Central Coast Family History Society will host a special series of talks on July 1 about the State Archives Collection presented by Fiona Sullivan, Manager Access Services at Museums of History of NSW (MHNSW).
Group spokesperson Marlene Davidson said the NSW State Archives Collection was a unique and irreplaceable part of Australian cultural heritage dating back to 1788.
“MHNSW is constantly exploring new ways to make it accessible,” she said.
“Family and local historians are always amazed at the records hidden in the NSW Archives at Kingswood – 89 linear kilometres of records are filed, with many available online.”
Robert Findley and Robyn Gregg conduct a State Archives search
The first session on July 1 will explore research methods and techniques for discovering the state archives collection via the MHNSW website.
“In the second session we will highlight some of the new indexes, guides, digitised archives and copy services that have been made available online,” Davidson said.
The sessions will be held from 10.30am-3pm on July 1 at the Lions Community Hall East Gosford.
For bookings call 4324 5164 Tuesday-Friday or email: admin@centralcoastfhs.org.au
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Central Coast Family History Society