Family History Stories and News from Lake Macquarie
We look forward to seeing members and guests at our next General Meeting.
President, Cheryl-Ann, is hoping to meet and chat with members.
Vice-President, Jill, our guest speaker, will talk about her One-Place Study - CareyBay2283 - People and Places Past and Present and the resources she uses to manage the project.
At the LMFHG Annual General Meeting in August we welcomed a new President, Cheryl-Ann Leggatt, to our Group. She follows Past President, Dr Patrick Bradbery. We thank Patrick for his commitment and contributions to our Group.
Cheryl-Ann has been researching her family history for over 30 years, beginning in the time of microfiche; microfilm and letter writing to get answers.
She has been learning formally about genealogy since 2010 beginning with an Australian/New Zealand Genealogy course through the National Institute for Genealogical Studies and, more recently, was amongst the first intake for the Diploma of Family History offered by the University of Tasmania graduating from that in 2018.
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| Cheryl-Ann at Australasian Congress - Brisbane, March 2025 |
Cheryl-Ann has strong commitment Lifelong Learning that is demonstrated by her attendance at many online and in person family history events. She has attended annual State Conferences since 2012, only missing one or two. She has participated in two Australasian Congresses, the latest being in Brisbane this year. Cheryl-Ann is a supporter of many online and in-person family and local history events in the Hunter area. Cheryl-Ann has further demonstrated her commitment by being involved in local and regional family history organisations.
Among her ancestors Cheryl-Ann has members of the First Fleet and several other convicts. Two of her grandparents' ancestors were born on Norfolk Island.
In 1991 Cheryl-Ann, who was born in the Blue Mountains, moved to the Hunter area where she and her husband have raised three children aged 33, 25 and 17.
As one of the newer members of the Lake Macquarie Family History Group Cheryl-Ann is keen to get to know members and learn about their family histories and ideas. She says "I am approachable, love new ideas and if I do something wrong or you think something can be improved, please speak to me."
We wish Cheryl-Ann a happy and fruitful term as our President.
