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Publications for sale
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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
It’s a wrap!
December already! What a momentous year its been for us all. This time 12 months ago the NSW & ACT Association of family History Societies Conference was a long way in the future and now we’re looking forward to a … Read more
Family History Writing Workshop Success
Thank you to Dr Rae Luckie for hosting a fantastic Introduction to Writing and Researching Your Family History Workshop. Dr Luckie talked about life writing and showed lots of examples from genealogy to memoir fiction, overcoming the terror of the … Read more
Packing for Camden
We’re busy packing our suitcase for the 2016 NSW & ACT Association of Family History Societies Conference that will be held in Camden this weekend. Lots of exciting things on the program and an opportunity to meet up with family … Read more
Earning a crust
Saturday 2 April we’ll be welcoming Laurence (Laurie) Turtle to Orange City Library to talk about Earning a crust – a practical examination of how to access employment records. This is a new and highly practical talk for family history … Read more
Preserving your family papers
As part of the State Library’s touring program on Thursday 29 October 2015 a conservator from the State Library will present a practical workshop on preserving your family history collections, including letters, journals and photographs. The free workshop will be … Read more
Some Post Christmas Reading and Help Needed!
When the Christmas festivities are over is the perfect time to sit down and do some family history research. Our latest Newsletter has lots of interesting leads so you may find a quick ‘look’ extends way beyond what you’d … Read more
