August - 2007 - Volume 11 Issue 7
The Ghost
Volume 11 Issue 7
Editors: David Beddie & Michael Murphy
E-Mail: maged@cdfhs-aus.com
August 2007
Official Newsletter of the Campbelltown District Family History Society
Website: www.cdfhs-aus.com
Campbelltown District Family History Society
ABN 88 944 738 687
Meetings held on the First Saturday of each month (except January)
Place: In the Meeting Room, Campbelltown Library
Time: 1.30 pm
ALL WELCOME
Annual Membership
Subscriptions:
Single...............$20
Couple.............$30
Name Badges..$5.50 ea
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Campbelltown District FHS Inc - Meetings and Events
August, 2007
Saturday 4th - Meeting
Trevor Edwards - Shale in Wolgan Valley
Saturday 18th - Campbelltown Theatre Night - 'Old Time Music Hall' - Tickets $16.50
September, 2007
Saturday 1st - Meeting
Pam McGlinn - Book - A Distant Dream
Tuesday 4th - Visit to Dolls Hospital at Bexley - Tour goes for 20 minutes. Please contact Denise Baxter for further information. social@cdfhs-aus.com
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Denise’s Social Column
The Campbelltown theatre night, on Saturday 18 August at 8 pm is filling up quickly, so if you would like to go, please see me about getting your tickets. The tickets are $16.50 each and the show is the OLD TIME MUSIC HALL.
On Tuesday 4th September, we have a visit to the DOLL'S HOSPITAL at Bexley, we will car pool from the library and leave at 9am. The tour is a $2 donation, that goe's to the Childrens Hospital, the shop has old and new doll's for sale, as well as other items, like dolls pram's etc. A must do for us girls, who still love our dolls.
The Advanced Workshop on Sunday 9th September is filling up, booking is required as numbers are limited, so please get your place booked as soon as possible. Cost is $10 per person, with morning and afternoon tea provided. Its a 10am start at the Campbelltown Library, room one. For more details please contact me.
Denise.
social@cdfhs-aus.com
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Rookwood Cemetery
Rookwood cemetery has 2 new websites covering 2 of the areas of the cemetery. These are:
1. The Jewish Cemetery Trust
http://www.rookwoodjewishcemetery.com.au/
2. Rookwood Independent Cemetery
http://www.rookwoodindependent.com.au/
This covers Uniting, Lutheran, Presbyterian, Methodist, Wesleyan sections.
Both of these are searchable for free.
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Websites of Interest
* Old Maps
http://www.oldemaps.co.uk/
Maps of towns in England, Scotland and Wales as they were in the 1950s.
* Maps of London
http://www.maps-of-london.com/
Old maps of London, featuring detailed maps of the city of London and the London Boroughs, as shown on the Bartholomew half inch map series of last century.
* RAILWAY ANCESTORS Family History Society
http://www.railwayancestors.org.uk/
The purpose and aims of the Railway Ancestors Family History Society is to help members trace their Ancestry by informing them through the pages of the Society's Quarterly Information Journal, of Records, Documents, Books, Staff Magazines, and Special Collections, etc., that exist in the Record Depositories and by discovering and investigating previously unknown sources.
* South African Genealogy
http://www.sagenealogy.co.za/
A practical site for those researching their South African roots. There is a DataArchive, passenger lists, info on wrecks, Emigrants, as well as beginner's tutorials and links to other useful websites.
* The Map of Early Modern London
http://mapoflondon.uvic.ca/
Interactive copy of the Agas map of London circa 1570. Provides locations of various points of interest including streets & churches with clickable map points to detailed information on the location. Index includes streets, churches, wards & famous people.
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Only a Genealogist regards a step backwards as progress!
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Australian Archives
Facts Sheets
Continuing the Facts sheets series:
Go to -
http://www.naa.gov.au/Publications/fact_sheets/fact_sheet_full_listing.html
Fact Sheet 39
Civilian service in World War II.
This fact sheet contains information on medals and records of civilian service in WWII.
Following are some of the items listed in the fact sheet:
* Proof of service for the Civilian Service Medal 1939-1945.
* Applying for the award.
* Relevant civilian service records in the National Archives.
* Civilian Service organisations for which personnel records are held.
* Civilian Service organisations for which no personnel records are held.
* Access to the records.
Please access the following link for that information on this fact sheet.
http://www.publications.gov.au/index.php?gazettes
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Online Shop
We have an Online shop, where you can purchase books, charts, or CDs.
http://www.cdfhs-aus.com/catalog/index.php
Websites for Genealogists. $24.50.
The 2004 edition of this ever popular guide. Created as an alphabetical address book and designed to help users efficiently access the Internet, it contains up-to-date addresses for over 1,640 useful and well-designed sites for family historians to pursue their research. A4, 146 pages, softcover, indexed.
by: Cora Num
published by: Cora Num, ACT, 2004
Please Note: The above price includes $6.50 postage and handling on SINGLE ITEM orders only. For MULTIPLE ITEM orders please wait for notification of postage cost.
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NSW State Archives
Archives in Brief
Continuing the AIB series:
Go to -
http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/archives_in_brief_542.asp
Archives in Brief 26
Schools 1788-c.1979.
This AIB outlines the main records relating to schools, covering the period 1788-1979. Researchers should consult Archives Investigator and the Concise Guide using the option Keyname Search. For information on teachers researchers should also consult Archives in Brief 19: Teachers 1788-c.1979.
This AIB covers the following topics:
* Historical background - a very good read.
Particular records for:
* 1788 - 1848
* 1848 - 1866
* 1866 - 1880
* 1880 - 1979
There are many sources, from school site records, surveyor-general, clergy, various boards etc.
Please review this AIB, if you are planning to visit State Archives.
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Book Review
Grist Mills - Journal (July 2007.
The latest Grist Mills is now available from the Campbelltown and Airds Historical Society Inc.
The contents include:
* On the City’s Doorstep - A Creative Writing by Alicia Bowie.
* Sixty Years for Our Society.
* My First Job.
* Society Members Honoured
To order, ring 02-4625 1822 or go to www.cahs.com.au
As noted above, the CAHS is 60 years young this year. Please go to the website above to see what the society is continuing to do in the community.
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Friends come and go, but relatives tend to accumulate.
I'm not stuck, I'm ancestrally challenged.
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Workshop for Upgrading Skills
Sunday, 9th September 2007
Venue - Meeting Room No. 1,
Campbelltown Library.
Time - 11.00 a.m. to 3.30 p.m.
Cost - $10.00 per head (this includes Morning & Afternoon Tea, own lunch to be provided)
As numbers are limited, it is advisable that if you wish to attend to book early.
Contact details:
Mrs. Denise Baxter
Social Secretary
Email - social@cdfhs-com.au
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Sharing genealogy is a rewarding experience!
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Ancestry.com
Campbelltown Libraries now have access to Ancestry.com.
This is available only on computers at the library. Please see the librarians at any of the Campbelltown libraries.
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Campbelltown District FHS Inc
Website and publications are sponsored by :
GENOTA
The Geneologist’s notebook.
www.genota.com
and,
Campbelltown Trophies & Engraving
19 Blaxland Rd Campbelltown NSW 2560
ph: 02-4625 4389
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