Family History articles

Whenever we meet and talk to people on open days or at events it is always interesting to hear about their family links and stories about how our area was when they grew up here, visited in search of family places or that they discovered they had links to the district after being drawn back […]

On Sunday, 13th November 2022 we held a Remembrance Day Service at Ellis Cottage Lone Pine Memorial Garden. Following the service we dedicated panels commemorating servicemen from Diamond Creek District who served in WW1 that have been in place on the barn wall for over two years. We are very happy to have finally had […]

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Wedding of Martha Herbert to Nathaniel Ellis, December, 1912 at her brother John’s property in Nutfield. Seated from left Elizabeth, John, Martha, George, Annie, Andrew and Isabella. William is at the back behind Martha’s right shoulder The first member of the Herbert family to live in Diamond Creek was William Wandless Herbert who took up […]