Robynne Winley will be the guest speaker at the next Hawkesbury Family History Group on Weds 10th May 2006 at 10am. Her topic is "My convict ancestors" . Robynne is descended from a long line of pioneers, well known in the Hawkesbury district, including convicts & First Fleeters such as, Joseph Wright (Scarborough 1788) & wife Ellen Gott (Neptune 1790), Charles Cross & Rose Flood (Neptune 1790), Robert Hobbs (Active 1791) & Bridget Heslin/ Eslin (Sugar Cane 1793), William Douglass (Coromandel 1804), John Berwick/Barwick (Anne II 1810) & Samuel Hurst (Queen II 1818). She will talk about the history of these interesting families & the research she has undertaken to explore these families backgrounds. The group meets in the Tebbutt Room of Hawkesbury Central Library at 300 George Street, Windsor. Anyone interested is welcome to attend, no RSVP needed and there is no charge. For more information you can contact Michelle Nichols by phone (02) 4560-4466, or email [email protected]