Our Sydney-based meetings/presentations will be offered both face-to-face and remotely via “Zoom” technology in 2026. A link to join a meeting via “Zoom” will be emailed to members shortly before each meeting. Our presentations from previous years have been recorded and are available on the “members only” section of this website.
Meetings/Presentations
Our meetings are held regularly in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Canberra. We usually have a speaker who gives a talk/presentation on a topic of Huguenot interest.
This is followed by afternoon tea and a chance for members to mingle, get to know each other, and exchange information.
Our meetings are open to everyone. See “Upcoming Events” (below) for details of times and places.
Social Events
Various activities are held regularly including dinners, lunches and picnics in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane so that members can get to know each other.
Journal/Newsletter
We publish our journal/newsletter Huguenot Times twice a year (May and November) to keep in contact with all our members, especially those who live outside the big cities.
It includes articles of Huguenot interest, including sometimes summations of talks/presentations given at our meetings, and shared information on Huguenot family history.
Upcoming Events
NSW (Sydney) Chapter – 2026
Our regular meetings/presentations commence at 2.00pm. Details for 2026 are:
Venue: Gordon Baptist Church – Garden Square annex (entrance from Garden Square, off Park Avenue, Gordon)
There is no charge for attendance or afternoon tea for members, but there is a $10 entry charge for non-members.
Members, relatives and friends are most welcome and afternoon tea will be provided.
The location is close to Gordon Railway station, but please note that there is no right turn into Park Avenue from the Pacific Highway if you are travelling by car from the south.
Our (Sydney) programme for 2026
Meetings/presentations in Gordon Baptist Church – Garden Square annex AND via Zoom (all on Saturdays):
14 February 2026: Neil Renaud – Revealing the Huguenots: Their History, Their Diaspora, Their Descendants, and My Own Discoveries
16 May 2026: Dr Matthew Glozier – Louis XIV of France (this will also be the Annual General Meeting of the Society)
15 August 2026: Robert Nash – The Huguenot Galley-slaves: Martyrs for their Faith
14 November 2026: Judith Staveley – Huguenots of the Drôme
Other events:
10 April 2026 (12.30pm): Edict of Nantes Lunch (venue to be advised)
28 June 2026 (2.00pm): Huguenot Heritage Church Service at St Swithun’s, Pymble
10 September 2026: Spring Picnic (venue to be advised)
Victorian (Melbourne) Chapter – 2026
We meet at Maling Heritage Centre, 190a Canterbury Road, Canterbury (close to Canterbury Railway Station), commencing at 2.00pm.
23 October 2026 (12.30pm): Huguenot Lunch at the Malvern Hotel
24 October 2026: Robert Nash – The Huguenot Galley-slaves: Martyrs for their Faith
Queensland (Brisbane) Chapter -2026
We meet at Toowong Library Meeting Room, 9 Sherwood Road, Toowong, commencing at 2.00pm on Sundays.
22 March 2026: To be advised
2 August 2026: Robert Nash – The Huguenot Galley-slaves: Martyrs for their Faith
22 November 2026: To be advised
ACT (Canberra) – 2026
We meet at the Family History ACT Education Room, 41 Templeton Street, Cook ACT.
Activities to be advised.
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