Wyong Shire to feature in family history celebration

It’s the latest boom on the Internet - and hundreds of thousands of Australians are now researching family history.

This soaring interest in Genealogy will be marked next month with Family History Week, celebrated Australia-wide from August 2 – 10.

Wyong Shire, which is an active area for family history research, will host a public information session during the week. The event – a talk by an officer from State Records NSW - will be held by Wyong Shire Council at its Tuggerah Library and Information Centre on Wednesday, August 6,

Audio and video information

Family History Week 2008

General background

Read about the origin of Family History Week

During this period, there will be activities – including research seminars, information forums, family reunions, open days, history walks, film evenings – across Australia.

• See a list of New South Wales events
• Ideas for organising events
• Check out the Australasian Federation of Family History Organisations, which organises the week

Tuggerah Library event

State Records officer, Gail Davis, will visit Tuggerah Library and Information Centre at 10.30am on August 6. She will speak on the subject of family history research, the NSW State Library archives and some of the more interesting records in the collection.

Bookings are essential and can be made by telephoning (02) 4353 5666.

Additional information about Family History research

General Family History blog
State Library of Western Australia blog
Australian War Memorial collection
Geneology sites

Media contact: Ian Roberts, Communications Officer – (02) 4350 5525

Page last updated: 16/07/2008