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Exploring Your Family Tree

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Exploring Your Family Tree: Saturday sessions 1pm – 4pm, in the Old Fire Station at Camden Library, 40 John Street, Camden.

July 18: Growing the Branches – Next steps and following the leaves
August 15: The Mature Tree – How to make the most of your research

Exploring your Family Tree
How do you start researching your family tree?
What do you need to know to take your research further?
Camden Area Family History Society is hosting information sessions on Family History. Whether you are just getting started and curious to learn more, or you are already researching your tree, these sessions are for you!
Sessions will be from 1pm – 4pm, in the Old Fire Station at Camden Library, 40 John Street, Camden. Includes afternoon tea. All welcome! Cost: $10 per session (CAFHS members free). You can attend one, two, or all of the sessions. Reserve your place now by emailing us at cafhs2570@gmail.com . Payment can be made online, or on the day (cash only). Join CAFHS on the day, and your session is free!
Explore your family history, in Camden and beyond…

Upcoming events

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CAFHS General meeting: At our meeting on 7th April the guest speaker will be member Peter O’Brien with “The Tangled Web We Weave” – a journey of discovery through DNA. 7 pm at Camden Library.

Saturday sessions are generally held on the 3rd Saturday of the month from 1pm to 4pm. Free for members, $10 for visitors, includes afternoon tea. We have some great sessions coming up:

  • April 18th: DNA
  • May 16th: Family Tree Maker software program
  • June 20th, July 18th & August 15th: Exploring Your Family Tree

Australian Heritage Festival is on 18th April – 18th May: The theme this year is Change: How has history changed us and how are we changing history? https://australianheritagefestival.org.au/

There will be free displays at Camden Library, in the Old Fire Station and Galleria, including “Time after time…Camden’s iconic buildings and their changing stories”

CAFHS 30th anniversary in 2026: We will be celebrating this year, with events being planned for mid-November. If you have a prior connection with the Society please get in touch – we are looking for memorabilia, photographs, stories, and memories. Or perhaps you would like to come along and celebrate with us and find out more about CAFHS?

2026 NSW & ACT AFHS Conference:  This annual family history event will be held at Port Panthers at Port Macquarie from 18th – 20th September. The theme is ‘The Paper Trail and Beyond: Family History in the Digital Age’, The event is a great opportunity to hear interesting guest speakers, meet other family historians and see what’s on offer at the family history fair. https://www.portmacconference2026.com


Family Tree Maker workshop – November 15

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Family Tree Maker workshop November

Camden Area Family History Society is hosting a workshop on the Family Tree Maker program with FTM expert Lyn Hudson-Williamson on Saturday November 15. The session will be from 1pm – 4pm, in the Old Fire Station at Camden Library, 40 John Street, Camden. Includes afternoon tea. All welcome!

Whether you are just getting started and curious to learn more, or you are already using Family Tree Maker, this session is for you! Beginners welcome.

Cost:  $10 per session (CAFHS members free). Payment can be made online, or on the day (cash only). Join CAFHS on the day, and your session is free! Reserve your place now by emailing us at cafhs2570@gmail.com .

🌳Family History Saturday Sessions

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Camden Area Family History Society is hosting information sessions on Family History on the 3rd Saturdays of October and November…

October 18: Writing a Blog
With Lynne Byass (Nepean FHS)

November 15: Family Tree Maker Workshop
With FTM expert Lyn Hudson-Williamson

Sessions will be from 1pm – 4pm, in the Old Fire Station at Camden Library, 40 John Street, Camden. Includes afternoon tea. All welcome!

Cost: $10 per session (CAFHS members free).

You can attend either one or both of the sessions. Payment can be made online, or on the day (cash only). Join CAFHS on the day, and your session is free!

Reserve your place now by emailing us at cafhs2570@gmail.com

Exploring Your Family Tree

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Camden Area Family History Society is hosting information sessions on Family History Research, on Saturday afternoons …

July 19: Exploring Ancestry

August 16: Beyond Ancestry

Sessions will be from 1pm – 4pm, in the Old Fire Station at Camden Library, 40 John Street, Camden. Includes a light afternoon tea. All welcome!  

Cost:  $10 per session (CAFHS members free). Reserve your place now by emailing us at cafhs2570@gmail.com .

Payment can be made online in advance, or on the day (cash only). Join CAFHS on the day, and your session is free!

Whether you are just getting started and curious to learn more, or you are already using Ancestry to research your tree, these sessions are for you!