Lest we forget - 18th April

Members, please be ready to share your stories of "Others who served. " 

The X Factor - Book now

 At The Lake Macquarie Family History Group we provide affordable education events for our members and the community. Please join us for The X Factor.

In case the QR Code is a bit fuzzy please use this link:  https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1559889

Easter Greetings

 

Easter Expense

 Spare a though for a Toronto man who, in 1950,  bought an expensive Easter Egg.

1950 'TO-DAY'S TOPICS', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 7 April, p. 2. , viewed 01 Apr 2026, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article140636796

Come on Down

 

LMFHG on WikiTree

Since our Open Day in May several LMFHG members have been working on adding their ancestors to the Wikitree site.

One of our members said "I am committed to Wikitree as a collaborative tree. I am working to ensure that my ancestors' and forebears' stories are not lost so I aim to give them all a profile on this platform. It's a future-proofing exercise." 

We were enthused by the presentation on WikiTree from Veronica Williams who convinced us of the value of using WikiTree as a platform to preserve the stories of our ancestors and those who have gone before us. Following on from that event we had a further discussions at our in person and online meetings. Several members are actively working on adding profiles to Wikitree.

As part of the preparation for her presentation Veronica set up a Page on WikiTree for those interested in researching the area. WikiTree members are able to add to and edit that page which is available from this link. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Category:Lake_Macquarie_Family_History_Group 

LMFHG Category on WikiTree

Users of WikiTree are encouraged to add Categories to the person profiles to the site. These categories may relate to occupations, places (including cemeteries), events, military units and honours and awards.

Currently among those categories there are :

50 Profiles categorised in Boolaroo
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Category:Boolaroo%2C_New_South_Wales

198 Profiles categorised in Carey Bay
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Category:Carey_Bay%2C_New_South_Wales

58 Profiles categorised in Catherine Hill Bay 
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Category:Catherine_Hill_Bay%2C_New_South_Wales

47 Profiles categorised in St Patrick's and St Brigid's Catholic Cemetery, Cooranbong
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Category:St_Patrick%27s_and_St_Brigid%27s_Catholic_Cemetery%2C_Cooranbong%2C_New_South_Wales

16 Profiles categorised in The Dudley Colliery Disaster 1898
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Category:Dudley_Colliery_Disaster%2C_New_South_Wales%2C_1898

16 Profiles categorised as Members of the Lake Macquarie Family History Group
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Category:Members_of_the_Lake_Macquarie_Family_History_Group

65 Profiles categorised in Morisset Cemetery
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Category:Morisset_Cemetery%2C_Morisset%2C_New_South_Wales

119 Profiles categorised in Toronto Cemetery
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Category:Toronto_Cemetery%2C_Toronto%2C_New_South_Wales

109 Profiles categorised in West Wallsend
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Category:West_Wallsend%2C_New_South_Wales

Death of Old Identity

1921 'OLD IDENTITY', The Newcastle Sun (NSW : 1918 - 1954), 15 November, p. 4. , viewed 16 Sept 2025, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article162801396