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Welcome to News and Events
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

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

Upcoming Events

April 03, 2011
"The German-Speaking Community of Melbourne 1855-1865", Sunday 3 April 2011

March 12, 2011
March Tour to the Wimmera, 12-14 March 2011

November 21, 2010
Westgarthtown's 160th Anniversary, Saturday 21 November 2010

August 13, 2010
Worldwide Wendish Workshop, Iowa USA, 13-15 August 2010
The Iowa (USA) Wendish Heritage Study Group is conducting a "Worldwide Wendish Workshop" from 13-15 August 2010....

January 01, 2010
2010 Calendar
:2010 calendar of events ....


2006 Calendar at a glance