News/Events

GOOD NEWS!  Finally, after nearly eight months (it should have been three), the upstairs floor of the Wollondilly Library where the Society holds its archives has re-opened. Please visit members in the Local Studies Room on Thursdays between 10am and 3pm for all your local research enquiries.

Local Wollondilly Woman of the Year 2023, Marjo Hallowell will be talking about her book, Bargo Two Hundred Years in the Making. The book details the rich history of Bargo and sold out in its first print run.Join us afterwards for light refreshments. Books will be available to purchase from the author for $49.This talk…

The Willis family is planning a family reunion to be held on Sunday 30th April 2003 at the Redlands Sporting Club, Anson Rd, Wellington Point, QLD 4160. For full details download the attached invitation.Read more about the Willis family history, including their arrival in Australia, their life at The Oaks and descendants by downloading the…

A reminder that the Society’s monthly meeting is scheduled for 10:30am AEDT tomorrow, Saturday 4th March. All members are invited, attendance either in person or via Zoom. Full details, previous meeting minutes and financial statement are included in the Secretary’s latest email.

A reminder that the Society’s first meeting for 2023 is on from 10:30am AEDT tomorrow, Saturday 4th February. All members are invited, attendance is in person or via Zoom. Full details and previous minutes are included in the Secretary’s latest email.

In partnership with Wollondilly Library the Society will host a workshop on how to start researching your family history. It will commence at 11am on Monday 6th February in the View Room of the Library, 42 Menangle Street, Picton. The workshop will run from 11am to 12 Noon and if you can stick around, join…

A reminder that the official launch of “Bargo Two Hundred Years in the Making” by Marjo Hallowell is happening this Sunday, 20th November at the Bargo Sports Ground Hall, Radnor Rd, Bargo.

The top floor of Wollondilly Library will be closed from 29 August 2022 for renovations for a period of two to three months. As a result, during this time members will not have access to the Society’s records stored in the library. Should you have an inquiry, society members may still be able to assist…

Did you know that August is Family History Month at the NSW State Library. They have a range of free online events that will help you to uncover your family’s past – https://bit.ly/3AssB9E Remember to also check out our Members Library where we have listed a collection of external resources to assist with your research…

Did you know that the Society participates in a “Journal Exchange” with a number of other Historical and Family History Societies, including the Bathurst Family History Group, Botany Bay Family History Society, Cowra Family History Group and the Lancashire Family History & Heraldry Society, just to name a few. Navigate to  our Members Library –…

We have recently completed our transition of the St Mark’s Picton Anglican Marriage Registers (1839-1963) into a searchable database on our web site. Search by Bride or Groom name and discover the following details as recorded by the Minister at time of Marriage : Bride and Groom places of birth, residence, occupations, parents names, fathers…

We have been busy converting our paper based indexes into an online searchable database. To date we have added over 7,500 records to our online searchable Index database. A single keyword can be searched across 13 different indexes, including The Sands Directory, 1885 Landholders Returns, St Marks Anglican Parish Marriage (Bride & Groom) Index &…

A reminder that the yearly Society Membership fee is now due. Renew now and register to become a website member so that you can gain access to all the great new content we have been adding.

2022 Recipient – Picton and District Historical and Family History Society was awarded this year’s Agnes Chalker Cultural award at the Thirlmere Festival of Steam.In accepting, Vice President Kate Holmes thanked the Festival and the Chalker family and dedicated the Award to all the hard working members past and present including life members Jan Ross,…

New Saturday opening hours for the Wollondilly Library at Picton, now open Saturdays from 10:00am to 2:00pm