MEETING DATES 2013

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

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FOR YOUR INFORMATION

NEXT MEETING

SENTENCED BEYOND THE SEAS with Janette Pelosi from State Records
Catch up with all the latest information about State Records fascinating ‘Sentenced Beyond the Seas’ project which aims to digitise and index Australia's earliest convict records in colour online.

FAMILY HISTORY CLASSES

The Hawkesbury Library will be holding the following family history classes at the Hawkesbury Central Library. Classes are suitable for beginners or persons wanting a refresher course.

ESSENTIAL RESOURCES FOR FAMILY HISTORY RESEARCH ~ Tue 26 March 6.30pm–8.30pm
An informative session investigating the basic resources of births, deaths & marriages for those researching their family history.

MAKING SENSE OF THE CENSUS ~ Thursday 18 April 6.30pm-8.30pm
This session will focus on the UK & Australian census and how to incorporate the results in your family history research.

ADVANCED STRATEGIES FOR FAMILY HISTORY ~ Tuesday 14 May 6.30–8.30pm
An innovative session that will focus on creating profiles, producing timelines and plotting ancestors. Suitable for family historians wanting to enhance their research

All classes $10 each ~ bookings essential ~ T: 4560 4466 E: history@hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au

To celebrate St Patricks Day on 17 March 2013 and read the free digital "Irish Lives Remembered" Genealogy magazine http://interactivepdf.uniflip.com/2/71043/297310/pub/

EVENTS

REUNIONS

GRONO FAMILY REUNION 2013

Descendants of John Grono & Elizabeth Bristow (arrived Buffalo 1799) are invited to attend the Family Reunion on Sunday 5 May 2013 from 10am in the grounds of Ebenezer Uniting Church, Coromandel Road, Ebenezer NSW. More information contact: Karen Mills, c/- Grono Family Association, 1 Johnston Street, Pitt Town NSW 2756, E: gronofamily@gmail.com T: 02 9898 1717

DATABASES

Don’t forget that Hawkesbury Library Service has a number of subscription databases that you can access for free in the library. You can access AncestryLibrary; Find My Past (UK, AUS, IE) Sydney Morning Herald Archives 1955-1995.

NEW LIBRARY CATALOGUE

Check out the new Library Catalogue http://catalogue.hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au/amlibweb/

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.

• New Zealand Immigration Passenger Lists 1855-1973
  https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/New_Zealand,_Immigration_Passenger_Lists_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records)

• Discovering Mildenhall's Canberra
  http://mildenhall.moadoph.gov.au/

• Parramatta Female Factory Precinct
  http://www.parragirls.org.au/

• Cassell's Old and New Edinburgh
  http://www.oldandnewedinburgh.co.uk/

• "Reverse" Western Australia Marriage lookup
  http://www.wamarriage.info/

• Text Queensland | Queensland's Past Online
  http://www.textqueensland.com.au/

• AddressingHistory: A searchable, historical database of towns and cities of Scotland
  http://addressinghistory.edina.ac.uk/

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