Fellowship of First Fleeters (FFF), Sydney

Fellowship of First Fleeters (FFF), Sydney

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The Fellowship of First Fleeters is an all-volunteer organisation of descendants of people who arrived in Sydney Cove, NSW, with the First Fleet on the 26 January 1788.
The Fellowship was formed in 1968, and since then, over 9167 descendants have established their lineage, and joined the Fellowship. Links have so far been established in 137 families to no fewer than 195 individual First Fleet Ancestors.
The members are interested in discovering stories of the lives and times of their ancestors. What their lives were like overseas, the journey to Australia, their lives in their new land, and of their descendants. For further information about the organisation and research resources, se the websites.

A Board consisting of volunteers is voted in at an Annual General Meeting. The Fellowship has 17 Chapters throughout Australia providing a meeting place for members and visitors of the Fellowship.

Information about the First Fleet, photographs (mainly of First Fleeter graves, cemeteries and events), books, library, certificates, event details.
Archive material is progressively being indexed and scanned onto the new website.

The Fellowship of First Fleeters has a website, facebook site and several publications, indexes and charts relating to the First Fleet, a number of which are available online on the websites.

Open office hours: Monday and Wednesday 10am-12pm and Friday 10am-3pm.

When planning a visit, please telephone, preferably at least a week in advance, to make an appointment. Leave a message clearly stating your name, phone number and date of planned visit, so a volunteer can organise a mutually agreeable date and time.

Does have two steps to enter. Not wheelchair friendly.

Volunteers can assist users, discussing enquiries, either on the telephone, or during an onsite visit.

Copyright applies to several items.

Downstairs library.

Revised 5 November 2024

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