Hobart Branch, Tasmanian Family History Society Inc

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Hobart Branch, Tasmanian Family History Society Inc The society fosters family history research with a focus on Tasmania. It is non-profit, non-sectarian, non-political, and run entirely by volunteers.

We are the Hobart branch of the Tasmanian Family History Society, a non-profit, non-sectarian, non-political organisation formed in 1980. We foster research into family history with a focus on Tasmania. Membership is open to anyone interested in genealogy, local history, heraldry and related topics. The society as a whole has grown to around 1200 members mostly Tasmanian residents but many in all Australian states, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States and elsewhere. Our research centre and administration is located at the "Old Bellerive Post Office". Our research centre holds a wide range of resource material, some not available anywhere else, on microfiche, hard copy papers and books, CDs and computers, available to the Library’s patrons. The society has no paid employees. We rely almost exclusively on volunteers to provide all services including regular branch newsletters, a quarterly society magazine Tasmanian Ancestry, and publications and databases produced through many history research projects.

We invite all to our next regular monthly meeting on October 20 at 7.30pm to hear Judith Mudaliar tell the story of the ...
08/10/2026

We invite all to our next regular monthly meeting on October 20 at 7.30pm to hear Judith Mudaliar tell the story of the "The Fever Ship – the McLeans voyage to Tasmania".

We meet at the Old Sunday School, St Johns Park, New Town. Members and non-members are welcome. RSVPs are not required. Join us and the speaker for a cuppa after the talk.

The ship in question was the “Persian” and this was its first voyage. Typhoid came on board ship with one passenger, spread quickly and killed a number of passengers, both during the voyage and later at Impression Bay, and resulted in a public outcry and a parliamentary enquiry.

Jude will attempt to cover historical and family background, the role of the Immigration Societies and the result of the public enquiry, the voyage on a ship where typhoid was rampant, and how her ancestors fared afterwards.

Jude’s career covered many years as a teacher and teacher librarian, with interests in history, crime, needlework and notably family history. She is also involved with the Clarence U3A as both tutor and participant and has volunteered at the Hobart branch library for over 20 years.

She is also a First Fleet descendant of Private John Munday, who brought his wife and son, Edward, with him to Port Jackson and Norfolk Island.

Learn more about our organization at https://hobart.tasfhs.org . We are based at the Old Bellerive Post Office. The Branch Library is open for assisted research on Tuesdays (12.30 – 3.30 pm), Wednesdays (9.30 am – 12.30 pm) and Saturdays (1.00 – 4.00 pm)

We invite members of the public to a free talk by Caroline Homer at 7.30 pm on Tuesday 15 September 2026 in the Old Sund...
03/09/2026

We invite members of the public to a free talk by Caroline Homer at 7.30 pm on Tuesday 15 September 2026 in the Old Sunday School, St Johns Park, New Town. Use the link https://hobart.tasfhs.org/meetings to find the venue.

Caroline will describe her journey to discover more about her mystery great-grandmother and the family myths that were proved or dispelled through the process, using documentary and DNA evidence. She is a retired archivist and librarian, with a keen interest in family and local history. She is President of the Tasmanian Historical Research Association and the Dover History Group.

Members and non-members are welcome. RSVPs are not needed.
Join us and the speaker for a cuppa after the talk.

Free public talk. Sat 22 August, 2pm, at St Marks Church Hall, Bellerive. We invite you to join us to our monthly free t...
03/08/2026

Free public talk. Sat 22 August, 2pm, at St Marks Church Hall, Bellerive.

We invite you to join us to our monthly free talk from Peter Marmion, on Saturday, 22 August, 2026, at 2pm. Venue is St Marks Church Hall, Scott Street, Bellerive. All are welcome. No charge.

Peter is an attentive observer both of human nature and of all aspects of the natural world. His knowledge encompasses geology, geography, maps, weather, flora, fauna and the sea. His skill in bird identification is exceptional. Peter is at home flinging on a pack to go bush, heading out to sea around a remote coast by boat, or fossicking in a bookshop.

Peter’s knowledge of Port Davey has been amassed over countless trips and many years of exploring every corner of the “Fabled Land”, as well as through prodigious reading, listening and a keen interest. He has been fascinated by Tasmanian history from a young age and loves the varied and intriguing stories of Port Davey’s past.

