MEETING DATES 2012

Meeting held 2nd Wednesday of the month at 10am in the Tebbutt Room, Windsor Library

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INFORMATION

‘VERSATILE CLINTS’ EXHIBITION

Take time to view the above exhibition in the Hawkesbury Regional Gallery which takes in many views around Windsor. $10 per person with school age children and under free. Book by phoning Kath Wilkins 45773842.

HERITAGE FESTIVAL 14-29 April 2012

Theme Amazing stories: Innovations & invention see www.nationaltrust.com.au/heritagefestival/nsw

Tour & Devonshire tea at Windsor ~ 74 The Terrace (circa. 1864) on Sunday 15 April 2012
Times: 1pm, 2pm, 3pm, 4pm (Gates open 12.45pm)
Bookings essential - Phone Helen 4577 6677
$15 per person with proceeds for the reroofing of the bell tower at St Matthew’s Anglican Church

Guided tour of 1920s Windsor on Sunday 15 April 2012
Conducted by Hawkesbury Historical Society beginning at 1pm from Hawkesbury Regional Gallery, 300 George Street Windsor. Takes about 2-2.5 hours easy walking between Johnston and Bakers Streets Windsor visiting 12 sites painted by various members of the Clint family from the 1920s.

FAMILY HISTORY CLASSES - Bookings essential for all classes, phone 4560-4460

• Thursday 19 April 6.30-8.30pm FREE
  Researching a soldier - with Michelle Nichols, Local Studies Librarian
  
  
• Tuesday 15 May 6.30-8.30pm $10
  'With this ring' - Family History Resources relating to marriages with Michelle Nichols, Local Studies Librarian

NEW LOCAL STUDIES ITEMS

Below are new items available to consult in the Local Studies Collection at Hawkesbury Library. To check the Library catalogue online go to http://catalogue.hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au/amlibweb/

• The Australian Convict Recipe book
• The Australian National Trust Recipe book
• The Australian Historical Recipe book

All shelved at RL641.5 CON

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.

• Australian War Memorial ~ www.awm.gov.au
• World War 2 Nominal Roll ~ www.ww2roll.gov.au
• National Archives (Australia) ~ www.naa.gov.au
• Commonwealth War Graves Commission ~ www.cwgc.org/
• Australians at War Film Archive ~ http://www.australiansatwarfilmarchive.gov.au
• Boer War Oz-Boer Database Project ~ http://members.pcug.org.au/~croe/ozb/oz_boer.cgi?setup_file=oz_boer.setup
• Boer War Nominal Roll ~ http://www.awm.gov.au/nominalrolls/boer/
• Official History of Australia in the War of 1914-1918 ~ http://www.awm.gov.au/histories/volume.asp?conflict=1
• Gallipoli commemorative site - virtual tour ~ http://www.anzacsite.gov.au
• World War 2 Nominal Roll ~ http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/
• WW2 Australia ~ http://www.ww2australia.gov.au/
• Korean War Nominal Roll 1950-1956 ~ http://www.koreanroll.gov.au/
• Vietnam War Nominal Roll 1962-1975 ~ http://www.vietnamroll.gov.au/
• Female Convicts Research Centre Van Diemen's Land/Tasmania ~ www.femaleconvicts.org.au
• Ten death records you should have ~ http://www.genealogyblog.com/?p=18043

~ Let us know of sites, that you have tried with (or without) success ~