Macquarie Buildings

Found this notice on the Facebook page of The Hawkesbury Family History Group 

Hawkesbury Family History Group Historian Dr James Broadbent will be delivering a talk on Macquarie’s buildings & the vision he held for progress. Former Senior Curatorial Advisor at Historic Houses Trust of NSW, he also co-wrote 'Age of Macquarie'. This event will be held Thursday 9 September from 4pm-6pm in the historic St Matthews Anglican Church Moses St WINDSOR. FREE but bookings necessary T (02) 4560 4460 or E history@hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au

Genealogy Event in Penrith

NEPEAN FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY 

SATURDAY 11th SEPTEMBER 2010 at the OLD SCHOOL HALL, EMU PLAINS

SPEAKERS:

Christine Yeats - Chasing your ancestors' land - sources in the NSW State Archives.

Lorraine Stacker - Researching your family using local government resources.

Lorraine will be bringing along some of the original local government documents held by Penrith City Library.

Laurence Turtle - Looking for missed clues in your family history research - BDM certificates - how to get the most from them.

 

Lorraine Turtle - Other avenues of research.

 

Further Details 
http://www.nepeanfhs.org.au/attachments/sep10_seminar_booking.pdf

Take a Look at Rookwood

I have shamelessly lifted the following from this page on The Rookwood Cemetery Site (I hope they appreciate the publicity):

ROOKWOOD OPEN DAY will be held on Sunday 19th September, 9am-3pm.
Activities throughout the whole Cemetery, including:

Heritage & garden tours

Bus tours

Crematorium and mausoleum tours

Offices open for family enquires

A street parade

Grave-digging demonstrations

Talks on the history of Embalming

Frazer Mausoleum and St Michael’s Chapel open

Delicious food

Books & bric-a-brac

Plants, heritage roses

Kids craft & colouring-in competition

Entertainment & HEAPS MORE!

JUST COME ALONG! No bookings required.

FREE ENTRY.

Gold coin donation for tours & buses

LOTS OF PARKING, FREE SHUTTLE BUS FROM LIDCOMBE STATION.

ROOKWOOD IS AN AMAZING PLACE!

The day is organised by the Friends of Rookwood. The Friends is a voluntary group, whose aims are to raise the public’s awareness of the need to preserve our history and raise money to help with restoration projects within the Cemetery.

More information phone or email friends_of_rookwood@hotmail.com