Join us and the speaker for a cuppa after the talk.

Learn more about our organization at https://hobart.tasfhs.org

The Hobart branch of the Tasmanian Family History Society invites you to hear Steven Figg give a free public talk entitl...
04/07/2026

The Hobart branch of the Tasmanian Family History Society invites you to hear Steven Figg give a free public talk entitled “Parattah Pictorial: Twenty Standout Photographs and the stories of the people and places behind them”.

Join us for this free talk on Tuesday 21 July 2026, at the Old Sunday School, St Johns Park, New Town, starting at 7.30 pm. To find the venue use this link https://hobart.tasfhs.org/meetings .

Steven Figg enjoyed a carefree childhood in the 1960s growing up next door to his grandparents at the railway town of Parattah in the Midlands of Tasmania. After matriculating in 1977, he attended the University of Tasmania and carved out a long career as an English teacher in Tasmanian schools.

He now lives with his partner Jenny and dog Molly in Hobart, where his days are filled with purposeful activity. He has written extensively on family – and now – local history in the form of a pictorial homage to his old hometown. Steven was the winner of the Lilian Watson Family History Award in 2023 with his entry, “Who Gives a Figg – Snowy and Chris Figg”.

Members and non-members are welcome. RSVPs are not required.

The Hobart Branch of the Tasmanian Family History Society Inc. is based at the Old Bellerive Post Office. The Branch Library is open for assisted research on Tuesdays (12.30–3.30 pm), Wednesdays (9.30am–12.30pm) and Saturdays (1pm–4pm)

www.hobart.tasfhs.org

We invite you to join us to hear Alison Alexander, Patron of our society, present our regular free monthly public talk o...
29/04/2026

We invite you to join us to hear Alison Alexander, Patron of our society, present our regular free monthly public talk on Tuesday 19 May 2026 at 7:30pm. Venue is the Sunday School at St Johns Park, New Town. All are welcome. No charge.

In Tasmania, only three Aboriginal placenames lasted from Aboriginal times, but from the 1880s they were used more and more – with some opposition. Here is the entertaining story of changing attitudes – for some.

Alison Alexander has been writing about Tasmanian history since the 1980s and has published upward of 30 books. Recent activity in remaining places with Aboriginal names got her wondering when the first names were used.

Join us and the speaker for a cuppa after the talk.

Go to http://www.orphanschool.org.au/where.php for directions to the venue. Look for the Parish Hall on the map.

04/04/2026

Take note: Our branch library will not open on 18 April 2026 (the day of the Scottish Kirk Sessions talk advertised below.

The Hobart branch of the Tasmanian Family History Society invites you to hear Dr Elisabeth Wilson give a free public tal...
04/04/2026

The Hobart branch of the Tasmanian Family History Society invites you to hear Dr Elisabeth Wilson give a free public talk entitled “Using the Scottish Kirk Session records for family history”.

Join us for the free talk at 2.00 pm on Saturday 18 April 2026, at the church hall of St Mark’s Anglican Church, Scott St, Bellerive. It will immediately follow the 2026 AGM of the Hobart branch.

Each parish of the Church of Scotland has a kirk session, whose duty is to care for the spiritual needs of the congregation and maintain good order, including administering discipline and superintending the moral and religious condition of the parish.

In previous centuries this included poor relief and also dealing with such matters as illegitimate babies. The records are available to search free of charge on the Scotlands People website.

This talk will explain how to use the records, despite the absence of any indexing, and how valuable they can be for dealing with research brick walls.

Dr Elisabeth Wilson has a long-standing interest in Australian Christian history, with doctoral research on late nineteenth century British evangelists in Australia. Elisabeth has worked as an archivist, teacher, researcher and genealogist. Her Tasmanian roots go back to the early 1840s with not a convict to be seen. Both research and Ancestry DNA show her to be 75% Scottish.

Members and non-members are welcome. RSVPs are not required.

The Hobart Branch of the Tasmanian Family History Society Inc. is based at the Old Bellerive Post Office. The Branch Library is open for assisted research on Tuesdays (12.30–3.30 pm), Wednesdays (9.30am–12.30pm) and Saturdays (1pm–4pm)

www.hobart.tasfhs.org

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19 Cambridge Road
Bellerive, TAS
7018

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+616245 9351

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