, Canberra. |
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Buy: Every Family has a Story
6th September 2021
New book with stories from the 2020 E.M. Fletcher writing competition. Pre-order now.. |
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Records of Early NSW at FHACT
6th September 2021
During NSW History week, explore some of the records of Early NSW available through FHACT . |
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Conference "With Conviction"
2nd September 2021
NSW & ACT Family History Conference "With Conviction: Beyond reasonable doubt" . Website: Conference Website |
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2021-22 ACT Heritage Grants
24th August 2021
FHACT receives funding for new Canberra Tracks AR videos and the Father Brian Maher project . |
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“Heritage Matters” Exhibition
8th August 2021
Professor Peter Stanley launches our "Heritage Matters" exhibition at ACT Heritage Library.. |
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FHACT Member receives Award
21st July 2021
FHACT Member Bernadette Thakur awarded this year's T. T. Reed Family History Award.. Website: T. T. Reed Family History Award |
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Download our New Mobile App
15th February 2021
UPDATED version of app released on 15th February. You can now download the Member Jungle mobile app and stay up to date with what's going on in FHACT. . |
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Family History for Beginners & Beyond 16th edition
18th December 2020
Family History for Beginners & Beyond 16th edition is now in its second reprint. Copies are available from the Bookshop.. |
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