MEETING DATES 2014
| 13 August |
DR PERRY MCINTYRE Single female emigration in the 1830s & 1840s |
| 10 September |
JONATHAN AULD Researching WW1 soldiers |
Meeting held 2nd Wednesday of the month at 10am in the Tebbutt Room,
Windsor Library
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EVENTS
NSW & ACT ASSOC OF FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETIES ~ ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2014
Friday 12, Saturday 13 & Sunday 14 September 2014 at the Fraternity Club, Fairy Meadow. Packages for single day or weekend, see http://www.conference2014.org.au/ FREE Friday History Fair – all day 10am - 4pm. Conference speakers & topics include:
- Memory, Remembering and Commemoration with Dr Perry McIntyre
- Illawarra Remembers 1914-1918 with Terry Bugg & Marisa O’Connor
- Tracking Down the Magnus Family, first manager of the Port Kembla copper smelter with Dr Glenn Mitchell
- Women of the Illawarra with Gillian Baker
- The Gallipoli Project with Kim Phillips
- Resources for discovering your Jewish roots with Robyn Dryen
- Hard Labour: Fathers and Wartime Bereavement with Dr Jen Roberts
- The Undiscovered Burial Site at Fromelles with Lambis Englezos
- Tuberculosis, Sanitarium and Cemetery at Waterfall with Carol Herben
NATIONAL FAMILY HISTORY MONTH – August 2014
Be part of National Family History Month in August 2014! It is a great opportunity to learn about the value of researching family history and of understanding the social context within which our ancestors lived. To celebrate Family History Month, the following events will take place on behalf of Hawkesbury Library Service:
- Breaking down your brickwalls
Tuesday 26 August 6.30-8.30pm**
- Top 10 Hints for Family History
Saturday 30 August 11am-12.30pm**
**Bookings essential for these events - phone 4560 4460 or E: history@hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au
Information about other events can be found on the website http://www.familyhistoryweek.org.au/
Participate in the 31 Genealogy Activities for researchers during National Family History Month August 2014
http://www.shaunahicks.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/31-Genealogy-Activities-for-Researchers-During-National-Family-History-Month-August-2014.pdf
EVENTS - HISTORY WEEK 6-14 SEPTEMBER
- RICHMOND GUIDED WALKING TOUR
Tuesday 9 September & Friday 12 September 10.30am-12.30pm
Take a journey around historic Richmond with Cathy McHardy using the new Richmond Heritage Walks brochures.
- ONLINE RESOURCES FOR LOCAL HISTORY RESEARCH
Tuesday 9 September 6.30-8.30pm
What online resources are available for local history research?
- ACROSS GREAT DIVIDES: TRUE STORIES OF LIFE AT SYDNEY COVE
Thursday 11 September 11am-12.30pm
Meet Susan Boyer author Across the Great Divides: true stories of life at Sydney Cove will take you on a journey into the hearts and minds of those who experienced life in Australia’s first colony.
REX STUBBS SCHOLARSHIP
If you are a resident of the district or a member of local historical group such as the Hawkesbury Family History Group and interested in the history of the Hawkesbury - you may like to participate in the Dr Rex Stubbs Memorial Annual Scholarship. Follow the link below for more info http://www.hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au/news-and-events/community-awards/dr-rex-stubbs-oam-memorial-scholarship
The scholarship funds the attendance to the annual Royal Australian Historical Society state conference plus membership to the RAHS. Entries close on the 31 August 2014. |
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SURFING THE INTERNET...SITES FOR FAMILY HISTORIANS
Members with internet access should check out the following interesting sites. The Library has free access to the internet, contact 4560 4460 for bookings at Windsor & 4578 2002 for Richmond bookings. If you have your own laptop we also have free wireless. The password is available from the Information Desk.
~ Let us know of sites, that you have tried with (or
without) success ~
Hawkesbury Family History Group meets every 2nd Wednesday of the month (except January) in the Tebbutt Room of Hawkesbury Central Library, 300 George Street Windsor NSW 2756. Anyone interested in family & local history, welcome to attend. Enquiries contact the Local Studies Librarian at above address T: (02) 4560-4466 E: history@hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au |
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