24 Tarakan Avenue, Ashmont, New South Wales 2650
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Opening Hours
Monday & Wednesday 10am-4pm Tuesday 1pm - 4pm |
Postal
PO Box 307 Wagga Wagga NSW 2650 |
Telephone
02 5925 7217 (Opening Times Only) |
Email: wwdfhs@yahoo.com.au
Website: www.waggafamilyhistory.org.au |
Latest News
The Society is endeavouring to maintain it's regular opening hours (Click Here) during these COVID times however our volunteer numbers are limited and with low visitation due to COVID there may be times when the rooms need to close early. If you are planning on coming to Wagga Wagga to visit the family history library, please make contact with the Society so that we can ensure the rooms are open and volunteers are available during the advertised hours.
NEW RELEASE
Wagga Wagga Lawn Cemetery - Burials & Cremations (2007-2021) - An alphabetical listing of inscriptions and plot numbers for burials and cremations at the Wagga Wagga Lawn Cemetery. $20 + $7 postage. Order Form
Wagga Wagga Lawn Cemetery - Burials & Cremations (2007-2021) - An alphabetical listing of inscriptions and plot numbers for burials and cremations at the Wagga Wagga Lawn Cemetery. $20 + $7 postage. Order Form
Alan Harris Funeral Files
In 1935 Alan Harris opened a Funeral Parlour to service Wagga Wagga and surrounding districts and in 1965 he purchased the funeral home of JC McDonald and the business then became known as Alan Harris McDonald & Co. Over the years the company had branches in Wagga Wagga, The Rock, Coolamon, Ganmain, Tarcutta, Currawarna and Lockhart. For the last 4 years the WWDFHS has been working with the current owners of the business to transcribe all their Funeral Card records from January 1935-June 1965. The resulting "Alan Harris Funeral File" book contains 3,400 records of funerals from the local area and is available for purchase from the Society (CLICK HERE) or for research at the Society's Rooms. |
New Searchable Database
The WWDFHS library holds a wealth of material of interest to family researchers which is not available elsewhere. Over the years our Volunteers have indexed many books and records into Excel spreadsheets but we know that looking through these for a particular person or family can be a daunting and tedious exercise. Help is now at hand with our new Searchable Database. Using either of the public access computers in the Society's rooms, simply select the “WWFDHS Spreadsheet Search” icon on the desktop to open the search engine and then input the Surname and (if you have it) the Given Name of the person you are researching and in seconds you will have a list of the matches for that person from our indexed records enabling you to go straight to the source material! Stop in at the Society's Rooms and give it a try! Volunteers are available during opening hours to assist you. |
Digital Family Photo Bank
Contribute Your Family Photos The Society is looking to put together a digital photographic collection of people who were born, lived or died in Wagga Wagga and surrounding districts. We are asking anyone that has photos from before 1950 of people or families who lived in the area to allow us to scan them for inclusion in our collection. (You will retain the original photo) Generally we are looking for only one (i.e. the best) photo you have of each person along with any details (name, birth date, death etc) that you can provide on the person and photograph The digitised photos will then be made available through the Society's Rooms for family researchers at a nominal cost. If you have photos you can contribute please email the society at wwdfhs@yahoo.com.au |
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Early Settlers Obituary of Mary Alice Hardy (1868-1953) Notes for Women By “Dianthus” Many readers will share with me the feeling of sadness at the death of Mary Alice Hardy. This woman who was a friend to so many, could well serve as a pattern for womanhood and the story of her life is one of richness and fulfilment. Apart from her busy family life she was one of those rare people who had time for others, always ready with her help and sympathy. I remember her kindness to more than one rather lonely English war bride after the First World War, when her home was always open, and she was never too busy to listen and to comfort, to restore a sense of balance and to make the small things of life worth while. When those visitors left they rarely went empty handed, taking flowers from her beloved garden or something from the pantry shelf – little homely comforting things and invariably a feeling of spiritual blessing. Then as the years passed, she gave her affection to the children who arrived, taking the place of the grandparents they never saw. During the Second World War, at an age when she could well have led a sheltered life, she never spared herself, and details of her personal war effort would fill a book. There are hundreds of women and children who had reason to be grateful to her for her Bundles for Britain, when she and the band of workers, spurred on by her encouragements, produced thousands of garments for bombed-out and needy families. Red Cross has reason to be grateful to her too and every other worthwhile cause. Daily Advertiser, Wagga Wagga 21 October 1953 |
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How Big Is Your Family Tree?
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Your extended family is probably bigger than you think. You will have at least 8 Great Grandparents, 16 Great Great Grandparents,
32 G.G.G. Grandparents and 64 G.G.G.G. Grandparents + Aunts, Uncles and Cousins. You may know some of their stories. What about the rest? Why not join us and start looking. The WWDFHS is happy to help you get started. But be prepared for a few surprises! |
Wagga Wagga & District Family History Society Inc.
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“Family and friends are hidden treasures, seek them and enjoy their riches.”
W.H. Carter |