August Meeting
Speaker: Malcolm Drinkwater - ‘Oddities of History’
Malcolm is the owner and operator of the History Hill Museum & Underground Mine at Hill End will present a number of Oddities of History.
These items are from his Museum Collection and represent items that have been lost in time and no longer used in modern society.
September Meeting
Speaker: Damian Gleeson on his new book
JOHN JOSEPH THERRY - Irish Landlord, Merchant and Priest in the Australian Colonies
November Meeting
Speaker: Christopher Webber - Author of ‘Mountains Mishaps’
Christopher’s presentation will be about the history of rescue operations in our region - how they have changed, and what we can learn from them.
DNA Interest Group Meeting
Skills Showcase: Deb and the Butcher’s Paper
Deb Cooper will show us how she tackles the DNA mysteries sent her way.
DNA Interest Group Meeting
DNA Advanced: DNA Painter
Exploring some of the newer and less well known tools available on the website
DNA Interest Group Meeting
DNA Basics – DNA Painter
Learn about the different tools and how they can help you
November Meeting
Alana Canceri - Museums of History NSW – State Archives - What’s New at the State Archives
DNA Interest Group Meeting
DNA Advanced: Combining DNA with Traditional Research
Continuing from the September meeting, looking at more advanced methods where we can combine traditional research with DNA to answer questions about how our matches connect.
October Meeting
Dr Damian Gleeson - Irish Bigamy New insights into Colonial New South Wales
DNA Interest Group Meeting
DNA Basics: Combining DNA with Traditional Research
Looking at how to work out how DNA matches connect to us using traditional research methods.
September Meeting
Jim Haynes OAM - James Cook: The Facts & Falsehoods.
The true story of the life of James Cook and the facts behind the myths and legends - ten things you were told at school that are not true.
Jim has been a professional entertainer since 1988 and has written many songs, recorded for Festival, Sony, EMI and ABC. Jim is the Australiana expert on Radio 2GB. and was awarded the Order of Australia Medal in the Australia Day Honour's List in 2016, 'for service to the performing arts as an entertainer, author, broadcaster and historian'.
Family History Month
FAMILY HISTORY MONTH
Free access to Nepean FHS resources during Library hours
Saturday 2 August 1.30:
1.30pm – Talk by Daniel Clift - Suffragette, Suffragist or a very Persuasive Woman
Tuesday 5 August 10am – 2pm:
Land Research - Steve Ford will be at available to assist with your land research enquiries
Tuesday 12 August 10am – 2pm:
Help with FamilySearch and other Databases
Saturday 16 August 10am – 12pm:
Writing Workshop with Lynne Byass
Saturday 16 August 1pm – 3pm:
DNA Basics - using DNA as a tool to assist with your research
Thursday 21 August 10am – 2pm:
Land Research - Steve Ford will be at available to assist with your land research enquiries
Thursday 28 August 10am – 2pm:
Basic AI and family history
ALL EVENTS FREE
July Meeting
Steve Ford - Land Research using Maps, Estate Plans, Valuation Records and Aerial Photography
This presentation will look at records connected to land research and will focus on Maps, Estate Plans, Valuation Records and Aerial Photography. Steve will provide an insight into these additional and sometimes underutilised records.
DNA Interest Group Meeting
FamilyTree DNA: Is it worth it? What can I use it to find, that I can’t find elsewhere?
June Meeting
Michele - Corin “The Secret Suburb: Lapstone”
Michele will talk about her newly published book on Lapstone.
The Secret Suburb unveils the hidden story of Lapstone, a small town nestled at the base of the Blue Mountains. The book offers a rare glimpse into Lapstone’s geography, history and the unwavering vision of Arthur Hand, the ‘Father of Lapstone’, whose drive to create a unique community began in 1954. His determined vision lives on in the town’s close-knit community today.
May Meeting
Lynne Byass - Writing Your Family Stories : Bringing Documents to Life
Lynne will speak about how to write our family stories by bringing documents to life using facts to tell stories that people want to read.
Lynne will demonstrate how she combines documents and social context to tell family stories.
Examples will be given using documents frequently encountered in genealogical research.
The presentation will include a brief look at the role of imagination in telling family stories.
April Meeting
Noeline Kyle - Mothers, Matrons, and Lady Superintendents - Women Working in NSW Prisons from 1788 to 1969
More information to come
