MEETING DATES 2011

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

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INFORMATION

Note there is no meeting in January 2012, the first meeting for the year will be held on Wednesday 8 February.

AUTHOR EVENT

Get in the spirit for Australia Day at Hawkesbury Library and hear about the rambunctious history of Australian bushranger Captain Thunderbolt.  Author Carol Baxter will visit to discuss her latest book Captain Thunderbolt and his Lady: the true story of bushrangers Frederick Ward and Mary Ann Bugg. He was the gentleman bushranger …she was the woman who rode with him. On Tuesday 24 January 2012 ~ 6pm. This event is free but bookings required, phone 4560 4460.  

FAMILY HISTORY CLASSES

Family history classes will start again in 2012 at the Hawkesbury Central Library. Classes are from 6.30pm-8.30pm. Bookings please phone 4560 4460 or email history@hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au

• Tuesday 21 February 6.30pm – 8.30pm
  FAMILY HISTORY – LETS START AT THE VERY BEGINNING

An introductory session aimed at beginners discussing resources and how to research your family history. This will be followed by 3 sessions concentrating on resources associated with births, marriages and deaths. With Michelle Nichols, Local Studies Librarian at Hawkesbury Library. FREE ~ Bookings essential

• Tuesday 28 February 6.30pm – 8.30pm
  FAMILY HISTORY RESOURCES RELATING TO BIRTHS

Session concentrating on resources relating to births for Family history researchers. Sessions associated with marriages and deaths will follow in March-April. With Michelle Nichols, Local Studies Librarian at Hawkesbury Library. $10 ~ Bookings essential

WYONG HISTORICAL SOCIETY FIRE

Wyong Historical Society headquarters was destroyed on Saturday 3 December in a fire. Wyong's Alison homestead was destroyed by Arson and very little has survived the intense fire to the Weatherboard buildings. Documents, photographs and realia are all gone.
http://express-advocate-gosford.whereilive.com.au/news/story/police-search-for-arsonist-who-burned-down-historic-alison-homestead-at-wyong/   

HAWKESBURY REGIONAL MUSEUM

Hawkesbury Regional Museum has a wide range of books on the local area as well as other items suitable for Christmas gifts are available for sale. from the Museum bookshop The Hawkesbury Regional Museum is loacted at 8 Baker Street Windsor opening hours and contact details at http://www.hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au/services/cultural If you are unable to personally visit, the Hawkesbury Historical Society offers a postal service for some items see http://www.hawkesburyhistory.org.au/museum/bookshop.html

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/

• Family : the first century / Julie & John Swords Shelved at RL929.20994 SWO
• Cornish-Australian heritage a biographical register of Cornish-Australians, 1788-1998.
  Shelved at RL994.41FRE
• Castlereagh 200 years as a Macquarie Town / Shawn Rannard
  Shelved at RL994.42 RAN also available in lending 994.42 RAN
• Tales from the Western Road Cemetery / Friends of Mays Hill Cemetery. Shelved RL929.5099441 TAL
• Born in the English Colony of NSW 1801-1810 / C. J. Smee. Shelved at RL929.3944 SME
• Hawkesbury River boats and people / Jean Purtell
  Shelved at RL994.41PUR also available in lending RL994.41PUR
• Captain Thunderbolt & his lady: the true story of bushrangers Frederick Ward and Mary Ann Bugg / Carol Baxter. Shelved at RL364.1550994 BAX also available in lending 364.1550994 BAX
• Convict connections / Ken Brice Shelved at RL929.20994 BRI
• Leaving the barracks : Windsor Police Station 1862-2010 / Heather Smith
  Shelved at RL363.22099441 SMI also available in lending 363.22099441 SMI
• Colonial Ladies : lovely, Lively and lamentably loose / Judith DUNN
  Shelved at RL365.99441 DUN also available in 365.99441 DUN

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.

• Pure merinos and others: the "shipping lists" of the Australian Agricultural Company – online version now available. Includes a history of the Australian Agricultural Company and newly arrived employees between 1825 and 1862 ~
  http://information.anu.edu.au/at_a_glance/archives/collections/Publications.php#content
• Find Free maps ~ www.findfreemaps.co.uk
• Hunter Valley Settlers & Estates Index ~ http://www.jenwilletts.com/links_to_settler_names_and_estates.htm
• British Newspaper Archive ~ http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/
  Searching is for free but user to pay to view.
• Don’t forget that you can access a number of British newspapers for free using the State Library of NSW http://www2.sl.nsw.gov.au/databases/athome.cfm and National Library of Australia http://www.nla.gov.au/app/eresources/  You do need to join but it is FREE.

Members’ Interest List - see

• Blue Mountains: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nswbmfhs/mem_int/index.htm
• Gold Coast Family History Society QLD www.goldcoastfhs.org.au 

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