Wyong Family History Group on the NSW Central Coast : Home Page

Welcome to the HOME page of the Wyong Family History Group which operates out of the research centre located at "The Cottage", Wyong Community Cultural Centre, 6 Rankens Court, Wyong, NSW (Entrance via the old school grounds - hover on the map for more detail)

UBD Reference
Map 2, K14

Please address all mail and enquiries to :

The Secretary
Wyong Family History Group Inc
PO Box 247
Wyong NSW 2259
Phone : (02) 4351-7373
(Tues - Thurs, 10.00am - 3.00pm)
Email the Secretary
Email 'The Cottage'

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~ ~ Permanent Notices ~ ~

Meetings of the Group are held at 7.00pm on the 2nd Thursday night of each month between February and November at Wyong Community Cultural Centre, 6 Rankens Court, Wyong (For directions, see the map at top of this page and hover over it)
Our resources and research assistance are available on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays between 10.00am and 3.00pm and on the fourth Saturday of the Month between 1.00pm and 4.00pm at 'The Cottage' Wyong Community Cultural Centre, 6 Rankens Court, Wyong.
Members : free
Non-members : $5.00 per hour
Workshop are held on the 3rd Saturday of each month between 10.00am and 2.00pm at the Tuggerah Information Centre (Library), Westfield Shopping Centre, Cobbs Rd, Tuggerah, NSW

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The final information class for Volunteers is to be held on Thursday night, 25th February commencing at 7.00pm. The previous 2 classes have been highly praised by those attending, so even if you already are on the roster you can still benefit from attending this class. We have quite a few names already and the maximum we can take is 15. So don't delay if you would like to come along. Ring 'The Cottage' on 4351-7373 to enrol. Alternatively ring either Kerrie or Colleen (See TOL for numbers).
Woronora Cemetery is online but note the date shown in the results is date of death not date of burial and even then has been found to be wrong.
Christine Yeats from NSW State Records will be at Tuggerah Library on 17 February at 10.30am. She will discuss "Missing Children : Orphans & School Records". Booking are essential. Phone 4353 5666 to book in.
Jan Barrett is organising the embroidering of our WFHG logo on individual shirts. She will be taking a new batch of shirts into the factory after the next General Meeting on 11 February. If you wish to have a shirt embroidered with the logo, you need to purchase your own shirt and take it to 'The Cottage' by the 11 February. The shirt can be any colour and can be a button-up shirt or T -shirt. Shirts with yokes are not suitable. The cost for each logo is $6.05.
There will be a field trip to State Records on Saturday 13 February 2010. Registration required. Contact Esther (See TOL for phone number). The first 20 members to give her their names and pay their fare of $15 will secure a seat. We are fortunate to be able to use the Toukley Senior Citizens' bus. However, due to Government regulations, it is necessary for all passengers on the bus to be members of the Toukley Senior Citizens' Club. This is only $5.50 per year from 1 January to 31 December and as we will probably be using the bus at least three more times this year it is worth it. Anyone 50 years of age and over is eligible to be a member. Membership forms are available at 'The Cottage' or you can visit the Senior Citizen's Club personally.
The bus will pick up passengers at 7.15 a.m. at the home of Jan Barrett, corner of Resthaven and Munmorah Avenues, Charmhaven and then outside the Post Office at Westfield Tuggerah about 7.35 a.m. Please let Esther know which pick up point you prefer. It is necessary to bring your lunch as State Records is not near any food outlets. There is a lunch room with refrigerator and tea/coffee making facilities. Lockers are available for your bags etc. Only a folder and pencils can be taken into the research room. Take plenty of $1 and $2 coins for the machine which prints from microfilm and microfiche. Paper documents are photocopied by the backroom staff and are picked up at the end of the day.
We will be conducting a workshop during Seniors' Week on Thursday 25 March 2010 starting at 1.00pm to show you how to turn your photos into a video (eg make a video from Nanna's wedding photos!). This is a very useful way of presenting them and can be used as a means of sharing around the family when cut to disc (especially as gifts). The software is free. Here is a low quality sample made from the Christmas Party photos (Available at the link in the next item). Another example can be seen here
The 2009 Christmas Party Photos
Members Interests Forms, both Ordinary and Convict, for 2010 can be downloaded and when completed submitted to John Owen for inclusion on the site. Feedback indicates that a number of members have had contact from other researchers who have found the Members' Interests from searchs in Google, etc. Submission deadline is 25 February 2010
Once again we are participating in the Community Raffle run by the Rotary Club of The Entrance. The Club provides the tickets and the prizes and we get to keep the money for all the tickets we sell. There are 25 tickets in each book and the cost of the ticket is $2. The first prize is a travel voucher for $3000 and there are other prizes as well. If you would like a book to sell to family and friends, please let Esther know (See TOL for phone number). The prizes are drawn in February 2010.

Site changes during January 2010 :

The Library page has been updated with January's acquisitions;
The Resources page has been updated with January's acquisitions;

Site History

Updated : 5 Feb 2010