We all search around on the wide world web in our quest to find and confirm our family history. The society will be conducting an information session on Friday,20th June titled “Finding free online genealogical records” .  This session will help you to find many of these sites that could aid you in your quest for information.  It will be held in the Music Room at Western Plains Cultural Centre, commencing at 10.30am. Please book your spot by contacting Lyn on baretsmiths@bigpond.com. There is a cost of $7.50 for members and $15 for non-members.  Numbers will be limited so please make sure you book before Wednesday 17th June.

Our next Share Your Story will be hosted by Steve Clayton. With Anzac Day just passed Steve will share with us stories from his research of his family members involvement in various wars. These range from his father back to his great uncle who all served for the country.  It will be held in the Drama Room upstairs at the Cultural Centre precinct, commencing at 2pm on Friday 16th May. The cost will remain at $8, which includes afternoon tea and a chance to chat. Please advise Lyn Smith that you will be attending by Wednesday, 14th May. Email her at  baretsmiths@bigpond.com,

Our Family History Rooms will be closed on Easter Saturday, 19th  April 2025.   

Are you interested in researching your family history? Do you need some guidance about where to start and what to do next?
Our society will be running a series of four workshops during March dealing with just these topics!
The courses will run on Wednesdays, March 5, 12, 19 and 26, from 10.30am to 12.30pm. They will be held in the Music Room at the Community Arts Centre (next to our family history rooms). There will be a cost of $15 for non-members and $7.50 for members.  You must register to take part. To register please contact Linda Barnes on 6887 8284 or email martinandlinda@gmail.com

Share Your Story will be the first event for Dubbo Family History this year.  Keep Friday 21st February 2025 free to attend this presentation.  Sue Hood (previously Sue Morris) will share with us, the stories of her parents families, and their lives in the local area. Sue is well known to many of us as the hard working secretary of the Dubbo Show Society.  The presentation will be held in the Drama Room (previously Black Box Theatre), upstairs in the Community Arts Centre section of the Cultural Centre. We will commence at 2pm, but please make sure you RSVP by email to Lyn at baretsmith@bigpond.com by Wednesday 19th February. Your $8 entry fee will include afternoon tea.

On Friday 6th December, committee members Linda Barnes, Sharon Scherrer and Colleen Braithwaite attended the council presentations of funding under the SPARC program.  It was wonderful to receive $1500 from Dubbo Regional Council under this program towards the publication of our updated, expanded and revised “Early Pioneers of Dubbo – pre 1882”.  The award was presented by mayor Josh Black at the Cultural Centre.  This new publication can be purchased for $55 from the society rooms, or by ordering on line.