Bega Valley Genealogy Society

15/02/2026

Bega Valley Genealogy Society. MEETING

You are invited to our general meeting of members and friends at 2pm Sunday 22 February 2026 at the Red Cross Rooms, 33 Church St, Bega.

Our guest speaker will be Bill Taylor, a former Mayor of Bega and a member of the well-known Taylor farming family of Tathra Road. Bill’s mother was a Stove. The Stove lineage has been traced back to the Orkney and Shetland Islands off Scotland – a story of emigration from Scotland to Sydney; to the Araluen gold fields, to the Monaro and Cathcart and then onto the Bega Valley.

Bill’s talk will be followed by the customary afternoon tea, a raffle and only good conversation. Please join us.

11/12/2025

Our Research rooms will be closed for the Christmas & New Year period. From the 19th December 2025 and reopen on the 6th January 2026.
We would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year.

11/12/2025

07/11/2025

Keeping Holy Trinity Church in the community.

7.30 pm Wednesday 12 November, Candelo Town Hall

The Anglican Diocese was so pleased to receive so many community objections to their proposed sale of Holy Trinity Church at Kameruka that they have paused the sale.

They have asked the community to propose and facilitate ways to use the church as a ‘community and family venue’.

The Diocese genuinely wish to support community use of the church and grounds.

So, a few of us who had lodged objections and spoken with the Diocese have booked the hall and invite all who are passionate about the importance of this, and who have ideas and a will to contribute, to get together and make it happen.

It will need to generate some revenue and will need volunteers.

What ideas do you have? How can you get involved?

Holy Trinity was built on Kameruka Estate in 1869 by the community for the community.
(Kameruka is older than Candelo).

The attached video on Holy Trinity is presented by Frank Foster, who passed away in 2021, and was last of five generations of the Tooth family which built and operated Kameruka Estate over 150 years.

Holy Trinity was commissioned by Frank’s great-grandfather.

06/11/2025

In 1864 Robert Lucas-Tooth at the age of 26 inherited a huge agricultural estate in south east NSW. Born in Tasmania but orphaned as a child, he had a vision...

06/11/2025

Keeping Holy Trinity Church in the community.

7.30 pm Wednesday 12 November, Candelo Town Hall

The Anglican Diocese was so pleased to receive so many community objections to their proposed sale of Holy Trinity Church at Kameruka that they have paused the sale.

They have asked the community to propose and facilitate ways to use the church as a ‘community and family venue’.

The Diocese genuinely wish to support community use of the church and grounds.

So, a few of us who had lodged objections and spoken with the Diocese have booked the hall and invite all who are passionate about the importance of this, and who have ideas and a will to contribute, to get together and make it happen.

It will need to generate some revenue and will need volunteers.

What ideas do you have? How can you get involved?

Holy Trinity was built on Kameruka Estate in 1869 by the community for the community.
(Kameruka is older than Candelo).

The attached video on Holy Trinity is presented by Frank Foster, who passed away in 2021, and was last of five generations of the Tooth family which built and operated Kameruka Estate over 150 years.

Holy Trinity was commissioned by Frank’s great-grandfather.

In 1864 Robert Lucas-Tooth at the age of 26 inherited a huge agricultural estate in south east NSW. Born in Tasmania but orphaned as a child, he had a vision...

11/10/2025

BEGA VALLEY GENEALOGY SOCIETY
42 Toallo St. Pambula NSW. Old Pambula Courthouse.
Sunday 26th October 2025 at 2pm. Members Meeting, Visitors Welcome.
Our Guest Speaker is Ian Bryson, President of the Bega Show Society.

Ian will speak to preparations for the 150th Bega Show to be held on 27 February through 1 March 2026 – the first Show was held on 15 February 1872 with the sequence interrupted by war, the elements and COVID.

By way of background, Ian was born into a dairy farming family in Scotland, so he grew up developing well-honed farming skills and instincts until 17 years of age when he joined the army. He came to Australia in 1975, and a short time later met Frank Irving from the Bega Valley and after many trips and stays in the Valley, he moved to here in 2017 and became involved with the Show Society later becoming President.

After our speaker afternoon tea will be available and there will be a raffle.