WAGS

GREAT NEWS from the new WAGS IT Manager, Christine Harris.  The eight computers that were damaged during the recent electrical storm have now all been replaced and have joined the five new computers that were purchased earlier in the year. We now have a full suite of fast computers to help WAGS members with their research!

All time restrictions on computer use have been lifted. We look forward to seeing you back at WAGS during our Research Room opening hours.

From Foundlings to Fremantle and much more

The June 2018 edition of the journal of the Western Australian Genealogical Society is out, and now,  if you are a WAGS member you can read it online.

As usual, the journal is packed with fascinating stories of families found, and a special feature Fremantle Fortress, about the role played by Rottnest in the defence of the Port of Fremantle during WWII.

Members can browse or download the electronic copy in the Member’s Only Section (you will have to log in) of this website under the Journal 2018 menu item.

Getting your affairs in order - your 2018  challenge

You've made your Will, you say.  The house, the car, the books, the family albums are all clearly designated for distribution.  Your executors are chosen, your Will is in a safe place.

But what about your online presence? 

"We all have one these days," said Jenni Ibrahim, Convenor of WAGS Irish SIG.  "Email accounts, Facebook, photos on your phone.  Have you made provision for them? Who will responsible for closing them down?  What about your online family tree comprising years of hard work?"

The arrival in Western Australia of the Hougoumont, with its cargo of convicts and Pensioner Guards, marked the end of transportation worldwide. The 9 January 2018 will mark the 150th Anniversary of this event and so the WA Genealogical Society and the Royal WA Historical Society will be holding a series of Joint Presentations and Displays of Artefacts and Photographs of the men who came to the Swan River Colony, both in chains and in Uniform, during the convict era.  Both societies will have two events.

The WA SIG is planning a few exciting changes for 2018.

 We will now cover all people who have settled and lived in this State, and their descendants. 

The Convicts and Enrolled Pensioner Guards are comprehensively covered by their own Special Interest Groups but may also have connections to our group.

We have new dates and times for our quarterly meetings, which are now on the 3rd Sunday in January, April, July and October – Please check the Events Calendar for more details or contact the WA SIG convenor.

For WAGS Members - A little something to keep you busy!

1906-1941 Western Australian Birth Indexes 

Compiled by WAGS volunteers from The West Australian, Western Mail & the Sunday Times newspaper births in the family notices columns, we now have available the 1906-1941 Births Index - in the Indexes and Database section of the Members Only Area (MOA) of the website. You need to log in to view the data.

The BDMs indexing is an ongoing WAGS Project Team effort and will provide additional indexes for the WAGS website as they are completed.