MEETING DATES 2012

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

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FOR YOUR INFORMATION

HOBB SEALS

Robert Hobbs was a convict who lived at Pitt Town until his death in 1839. He owned two seals and a locket, joined with a ring. These items surfaced when his probate was investigated in 1931 and were held by the NSW Public Trustees Office. The Seals are now on permanent loan to the Hawkesbury Library Service from the NSW Public Trustees Office and will be on public display in the Library and this has been extended until the 31 October 2012.

VOLUNTEER?

Hawkesbury Regional Museum is seeking persons interested in being a volunteer at the complex. There are a range of positions available and full training is offered. For more information contact Rebecca Turnbull on 4560-4439 or rturnbull@hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au

Reminder MAITLAND FAMILY HISTORY FAIR - SUNDAY 21 OCTOBER

Maitland & District Genealogical Society Inc Family History Fair on Sunday 21 October. For more information contact The Secretary, Maitland & District Genealogical Society Inc mdgs01@tpg.com.au

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/ Check out the new issues of some of newsletters and magazines kept in Local Studies:

• Hawkesbury Courier – index to court cases 1844-1846
  Shelved at RL079.9441 HAW
• Story of Elizabeth Pulley / MAI
  Shelved at RL929.20994 PUL

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.

• Assisted (Bounty) Immigrants, 1828-42 https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Australia,_New_South_Wales_Index_to_Bounty_Immigrants

• Australian material on Ancestry http://www.ancestry.com.au/cs/reccol/default Hawkesbury Library has a free subscription to AncestryLibrary to use at Windsor and Richmond

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