1857 Hamburg Ships Dinner
by John NoackThe 2007 Wendish Annual Dinner, held in the Ringwood Lutheran Church Hall on Saturday 6 October 2007, celebrated the 150th anniversary of the 1857 ships from Hamburg to Melbourne. Seventy eight guests enjoyed a fine meal, and heard interesting spe...
Recommended Books on Wends in Australia
by Kevin Zwar"From Hamburg to Hobsons Bay: German Emigration to Port Phillip"
For a detailed and excellent book on the migration of Germans and Wends to Victoria in Australia I'd recommend the following book: From Hamburg to Hobsons Bay: German...New CD on Goldfields
by Di Cummings"SOUTH AUSTRALIAN GOLDSEEKERS at the VICTORIAN GOLDFIELDS 1851-1853" is intended to be a companion to "BOUND FOR SOUTH AUSTRALIA: PASSENGERS 1836-1851" both compiled by Di Cummings. During September and October 1851, the SA REGISTER featured REPOR...
Leongatha Genealogical Weekend
by John NoackI reckon that we had a pretty good time at Leongatha. I enjoyed all the talks, which included the Irish women, the Cornish miners' trek from Burra to the Victorian Gold-fields and available records relating to deserted and delinquent children. For...
Kappler Records
by Kevin ZwarA useful collection of early Australian marriage and baptism records now on CD One of the objectives of the Wendish Heritage Society is to assist people who are interested in researching their Wendish or German heritage. The Society is fortunate t...
Freshwater Creek / Waldkirch 140th Anniversary
by Glenys WollermannThe Freshwater Creek (formerly Waldkirch) congregation celebrated the laying of their church's foundation stone on 19 November 2006. As early as 1849, Dr Alexander Thomson, one of the founders of Geelong, was instrumental in bringing a number of G...
Mulwala Family History Expo
by Bob and Betty ProposchBob and Betty Proposch of Yarrawonga, assisted by Clay Kruger, represented our Society at the annual Family History Expo held at Mulwala. Clay found it very rewarding to handle enquires from people interested in their germanic and wendish ancestry...
Westgarthtown’s 150th Anniversary
by Robert Wuchatsch
The Thomastown Lutheran Congregation (formerly known as Westgarthtown and actually in Lalor) celebrated the 150th anniversary of the dedication of its church building, which took place on 17 November 1856. The only older Lutheran Church building is a...
Conservation of Photographs
by John NoackThe State Records of NSW published in its Newsletter Now and Then (Number 21 August 2006) the following hints in regard to keeping photos safe from harm. Photos deteriorate because of (1) the inherent instability involved in the printing process and ...
Peters Hill 150th Anniversary
by John NoackThe Peters Hill Church's celebration of its 150th Anniversary was held on 15 October 2006 Peters Hill consisted mostly of Wendish settlers from Lower Lusatia when the St Peters congregation was formed in 1856. The first service was held in the hom...