Joy Murrin Family History Services

14/10/2026

Great news. SBS Australia will start broadcasting Series 23 of Who Do You Think You Are UK next Tuesday, 20 October.
There is always something to learn, no matter what our research interest is.

13/10/2026

I had already written about this in our family story. We also did the same with cheese.

09/09/2026

18/08/2026

FREE FAMILY HISTORY FAIR — PORT MACQUARIE
at Panthers - 18 September 2026

IDEAL FOR BEGINNERS

Are you researching your family history — or wondering where to begin?

In just four weeks, the Free Family History Fair will be held as part of the Port Macquarie Family History Conference.

With around 30 exhibitors, it will be a wonderful opportunity to discover resources, ask questions, explore new research ideas and meet others who share an interest in family history.

Joy Murrin Family History Services will be there, and we would love you to come and say hello.

10am   Fiona Brooker - 5 DNA Research Steps - Let's start at the beginning - 1 hour - Rushcutter Room - This session is fully booked

11/07/2026

Time is moving on, and there are just a couple of weeks left before the Early Bird Registration for the Port Macquarie Family History Conference closes on 31 July 2026. You will still be able to register after that date but will miss out on the discounted rate.
Check out the Society Conference website https://www.portmacconference2026.com/
We’re pleased to be attending the NSW Family History Conference in Port Macquarie this September and supporting the FREE public Fair Day on Friday.
The Fair Day is open to everyone — whether you’re just curious about your family history, starting out, or have been researching for years.
We’ll be there to answer questions, help with research roadblocks, and point you in the right direction.
We look forward to seeing you there.
Joy and Allan Murrin
doing what we can to provide you JOY IN FAMILY HISTORY

02/07/2026

The NSW Registry increased the cost of BDM Certificates on 1 July 2026. In case you are wondering, the cost of NSW transcriptions will not change from JOY MURRIN FAMILY HISTORY SERVICES. Our Express Transcriptions can be expected within 24 hours on business days, and regular orders and partial transcriptions within one week of ordering.
Our secure online ordering is available www.joymurrin.com.au

06/03/2026

Rootstech 2026 has begun. What an eye-opener was the first session with Brett Weekes and Ryan Parker, FamilySearch Product Design Engineering. Allan has been reflecting on attending the very first RootsTech Conference; it was big then and has grown much more. the online link is

Explore RootsTech, the world’s largest family history conference. Join inspiring live events and access on-demand genealogy classes anytime, anywhere.

09/02/2026

After Joy’s recent surgery, Emily and Abigail have continued to receive orders while Joy concentrated on her recovery.

Joy is pleased with her progress and is now steadily resuming NSW BDM transcription work. At present, turnaround time is approximately two weeks, with a return to one-week service expected shortly.

Express transcriptions are available and completed within 24 hours on normal business days.

We sincerely thank you for your patience and understanding during this period.

Link to our website www.joymurrin.com.au

05/01/2026

Joy will be undergoing a planned surgical procedure and will be unable to transcribe work for approximately 4 weeks. [All will be OK]

Any requests received by 12 January will be completed and returned to clients in the week commencing Monday 19 January.

Express orders will be temporarily unavailable.

Our staff will continue to receive requests. Joy will complete transcriptions upon her return and they will be processed in the order they were received.

All other services (England & Wales, Scotland, New Zealand and Victoria) will continue as usual during this time.

We sincerely thank you for your understanding and continued support and will post any progress.

14/12/2025

You can still order NSW Transcriptions today and receive them before we close on Friday, 19 December. Express Transcriptions, ordered on Thursday, will be received on Friday.
Once again, wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

https://joymurrin.com.au/product-category/nsw/