Familyhistory WA - FHWA

04/05/2026

Do you receive a Commonwealth Centrelink benefit (eg Health Care, Aged & Veterans Pension)?
Do you need to upgrade your computer but the cost is prohibitive?
The Wanneroo Mens Shed refurbish good quality PCs and Laptops and make them available at very low cost.
Check out their website here - https://www.wcmenshed.org.au/computer-application

29/04/2026

Chapman Valley Historical Society have a new website -

We Are [showcasing your family history like never before]

29/03/2026

22/03/2026

The AFFHO Congress 2027 - New Zealand

Discover new resources and techniques by attending interesting presentations and workshops by experts you may have only seen online.

25/02/2026

If you are looking to follow your Aboriginal family history, State Library of WA has a family history course to help you.

Discover how to find out more about your kinship in a joint presentation from the Storylines team and the Aboriginal History WA team.

08/01/2026

Looking for a good cause to support by donating all those containers you collected over the holiday break? Take them to any Containers for Change depost or recycling point and use this number to support our bicentennial project. :-)

27/12/2025

Today's story from People of Western Australia's Ghost Towns project is about the town of Grimwade in the Shire of Donnybrook Balingup.

East Kirup, now Grimwade, was a timber settlement established in 1910 in Western Australia. Its large mill operated until 1929, with remnants now mainly open spaces and few historical artifacts.

15/12/2025

Congratulations to Julie MARTIN ( #5454) who has published a book on her husband Rod's family.

After her MIL's death she received family papers many years ago.
Julie finally started research in 2012.

Scattered to the Four Winds: The Martin Family of Penang is a quality 165 page book
with substantial references, notes and beautiful photos.

I particularly liked the choice of font and layout as it was easy on the eye.

This a book many generations of the Martins will cherish.

10/12/2025

This Saturday is the final Technology Interest Group meeting for 2025 and the foreseeable future. The meeting will cover some interesting genealogy podcasts that you can listen to over the Christmas break.
Join us by booking here: https://www.fhwa.org.au/events

Sadly, this is the final meeting for the foreseeable future as the convenor and committee have other commitments for 2026.
If you are interested in being convenor or co- convenor or on the committee, with like minded people, contact [email protected] for details.

See you on Saturday!