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For a full list of News items click "News" in the left column. For Past Events, click "Past Events" in the left column. Upcoming events are listed in the right column....
August 29, 2020
Nieder-Weisel Plaque for Victorian Goldfields
The largest number of people to emigrate to Australia from any town in what is now Germany came to Victoria from Nieder Weisel in the 1800's, a Lutheran village in the Country called Hesse. The village had 2,300 inhabitants in...
January 19, 2013
Sorbian News
Colin and Betty Huf and a Wendish message translated into English have appeared in a recent Sorbian Newspaper. This sort of international cultural and historical encouragement is always helpful for such minority groups as the Wends! We thank the Hufs...
November 07, 2012
Texas Forest Fires, September 2011
Our Society has received the following dramatic news from Curtis Becker in Texas. I assume that you have heard of the fires here in Texas. To get you up to date. The fire is about 30% under control. Several of...
September 09, 2011
Books for sale
Elizabeth (Betty) Huf, on behalf of St Michael's Archives, Tarrington, Victoria, wishes it to be known that she has a number of books for sale. Click below for further details. Download file...
July 13, 2011
e-News Archive
Our secretary, Glenys Wollermann, intends to issue an "e-News Update" on a regular basis. Members of the Society who wish to subscribe to this free service should supply their email address to the Treasurer, Clay Kruger. Archived copies of the...
May 11, 2011
More Newspaper Clippings
The following is an occasional collection of (mostly Melbourne) newspaper clippings: Germans/Wends in Australia 2009/2010. Steiner Silverware on Sale Silverware items designed and made by Steiner of South Australia were included in a Selling Exhibition organised by antique dealer Ed...
January 10, 2010
Wendish Family History Books for USA
During 2009, I embarked on a project to collect Australian family history publications of Wendish origin that families were prepared to donate to the Texas Wendish Heritage Society in Serbin, Texas USA. We had an overwhelming response and my wife...
January 02, 2010
Nieder-Weisel plaque planned
To families descended from Nieder-Weisel, Germany....
August 24, 2009
The Society's email contact details
Our Society welcomes email enquiries:...
August 22, 2009
Correspondence from the Sobe family in Lusatia, 30 April 2009
Betty Huf has written to the Society: I thought that you might be interested in this email that I received from Arnd and Rita Sobe, who visited us earlier this year. They came to Australia especially to visit Hochkirch/Tarrington. Arnd...
April 30, 2009
Wendish Surnames
Joel Blackburn has built a searchable base listing 3164 Surnames from Dr George Nielsen's Notes. One can find the list on our main menu under The Wends and then click on SURNAMES on the right hand column. For information on...
July 28, 2008
CHANGE OF ADDRESS
to P O Box 307 HEIDELBERG Victoria 3084 Australia...
June 20, 2007
NEW C D ON GOLDFIELDS
"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....
June 20, 2007
Kappler Records
A useful collection of early Australian marriage and baptism records now on CD...
May 16, 2007
News from Germany, 2 Feb 2006
Australian Newspapers have recently included some interesting items from Germany, including Lusatia.
February 02, 2006
