Joy Murrin Family History Services

10/09/2025

The 2025 NSW/ACT Conference is just a day away. If you are attending, be sure to chat with JOY and ALLAN at their table on Friday and Saturday.
We have previously published Guidebooks and added more to our collections. Come and see what we have to offer.
The Conference and Fair is hosted by the Illawarra Family History Group at the Fraternity Club in Fairy Meadow and shows promise of being a real success.

02/07/2025

This is a worthwhile tour if you are up to it.

Join the Friends of Rookwood for a special mid-morning edition of their beloved Twilight in Daylight walking tour. Wander through Rookwood’s historic grounds, uncover fascinating stories and gain a fresh perspective on one of Australia’s most treasured heritage sites.

Tour details:
🗓️ Sunday, 6 July 2025
🕒 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
📍 Rookwood General Cemetery and Crematorium

This is a walking tour, so please wear enclosed shoes, dress for the weather, and bring sunscreen, a hat and a refillable water bottle.

✅ Bookings recommended, please visit https://bit.ly/3ZX2iot or email friends_of_rookwood@hotmail.com

28/06/2025

For more than 12 years, our NSW Transcriptions have been $20.
However, from 1 July 2025, a Full transcription with a one-week turnaround will be $22.
We will continue to offer a 24-hour Express service, Monday through Friday, for $30.
The change to our fees will be on our secure website 1 July 2025.

Our online shop is open every day.

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06/01/2025

It's the 6th of January, and we are packing away the Christmas Decorations. We are enjoying the holiday break and will be revamping the office for the New Year. Although the office is closed, in today's world, you can still place orders for any research you are doing over this New Year time.
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15/12/2024

Today is the last day to receive transcriptions before Christmas. The office will close this Friday 20 December and return on Monday 20 January.
Have you considered a Gift Certificate? https://joymurrin.com.au/shop/
We wish you a Merry Christmas.
Joy, Allan, Emily, Diane, and Abigail.

13/12/2024

We have been busy filling your orders. There is still time to place an order. Next Monday, 16 December, is the day for you to order, and we will return your orders before we close on Friday 20th.
We have also been busy attending presentation days and concerts, and we have decorated for Christmas as well. We want to share what we have done.
Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
www.joymurrin.com.au

19/11/2024

We are approaching the end of another year. There is time to assess your research plans. Our office will close on 20 December 2024 and reopen 20 January 2025. The last day to place an orde will be Monday 16 December.
We trust you will have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Joy and Allan Murrin and staff.

20/07/2024

Friday afternoon was an eye opener, hearing that supermarkets, airlines, banks, and other businesses were experiencing difficulty operating.

Today, we have been receiving orders.

While the news indicates the computer fault has been rectified, many companies, including the NSW Registry, need to reboot their computer systems. They are planning this tomorrow, Sunday.

15/05/2024

A wonderful night out to "A TASTE OF IRELAND", they performed locally at Hurstville. They are travelling around, so I highly recommend you check out on Google where they are performing.

13/05/2024

Tuesday night, when SBS is running, WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? Australia always needs to resist having to be out. Although you can watch it on streaming, it is much better to watch it when it is aired.
This week Miranda Otto: “This journey has definitely changed my perception of my family. I learnt some things that kind of consolidated things I already thought, and there were other things that were shocks to me and certainly there were more secrets in my family than I thought.”
Watch the trail here

Eight new prominent Australian personalities trek across the globe to delve into the mystery of their ancestral pasts in a brand-new season of Who Do You Thi...

07/05/2024

As usual, Who Do You Think You Are? has maintained a high production standard with the start of the new series tonight. I could not help sharing the emotion with Manu in France.
Clearing our calendar and looking forward to the next 7 weeks.

24/04/2024

Lest We Forget. Our home display for Remembrance. We hope you all enjoy a reflective day.