> They are on again in 2009 > 2009 Makings of a City History Conference > Convicts and Culture > Penrith City Library will hold its 8th Annual History Conference on > Saturday 14 March 2009 > The 2009 History Conference participants will be presented with a unique > opportunity to be informed about our history - > TRADE TABLES ARE FREE TO ANYONE OR ORGANISATION ATTENDING > > * Keynote speaker: Babette Smith - speaking on Australia's birthstain > and the legacy of convictism > * Associate Professor Dr Carol Liston - speaking on the cultural > legacy of convict culture > * Lorraine Stacker - speaking on the Emu Plains Convict Farm and their > controversial theatre. > * Dr Roger Morris - speaking on mechanics institutes and Schools of > Arts > * Lindsay Allen, NSW State Records - speaking on records and resources > at State Records to help with historical research on public halls, schools > of arts, picture theatres and other buildings with public space . > * Lorraine Stacker - author of the forthcoming Volume 2 of the History > of Penrith will also inform delegates of her progress and some of the > interesting facts which she has uncovered. > > There is always an opportunity at the end of the day for general > discussion. If your Society/Group/Organisation is interested, please see > our website for more information - > http://www.penrithcity.nsw.gov.au/index.asp?id=3572 > Cost: $30 - includes conference pack, morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea. > Bookings essential. > Enquiries: Vanessa Stockford on 02 47328040 or email: > vstockford@penrithcity.nsw.gov.au > Alison Spencer on 02 47327687 or email: alisons@penrithcity.nsw.gov.au > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- > NEPEAN FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY > Family History Fair > > Sunday 15 March 2009, 10 am - 4 pm > > Penrith City Library, 601 High Street Penrith > > Entry fee - gold coin donation > Please let us know if your Society/Group would like a trade table. Trade > table form is on the website at www.nepeanfhs.org.au > > Stall holders so far include: > > * State Records NSW (providing talks throughout the day) > * Alison Spencer - speaking on the history of postcards - bring them along > on the day for assessment > * Library of Australian History > * Penrith City Library's Research Services > * Rex and Yvonne Toomey > * Nepean FHS, Parramatta, Mays Hill, Shoalhaven, St Marys, Port Macquarie > etc. > > Great raffles again this year including: > > * A year's subscription to ancestry.com.au - World Heritage Package > (valued at $449.95). > * An original set of NSW Government Gazettes for one year in the late > 1800s > > The day will feature: > > * Many trade tables in genealogy and local and family history > * Help with starting your family history > * Opportunity to listen and speak to experts in the field > * Opportunity to access the great resources of ancestry.com.au > * Opportunity to talk family history with members of the NFHS, staff > from Penrith City Library and local and regional historical groups > * Great raffles and a great variety of family history resources > > There is easy parking and drop off in the Civic Centre carpark. > > Enquiries: Lorraine Stacker on 02 47327886 or email: > lstack@penrithcity.nsw.gov.au > Judy McLeod on 02 47331631 or email: jmcleod@exemail.com.au > > _____________________________________________________________________ > > > Lorraine Stacker > Nepean Family History Society > >