Kiama Family History Centre Expo
Ray Thorburn addresses the audience.
Kiama Family History Centre turns 25 this year and will be celebrating by holding a Family, Social and Local History Expo at The Pavilion on Saturday, April 12.
The free event will be one of the largest gatherings of historically focused groups in the Illawarra for many years.
"We have 35 groups coming to Kiama, who specialise in all facets of family history," Family History Centre officer Susan Lark said.
"There will be family history groups, historical societies, museums, birth, death and marriages specialists, book sellers and qualified historians joining us on the day.
"Some of these groups include Kiama Family History Centre, Shoalhaven Historical Society, Convict Connections Group, Kiama Historical Society, Tongarra Historical Society, Gerringong Historical Society, Illawarra Family History Group, Berrima Historical Society, Ryerson Index, Finding Ancestors, Joy Murrin Family History Services, Shoalhaven Family History Society, Berry Historical Society, Illawarra Historical Society, Unlock the Past, Wyong Family History Society, Marilyn Rowan, State Records NSW and historian Cathy Dunn.
"Each organisation will be showcasing what they do and how they can help you find out more about your family history or the history of their specific area."
Genealogist Cora Num will be giving two talks titled "An A-Z for Tracing Missing Ancestors" and "Irish Research on the Internet", while Gail Davis from State Records NSW will discuss "Getting to Know State Records Family History Sources".
People can join historian Ray Thorburn, who will be hosting short walks around the town's historical points of interest.
"The expo will run from 9.30am and finish at 4pm, so bring your historical puzzles and let us solve them," Mrs Lark said.
(Taken from Kiama Independent. March 25, 2014.
Kiama Family History Centre Expo
Ray Thorburn addresses the audience.
Kiama Family History Centre turns 25 this year and will be celebrating by holding a Family, Social and Local History Expo at The Pavilion on Saturday, April 12.
The free event will be one of the largest gatherings of historically focused groups in the Illawarra for many years.
"We have 35 groups coming to Kiama, who specialise in all facets of family history," Family History Centre officer Susan Lark said.
"There will be family history groups, historical societies, museums, birth, death and marriages specialists, book sellers and qualified historians joining us on the day.
"Some of these groups include Kiama Family History Centre, Shoalhaven Historical Society, Convict Connections Group, Kiama Historical Society, Tongarra Historical Society, Gerringong Historical Society, Illawarra Family History Group, Berrima Historical Society, Ryerson Index, Finding Ancestors, Joy Murrin Family History Services, Shoalhaven Family History Society, Berry Historical Society, Illawarra Historical Society, Unlock the Past, Wyong Family History Society, Marilyn Rowan, State Records NSW and historian Cathy Dunn.
"Each organisation will be showcasing what they do and how they can help you find out more about your family history or the history of their specific area."
Genealogist Cora Num will be giving two talks titled "An A-Z for Tracing Missing Ancestors" and "Irish Research on the Internet", while Gail Davis from State Records NSW will discuss "Getting to Know State Records Family History Sources".
People can join historian Ray Thorburn, who will be hosting short walks around the town's historical points of interest.
"The expo will run from 9.30am and finish at 4pm, so bring your historical puzzles and let us solve them," Mrs Lark said.
(Taken from Kiama Independent. March 25, 2014.