Central Coast Family History Society will welcome guest speaker Dr Matt Lohmeyer to its next meeting on Saturday, July 5.
His talk will showcase some of the extraordinary history of Fairview homestead and the local area, much of which was rediscovered only recently.
Fairview is a heritage-listed homestead at Dubbo Gully.
It is an historically significant landmark, being the last original building attesting to the rich heritage of settlement at Upper Mangrove Creek.
The homestead was built more than 100 years ago and is integral to the history of the area.
Perched at the crossroads of Indigenous heritage, colonial settlement and artistic legacy, Fairview has welcomed travellers, nurtured families, and inspired creativity for generations.
Schoolteachers and students lived there during the week, travellers on their way to Gosford stayed overnight before tackling Pemberton’s Hill, and families gathered there to celebrate births and weddings, to play sports, to race horses and to mourn their dead.
People came together to work, to play, to dance, and to find love.
Fairview was at the centre of the Mangrove Creek community and home to acclaimed artists, musicians and architects.
Today it stands at its own crossroads – at risk of being lost forever through neglect.
Owned by Central Coast Council, Fairview offers a rare opportunity to create a heritage and landscape reserve that protects the sensitive environment, honours the past, and enriches the future.
Lohmeyer is President of the Fairview Homestead Association.
The association’s mission is to work with Council and other key stakeholders to restore Fairview and to give it a productive purpose as an asset to the Central Coast community.
With backing from a growing group of passionate supporters, Fairview’s future can align perfectly with Council’s goals for eco-tourism, Aboriginal history, heritage preservation, and community wellbeing.
The meeting will be held at 1pm on Saturday, July 5, in the Lions Community Hall at East Gosford.
All welcome – bring your Fairview family information and photos.
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