Manning Wallamba Family History Society Inc

27/11/2025

Looking to dig deeper into your Scottish roots?

The next Scottish Indexes Conference will be held on Saturday 31 January 2026.

This free, online event will explore irregular marriage in Scotland, a fascinating DNA case study, the hidden world of illicit distilling, a deep dive into church records, and the history of the Edinburgh Public Dispensary.

Our expert speakers include Tahitia McCabe, Head of the Strathclyde Institute for Genealogical Studies at the University of Strathclyde; Daisy Cunynghame, Heritage Manager & Librarian for the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh; Michael Tobias, Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Strathclyde; Andrew Armstrong, Genealogist; and Alison Spring, Genealogist.

Put the 31st of January in your calendar and we’ll tell you more in the coming weeks.

27/11/2025

Do you have Huguenot ancestors? We take a closer look at the French Protestants who came to Britain and other countries fleeing religious persecution:

https://www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com/tutorials/overseas/who-were-the-huguenots

27/11/2025

Every Irish townland has a story and often, the name itself is the first clue to finding it. 🕵️

The meaning behind a prefix like Bally, Kil, or Dún can tell you what once stood there, a church, a fort, or a meadow giving you insight into the kind of place your ancestors called home.

In Griffith’s Valuation (1847–1864), families are listed by townland and civil parish, so even small details in a name can help you locate where your ancestors lived.

These linguistic clues connect the dots between past and present, guiding you back to the same fields, ridges, and valleys your family once walked. ☘️

27/11/2025

10/11/2025

18/09/2025

This would be an interesting event.

Join us on Friday 17 October for a full-day seminar on Irish immigration records featuring talks by renowned expert historians and genealogists Dr Richard Reid, Dr Perry McIntyre and Dr Damian John Gleeson.

The talks will focus on different government immigration schemes and the large paper trail of official documents left behind. This includes not only the ships’ lists, but also thousands of other records that provide a picture of how the schemes were set up and experienced.

On the day you'll have the chance to view original state archives material and enjoy a behind-the-scenes tour of the Western Sydney Records Centre.

Great Migration: Irish Immigration Records and Government Schemes in NSW
📍 Western Sydney Records Centre
📅 Friday 17 October, 9.30am–4pm
Bookings essential mhnsw.au/whats-on/events/great-migration-irish-immigration-records-and-government-schemes-to-nsw/

Distribution of 50 free girls (from the Foundling Hospital, Cork) who arrived July 1831 by the Palambam. State Archives Collection, Museums of History NSW: NRS-906-1-[4/2115]-4/2115.2

18/09/2025

Scotland's People
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Roman Catholic registers can contain more than just records of births, marriages and deaths.
Click on "Search the Records", then use the “Other events” search to find records of conversions, first confessions, confirmations and more.

10/09/2025

The Myall Coast Messenger from NSW and the Western Chronicle from WA are now available on Trove!

See everything new in Trove this September: https://brnw.ch/21wVpFO

10/09/2025

Are you storing your family history safely? 📦🖼️

Your family archive might be tucked away in a cupboard, shoebox or photo album — filled with birth and marriage certificates, handwritten letters, cards, and photos.

Learn how to care for them with our simple guides on:

📄 Storing paper documents
📸 Caring for old photographs
📖 Creating a scrapbook or time capsule

Protect your family's history for generations to come! Find out how: https://bit.ly/3GTB4sC

Image: A collection of records on display at National Archives of Australia, Canberra.

10/09/2025

Webtember is back! Get ready for all Genealogy, all September long!!

https://legacyfamilytree.com/blog/2025/08/webtember-2025-all-genealogy-all-september-long-sign-up-today-free/

10/09/2025

Many Scottish families - but not all! - followed a traditional naming pattern, well into the 19th century at least.

Knowing about the pattern won’t always help you to identify entries you’re looking for, but it can still be very helpful, particularly with older records.

20/08/2025

On Saturday 16 August we had a morning tea at Taree Library for the 40th anniversary of our Society. It was a good morning. It was great to have a few of past presidents & early members for the Society, including one of the people who originally posted an article in the local papers that led to the formation of our Society.

Several library staff also attended along with MidCoast Mayor Claire Pontin & author & one of our patrons John Heath.