Family History Society of Rockingham & Districts Inc.

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An Affiliated Society of the Western Australian Genealogical Society Inc.

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MEETINGS

General meetings are held on the first Saturday of the month, commencing at 2.00 pm, in the 1st floor Meeting Room, Lotteries House, Civic Boulevard, Rockingham. See location map on Library page.

Speakers and Topics for 2019/2020

A charge of $5 per head for members and non-members includes afternoon tea. School-age children welcome.

2021	ALL SUBJECT TO CHANGE
4 Sep	Ancestry DNA	Darryl Brady
2 Oct	Lonely Graves	Lyn Beard
6 Nov	Battye Library	John Hughes
7 Dec	Annual Quiz
2022
8 Jan	Rockingham Museum	Wendy Durant
5 Feb	FHWA Military Group	Gynn Williams, Angela Hetmans
5 Mar	Convict Stories TBA	Heather Wade, Irma Walter

Mandurah FHS Meeting Mandurah Family History Society’s Library is re-opening 15 June, 2020, for more info click here.

May 2017’s talk was Cate Pearce’s continuation of her November talk on DNA testing.
Using her own family history research, she demonstrated how with the aid of
GEDMATCH (a free, secure website) you can find genetic cousins who might
have been tested by a different testing company. Cate took us through some of
the many useful features of GEDMATCH including analysing your ethnicity, your
ancient DNA and comparing DNA information with your matches.
Anyone who is interested in learning more about their own DNA results can contact
Cate at gengenaus@gmail.com. Cate is available for personal consultations
at the State Library on Tuesdays.

Nov 2017 Geoffrey Barber spoke of the little used, but as it proved, invaluable Manorial Records. The records cover the period 1066– 1926, and give information of the ordinary people during that time. Covering the transfer of land holdings passing from one generation to the next, often identifying three generations of a family and their relationship to each other. Also using Tithe maps they can identify the exact location of the exact location of the land in question. Of course not all records were saved, and those that were had been written in Latin up until 1733, but the Manorial Records can fill in the details that may be missing from the usual records, parish, census, and wills.

CHARGES

Charges are made for the use of some of our resources.

Our members, and members of Western Australian Genealogical Society and its affiliated societies may visit the library free of entry charge.

Other charges are:

Non-members $5.00 per visit to the library
Use of microfiche readers $1.00 per hour
Use of computers (including Internet access) $1.00 per hour
Computer printouts 20¢ per page, colour 50¢ per page
Photocopies 20¢ per page, colour 50¢ per page
Laminating 20¢ per A4 page
ScotlandsPeople vouchers $15.00 each
GRO England & Wales Certificates $25 each
Wills and Probate England and Wales Documents $30 each