Koori Mail digitised
Great news for people researching Indigenous issues, The Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander Studies (AIATSIS) has digitised the back archive of the ‘Koori Mail‘. The Koori Mail, established in 1991 was Australia’s first wholly Indigenous owned fortnightly … Read more
Stories in Stone
Stone has been a critical part of the Orange district infrastructure and decoration since the earliest days from the foundations and walls of the first bridges, huts cottages and mansions to the base and surfaces of roads and the decorative … Read more
Discover the Story Behind our Medical History
Family historians are invited to meet local author Elisabeth Edwards when she talks about her research into her latest book – a medical history of Orange titled In Sickness and in Health How medicine helped shape Orange’s history. The project … Read more
From District to Base: Orange hospital history
Orange District and Base hospitals will be the subject of Orange and District Historical Society’s next ‘Orange history alive’ meeting at the Senior Citizens Centre on Wednesday, April 20 Guest speakers will be Liz Edwards and Dr Jann Hunt. The … Read more
Family Historians Discover Photo Books
Family historians were among the audience who joined in our Seniors Week Workshop on How to create a photo book supported by Officeworks (pictrued above) yesterday. Pictured below is Local Studies Librarian Peter Douglass with Sophie and Kristy from Officeworks. … Read more
100 years of Newspapers in Orange
The title for the Orange and District Historical Society’s meeting this Wednesday 16th March will be: One hundred and fifty years of newspapers in Orange – Printers ,pressmen and proof readers There will be three speakers with a great depth … Read more
Family History featured at Experience Orange! Expo
Many people were encouraged to learn more about their family history during Sunday’s Experience Orange! Expo organised by the Rotary Club of Orange Daybreak. Orange Family History Group members helped many people with the starting blocks to begin family history … Read more
Changes Blowing in the Wind
The first of the Historical Society's Gladstone meetings for 2011 will take place on Wednesday 16th of February at 7 for 7.30 pm and will be on the subject “Changes blowing in the wind ? ; the Australian flag and … Read more
Searching tips from Trove
Here are are some tips from Trove (National Library of Australia) for searching diaries, letters, archives. Search personal and organisational archives, including diaries, manuscripts, letters, business records, photographs, posters, pamphlets, ephemera using Trove. Other places to search for government records … Read more
