Judith Dunn OAM
Judith has a passion for Australian history and holds a Fellowship in Colonial History.
She is Past President of the Parramatta & District Historical Society and a Director of
the Royal Australian Historical Society. In her presentations "Colonial Ladies - Lovely, Lively and Lamentably Loose"
and "Unknown Women Pioneers", Judith brings to life the diverse women who shaped the colony’s early days.
Christine Yeats
Christine is a semi-retired professional archivist who spent more than 35 years working in the
government archives sector, retiring as Manager of Public Access at State Records NSW.
In her presentation "The Jessie Street National Women’s Library", Christine offers a fascinating insight
into this specialist library dedicated to preserving the history of Australian women’s work, words and history.
Christine Hingerty
Christine is a regular presenter for The Society of Australian Genealogists (SAG) and leads the
SAG Genetic Genealogy Advisory Group. She began using genetic genealogy to find her adoptee husband’s
biological family and to solve long-standing family mysteries. In her presentation "Decoding mtDNA",
Christine explains mitochondrial DNA testing, and how it can assist genealogical research.
In addition to meeting days the meeting hall is also open for access to resources and research on the first Wednesday of each month from 10.00 am to 4.00 pm.
A newsletter containing useful information is often provided for each meeting.
The Group's journal, "The Chronicle", commenced publication in
August 1999 and is a means by which members may contribute and publicise
various aspects of their research.
Send contributions to chronicle@lmfhg.org.au
The journal is free to members and is now exchanged with various other family
history groups throughout Australia.
Past issues are available to Group members.
The Group has an active program to purchase new resources for the use of members. This material, in book, magazine or CD format, allows members to further their research as new material becomes available. WiFi Internet access is available for members. Details of recent purchased are included in the monthly newsletter and members are encouraged to notify the committee of items suitable for purchase.
Access to the New South Wales Registry Office records of births, deaths and marriages is available to authorised transcription agents. Their services provide a lower cost alternative to purchasing official certificates. Unrestricted access is limited to events registered greater than 100 years ago for births, 50 years for marriages and 30 years for deaths. Further details are able from the web sites of the agents Marilyn Rowan, Joy Murrin and Laurence Turtle.
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