Saturday & Sunday 30 – 31 August 2025
10.00am to 3.00pm
Free Event
This Family History Month, join our esteemed panel of experts at the Cascades Female Factory as they unveil the mysteries of genealogy research.
Gain valuable insights and insider tips to illuminate your family’s journey through history so you can craft your own comprehensive family tree.
Meet the esteemed panel of experts:
- University of Tasmania – Family History
- Hobart Penitentiary, National Trust
- Female Convict Research Centre
- Roses from the Heart – Dr Christina Henri
- Friends of the Orphans Schools
- Maureen Martin Ferris
- State Library and Archives of Tasmania
- Tasmanian Family History Society Inc
- National Archives of Australia
- From the Shadows
Admission to the Convict Connections event is free. For anyone wishing to take part in one of the guided tours, tickets are available for and additional fee:
- Convict Women’s Tour: daily from 10:00am, $10 adult
- Notorious Strumpets and Dangerous Girls: daily at 11.30am & 1:00pm, $15 adult
- Condemned: last available experience Saturday 30th at 2:30pm, $35 adult