MEETING DATES 2017

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

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HISTORICAL EVENTS @ HAWKESBURY LIBRARY

CERTIFICATES FOR FAMILY HISTORY

Thursday 30 March 2017 6.30-8.30pm
Birth, death and marriage certificates are very important documents in family history research. Find out how to make the most of them in your quest for information. This session is FREE and will be held at Hawkesbury Library, 300 George Street Windsor. Bookings are essential online http://hawkesburylibrary.eventbrite.com/ or phone 4560-4460.

CONVICT RESOURCES

Thursday 27 April 6.30-8.30pm
Do you have any convicts in your family tree? Find out what resources can help you find information. $10 - Bookings are essential online http://hawkesburylibrary.eventbrite.com/ or phone 4560-4460.

CEMETERY TOURS

Saturday 29 April & Thursday 11 May 9.30-11.15am
Visit McGraths Hill and Pitt Town to rediscover some of Hawkesbury's lesser known cemeteries. FREE - Bookings are essential online http://hawkesburylibrary.eventbrite.com/ or phone 4560-4460.

TOUR: REDISCOVER THE OLD MORGUE & HOSPITAL PRECINCT

Friday 28 April 11am-noon
Join a walking tour of the Old Hospital site, including the historic morgue, to see how the whole site is now used. FREE - Bookings are essential online http://hawkesburylibrary.eventbrite.com/ or phone 4560-4460.

STATE ARCHIVES

State Archives have announced their new program of free webinars! Each webinar will focus on the wonderful resources of the State archives collection and how to access them. The first webinar is on in 3 weeks and the next is in May. Book at https://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/webinars

• Using the NSW State Archives website on Wednesday, 29 March 2017 10am - 11am
• Tracing NSW Convicts on Wednesday, 31 May 2017 10am - 11am

There are tutorials available if you are not familiar with webinars, including the QuickStart tutorial. If you need assistance with registering contact info@records.nsw.gov.au

15TH AUSTRALASIAN CONGRESS ON GENEALOGY AND HERALDRY

Keep up to date about the above conference which will be held Friday 9 to Monday 12 March 2018 at the International Convention Centre (ICC) in Darling Harbour. This is a great opportunity to attend this once every three year event. Website www.congress2018.org.au and follow on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Congress2018

DR REX STUBBS OAM COMMEMORATIVE HISTORY SYMPOSIUM

Note change of date - the Dr Rex Stubbs OAM Commemorative History Symposium will now be held on Saturday 9 September 2017.

COMMONWEALTH GAZETTE 1901 TO 1957

Commonwealth Gazette is now fully searchable and freely available online on Trove. For more info see this blog https://www.nla.gov.au/blogs/trove/2017/03/02/commonwealth-gazette-1901-to-1957

'WHOLE HISTORIES' KEEPING THE STORIES ALIVE

This is a very interesting conference on Friday 7 - Sunday 9 April 2017 at St Clement's Retreat and Conference Centre, Galong with a great line up of speakers who have much to offer, including Dr Mathew Trinca, Director of the National Museum of Australia and Dr Carol Liston, President of the Royal Australian Historical Society.

More information http://www.yasshistory.org.au/wholehistories%20details.html

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.

• Aboriginal Australians family history guide, State Library of NSW
  http://guides.sl.nsw.gov.au/aboriginal-australians

• There won't always be a precise, documentable date
  http://rootdig.genealogytipoftheday.com/?p=4244

• NY historic newspapers
  http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/

• Registry of Deeds Index Project Ireland
  http://irishdeedsindex.net/index.html

• Family History: National Library of Australia
  https://www.nla.gov.au/research-guides/family-history

• Convicts: bound for Australia
  http://guides.sl.nsw.gov.au/content.php?pid=400401&sid=3346532

~ Have you visited any good websites lately? Please let us know history@hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au ~