18th March 2009
CABOOLTURE
FAMILY HISTORY RESEARCH GROUP INC.
NEWSLETTER
Welcome
to our new members David Coggins, Deidre Molloy, Allen & Jenny Reynolds.
Information
from the meeting held 14th March 2009
LIBRARY
DUTY VOLUNTEERS - More Volunteers to do Library duty at the Club on a regular basis are
desperately required. Due to illness,
etc we have a shortage of volunteers and some volunteers are currently doing 2
or 3 sessions a week. If more volunteers
are not forthcoming, we may have to look into reducing the hours the club is
open.
Currently the opening
hours are -
Monday, Friday and
Saturday 9am-1pm
Wednesday 9am-3pm.
To be a volunteer you
don’t need to do anything much, except BE THERE. Most days you will be able to do your
research as per usual, and not have to answer any questions or deal with any
visitors. You won’t be left on your own,
as you will have an experienced duty person with you. It is just that it is preferable to have 2
people on duty each session.
CLUB BY-LAWS - If you want a
printed copy of the current By-Laws of the Club there will be a small
charge. If you would
like a copy emailed to you that can be arranged upon request.
OLD
FAMILY PHOTOS, FAMILY DOCUMENTS, FAMILY HISTORY
RESEARCH – What will happen to yours, after you are gone? If there is no one in your family who will
look after these for you, make arrangements for these items to be donated to
your Family History Club. Also any
books, magazines, old newspaper cuttings that might be relevant to Family
history/history would also be welcome.
New resources purchased
with raffle money are the Immigrant Ships Bound for Bundaberg. There are 2 volumes. Ships are Scottish Knight, Silhet,
Renfrewshire, Nairnshire, Earl Granville and Scottish Lassie. Lots of interesting reading
here. Come on in and see what
else is new in the Library.
The next meeting will be on Saturday 4th April, 2009 at 1 pm. Please get your Easter raffle tickets back by
this day, as the raffles will be drawn after the meeting.
The Club
will be closed from 3pm Wednesday 8th April, 2009 until 9am
Wednesday 15th April, 2009 for Easter.
The Club
will also be closed on Saturday 25th April, 2009 for Anzac Day, the
Club however WILL be open on Monday 27th April as it is not a
gazetted public holiday.
Thank you to everyone
who has taken the time to provide photo and details for the next issue of the
Club’s magazine, Hindsight. More are
required.
A few websites for you to check out.
For
early street maps
This
site is dedicated to the workhouse — its buildings, inmates, staff and
administrators, even its poets.
If
your ancestors were members of the Clergy in the
Castle Gardens - this was
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~spire/Yesterday/index.htm