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Trove Tuesday- Additions To Trove
In the latest issue of The Federation of Australian Historical Societies e-Bulletin (No. 112 – 25 June 2013) we have been notified of the latest additions to the Trove newspaper collection. The National Library of Australia has announced that issues of the following digitised newspapers to Trove, and further issues will become available shortly. New…
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A moment in history – can you date this photograph?
Can anyone help us determine what is happening in this photo? Please add your comments about this image in the comments section of the post (below). We have many undated photographs at our museum. They will be increasingly featured in posts on this blog called Captured Moments on this blog and on our Flickr account.…
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Sydney Moderns: Art For A New World
You’re probably wondering why the the local historical society’s blog has a post featuring an exhibition taking place at the Art Gallery of NSW. A good question with an easy answer. The artistic and cultural movements resulting from the machine age – the Art Deco and Art Moderne movements – that heavily influenced the featured…
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Building of the Week – The Moruya Courthouse
A Magnificent building The courthouse is one of Moruya’s older surviving buildings. It dates to 1881, at a time when the vogue was to erect substantial civic buildings. It was built at the time when Moruya had well and truly become the administrative centre for the area. Long Description: The Courthouse was constructed during the…
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Conference of the NSW and ACT Association of Family History Societies
Early Bird Notice Registrations are now open for the 29th Annual Conference of the NSW and ACT Association of Family History Societies to be held in Canberra on 20 -22 September. Register before 30th June to save $25.00 and pay only $140.00. This is a chance to check out what’s new in the family history…
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Trove Tuesday : A Real Treasure
Have you reserved a place for the Trove master class at the Family History Fair? Running in conjunction with Conference 2013 and exclusive to conference delegates, experts from the National Library of Australia will conduct a master class to help you get the best out of Trove for your family history research. The session is…
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Glorious Days @ the National Museum of Australia
Glorious Days – Australia 1913 is on show at the National Museum of Australia until 13 October. This exhibition is an opportunity to step back in time and be immersed in nostalgia from the period. 1913 is described as a ‘hinge year’ when people embraced the modern world of automobiles, aeroplanes, roller skating and cinema,…
The Hatchery: a blog about my adventures in bird watching
