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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number: 811-10531

Nicholas Family of Funds, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

700 North Water Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Jeffrey T. May, Senior Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer
700 North Water Street
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code: 414-272-4650

Date of Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2008

Date of Reporting Period: 03/31/2008

Item 1. Schedule of Investments.


Schedule of Investments (unaudited)
Nicholas Liberty Fund
AS OF: 03/31/08
 
 
            VALUE
            -----------
 
COMMON STOCKS - 87.63%        
    Consumer Discretionary - Media - 15.14%    
18,700   DIRECTV Group, Inc. (The) *       $ 463,573
13,000   DISH Network Corporation - Class A *   373,490
14,624   Liberty Entertainment Series A *   331,087
18,028   Liberty Global, Inc. - Series C *   585,550
1,531   Liberty Media Holding Corporation Capital   24,098
3,000   Radio One, Inc. - Class A *       4,560
            -----------
            1,782,358
            -----------
    Consumer Discretionary - Retail - 7.99%    
13,213   IAC/InterActiveCorp *       274,302
3,100   Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc. *        63,550
8,500   Kohl's Corporation *       364,565
14,721   Liberty Media Holding Corporation   237,597
            -----------
            940,014
            -----------
    Energy - Energy - 11.63%        
3,900   Eagle Rock Energy Partners L.P.   56,160
20,478   Hiland Holdings GP, LP       473,042
9,308   Hiland Partners, LP       423,421
5,000   Newfield Exploration Company *        264,250
6,000   SemGroup Energy Partners, L.P.       151,500
            -----------
            1,368,373
            -----------
    Exchange Traded Funds - 5.60%        
2,000   iShares S&P SmallCap 600 Value Index Fund   130,860
4,000   SPDR Trust Series 1       527,880
            -----------
            658,740
            -----------
    Financials - Banks - 0.93%        
3,000   Marshall & Ilsley Corporation       69,600
3,800   MGIC Investment Corporation       40,014
            -----------
            109,614
            -----------
    Financials - Diversified - 0.59%    
2,000   Moody's Corporation       69,660
            -----------
    Financials - Insurance - 9.13%        
16,100   National Financial Partners Corporation   361,767
5,700   Nationwide Financial Services, Inc.   269,496
2,900   Philadelphia Consolidated Holding Corp. *   93,380
7,320   Travelers Companies, Inc. (The)   350,262
            -----------
            1,074,905
            -----------
    Health Care - Equipment - 0.45%    
4,800   DexCom, Inc. *       19,872
2,300   Insulet Corporation *       33,120
            -----------
            52,992
            -----------
 
    Health Care - Pharmaceuticals &    
     Biotechnology - 3.08%        
8,900   Bio-Imaging Technologies, Inc. *        62,389
4,000   Omrix Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. *        56,000
5,300   Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.   244,807
            -----------
            363,196
            -----------
    Health Care - Services - 12.25%    
1,600   Cardinal Health, Inc.       84,016
21,800   DaVita, Inc. *       1,041,168
22,367   Dialysis Corporation of America *   163,055
5,600   VCA Antech, Inc. *       153,160
            -----------
            1,441,399
            -----------
    Industrials - Capital Goods - 0.62%    
2,000   Oshkosh Truck Corporation       72,560
            -----------
    Industrials - Commercial Services & Supplies    
     - 2.94%        
8,200   Cintas Corporation       234,028
2,000   Manpower Inc.       112,520
            -----------
            346,548
            -----------
    Information Technology - Hardware &    


     Equipment - 3.80%        
7,400   Comverge, Inc.   *       76,442
2,900   Plexus Corp. *           81,345
8,000   ScanSource, Inc.   *       289,520
                    -----------
                    447,307
                    -----------
    Information Technology - Software & Services    
     - 12.65%            
11,200   Fiserv, Inc. *           538,608
2,800   Heartland Payment Systems, Inc.   64,428
3,000   Hewitt Associates, Inc. *       119,310
12,400   Microsoft Corporation       351,912
2,000   TNS, Inc. *           41,280
16,000   VanceInfo Technologies Inc.   *   108,800
8,600   Wright Express Corporation   *   264,278
                    -----------
                    1,488,616
                    -----------
    Telecommunication Services - 0.83%    
6,600   Clearwire Corporation *       97,746
                    -----------
TOTAL Common Stocks   (COST: $10,146,948)   10,314,028
                    -----------
 
CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK -- 0.04%        
    Financials - Real Estate - 0.04%    
200   BioMed Realty Trust, Inc. 7.375% Series A    
     Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock    
    (COST: $3,903)           4,440
                    -----------
 
 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 12.79%        
    Commercial Paper - 9.72%        
$250,000   Diageo Capital plc 04/02/08, 2.98%   249,979
250,000   Vulcan Materials Company 04/08/08, 3.15%   249,847
120,000   General Electric Capital Corporation    
     04/11/08, 2.50%           119,917
250,000   H.J. Heinz Finance Company 04/14/08, 3.22%   249,709
275,000   Alcoa Inc. 04/16/08, 3.00%       274,656
                    -----------
                    1,144,108
                    -----------
    Variable Rate Security - 3.07%    
360,781   Wisconsin Corporate Central Credit Union    
     04/01/08, 2.32%           360,781
                    -----------
 
TOTAL Short-term Investments   (COST: $1,504,889)   1,504,889
                    -----------
 
 
TOTAL SECURITY HOLDINGS (COST: $11,655,740) - 100.46%   11,823,357
                    -----------
LIABILITIES, NET OF OTHER ASSETS (0.46)%                (53,634)
                    -----------
TOTAL NET ASSETS               $11,769,723
                    -----------
                    -----------
 
% OF NET ASSETS                
* NON-INCOME PRODUCING            

As of March 31, 2008, investment cost for federal tax purposes was $11,659,658 and the tax basis components of unrealized appreciation/depreciation were as follows:

Unrealized appreciation   $ 1,289,366
Unrealized depreciation    (1,125,667)
    -----------
Net unrealized appreciation   $ 163,699
    -----------
    -----------

For information on the Fund's policies regarding the valuation of investments and other significant accounting policies, please refer to the Fund's most recent Semiannual or Annual Report to Shareholders.


Item 2. Controls and Procedures.

(a) The Fund's principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the Fund's disclosure controls and procedures are sufficient to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Fund in this Form N-Q was recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms, based upon such officers' evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report.

(b) There were no significant changes or corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in the Fund's internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect the Fund's internal controls during the last fiscal quarter.

Item 3. Exhibits.

Certifications of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Act, attached hereto as part of EX-99.CERT.

SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

(Registrant) Nicholas Family of Funds, Inc.

By: /s/ David O. Nicholas
Name: David O. Nicholas
Title: Principal Executive Officer

Date: 05/28/2008

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

By: /s/ David O. Nicholas
Name: David O. Nicholas
Title: Principal Executive Officer
Date: 05/28/2008

By: /s/ Jeffrey T. May
Name: Jeffrey T. May
Title: Principal Financial Officer
Date: 05/28/2008