Author Archives: Jan Richards
"Lewis Ponds – the mines and the people"
The Orange and District Historical Society's series of talks continues this Tuesday, 23 June with a talk on “Lewis Ponds – the mines and the people”. The main speaker will be Doug Spicer , author of “In -Laws and Out-laws”, … Read more
A world away from home
Between 1848 and 1850 over 4,000 adolescent female orphans emigrated from Irish workhouses to Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide. Their emigration has become known as the ‘Earl Grey scheme’ after its principal architect, Earl Grey, Secretary of State for the Colonies … Read more
Time to Remember
ANZAC Day, 25 April, is the day Australians remember the original landing on Gallipoli in 1915 and all Australians who served and died in all wars, conflicts, and peacekeeping operations. As family historians we’re fortunate to have access to an … Read more
The Making of Modern Australia
The ABC is currently working on a social history documentary series spanning the post-war period called The Making of Modern Australia. This builds on their recently released online social history project of the same name. The producers are looking for … Read more
Old Bailey Online
Many family historians will be familiar with “Old Bailey Online“, The Proceedings of the Old Bailey, 1674-1913. This is a fully searchable edition of the largest body of texts detailing the lives of non-elite people ever published, containing 197,745 criminal … Read more
Do you have a Novocastrian Story to Tell?
Do you have any ancestors who lived and died in Newcastle NSW before 31st December 1960? If so you might like to contribute to the Pre-1961 Register of Deceased Newcastle Residents being compiled by the Newcastle Family History Society Inc. … Read more
1911 UK Census
Hooray, the 1911 census of England and Wales is now available on line. It provides a record of everyone who lived in England and Wales at that time and gives a unique snapshot of the lives of your ancestors. Searching … Read more
You Have Mail!
The latest edition of the Orange Family History Group's Newsletter is hot off the press. If you receive it via email it should already be in your mailbox. If you're still into “snail mail” it will reach you just after … Read more
