What’s the deal with DNA research?
Find out all about it at this information session at Orange City Library on Friday 28 February 9am – 10am. Free event. Discover why use DNA for family history research, how does it work, which test and which company, … Read more
History Alive: Captured Portraits of Crime 1870 – 1930
An award-winning NSW State Archives display exploring the startling and often tragic stories of NSW lawbreakers from 1870 to 1930 opens on Wednesday 3rd July at Orange City Library. Spanning 60 years, Captured explores the fates of men, women and … Read more
Seeking Oral History Volunteers
People interested in capturing memories and recollections of the past are invited to help Orange City Council with upcoming Oral History projects. Volunteers can assist by recording stories and memories from residents in and around Orange or transcribe interviews using … Read more
Connections to The Springs?
Do you have a connection to The Springs? It was a transient settlement known mainly from memory. It was a mixed Aboriginal, European and Asian community remembered from the 1920s and 30s about 4kms from Orange, past the rifle range … Read more
History Guest Speakers at Orange
On Saturday 25th May you are invited to join Orange & District Historical Society when they host two distinguished guest speakers Dr Lisa Murray and Kylie Winkworth in the West Room at Orange Regional Gallery, 147 Byng Street, Orange from … Read more
History Alive: 1949 Memories
1949 was the foundation year for the Orange and District Historical Society and as part of their 70th anniversary celebrations they will dedicate the next History Alive session to a recollection of life in the city and district at that … Read more
Family History Group Achievement
Congratulations to the Orange Family History Group newspaper indexing team. They have been working away adding entries from the Central Western Daily into Central West Libraries online catalogue since 2009. They have now added over 165,000 records – Births, Deaths, … Read more
December Newsletter is Here
Read about the Orange Family History Group milestones, Armistice Day celebrations in Orange, interesting family history on the Eslick family, learn a little about beekeeping and enjoy family history snippets from the Orange Leader and Central Western Daily. You will … Read more
Preserving Digital Treasures
The rapid rise of digitally-created photographs, documents, publications, and communications has presented a lot of challenges to libraries and other collecting institutions around the globe. Libraries are devoted to preserving our collection items no matter what format they come in, and a lot … Read more
