Lost in Black Sheep Australian Genealogists Weekend

The Society of Australian Genealogists, in association with Central West Libraries, is hosting a two-day family history seminar at the Orange Civic Theatre Forum on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 November.

If your ancestors were 'black sheep' - divorced, destitute, or spent time in gaol or an asylum, they probably left behind a wonderful paper trail. Guest speakers include Christine Yeats, Manager Public Access State Records NSW on records of local courts and asylum records in NSW, Heather Garnsey Executive Officer SAG on bankruptcy records in NSW and Dr John Hoskin and Russell Roberts - Director of Mental Health GWAHS will lead a guided walking tour of Bloomfield Hospital and talk about its records. The second day programme includes talks by Jan Richards, Manager Central West Libraries on how local library collections can help with your family and local history research, Angela Phippen on divorce records and John Partridge about using NSW gaol and prison records and Martyn Killion, vice president of SAG, on how the Sydney Benevolent Asylum helped our homeless and destitue ancestors. Registration includes the ttwo-day seminar, lunches and morning and afternoon teas. Cost is $85 SAG and Orange Family History Group members and $95 for non-members. On the Saturday evening a casual dinner will be held for participants in a local restaurant. If you would like to attend the dinner please let us know at the time of booking. Cost will be approx $50 plus drinks per person, payable on the evening. To book your place for the Lost in Black Sheep Weekend Seminar please call (02) 9247 3953 or visit www.sag.org.au.