This history of the Finster family beginning in the 14th century is a translation of an original 1921 work in German by Carl Hermann Arthur Finster. C.H. Arthur Finster was inspired to write this history following the success of Max Finster's beautiful Finsters in Görlitz family tree, reproduced at the rear of this publication. The significance of those 20th-century publications to the Finsters family has prompted this reproduction, which will help to preserve the family history and provide greater access to the history, particularly for descendants, but more generally for the German diaspora throughout the world. This English edition includes a new Australian section by Lorraine Dooley, which adds the Australian story of the Finster family, from 1849 when Arthur Guido Finster emigrated from Görlitz, Germany, to Melboure, Australia.