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Book Launch: Ann O’Connell’s ‘John Jasper Stone’,(1848-1921): Engineer, Architect and Baptist

Summer Hill Community Centre 131 Smith Street, Summer Hill, NSW

John Jasper Stone was born in Shoreditch, a poor part of London and at age seven, arrived in Australia in 1855 with his parents, settling in crowded Surry Hills. As a lad, he joined the Public Works Department in Sydney and trained as a draughtsman, later becoming a civil engineer. In 1888 Stone branched out … Continue reading "Book Launch: Ann O’Connell’s ‘John Jasper Stone’,(1848-1921): Engineer, Architect and Baptist"

Land Titles Talk

Room 4 Ashfield Civic Centre 260 Liverpool Road, Ashfield, NSW

Talk by Carol Liston Carol Liston will educate us on the value of Land Title records, what can be learned from them, and how to effectively search them. Venue has been secured in the Ashfield Civic CentreActivity Room #4. Once you see how you can search these records you will be inspired! We will show … Continue reading "Land Titles Talk"

$5 – $10

State Archives/ Museums of History 

Summer Hill Community Centre 131 Smith Street, Summer Hill, NSW

Christine Yeats, from the NSW State Archives at Kingswood, will walk us through some of the invaluable sources of information held by the State Archives. You can see a lot of information on-line but you can access the full and original documents through the State Archives. Knowing what is there and how to locate it … Continue reading "State Archives/ Museums of History "

Launch of Our New Houses Journal

Summer Hill Community Centre 131 Smith Street, Summer Hill, NSW

The new Houses journal covers, in detail, twelve houses and their occupants, with copious illustrations. It is a follow up to our 2018 publication, Houses of the Ashfield District. The preparation of this publication was supported by an Inner West Council grant. Members will be able to collect their copy of the new Houses journal at this event. … Continue reading "Launch of Our New Houses Journal"

Annual General Meeting of A&DHS

Summer Hill Community Centre 131 Smith Street, Summer Hill, NSW

The Annual General Meeting of the Society Please join us for presentation of the reports,the election of the Committee for 2024 and afabulous afternoon tea. Guest Speaker: Niall Macken  ‘Hibernian heritage – Some conservation projects in Ireland’. Niall Macken, Team Leader - Heritage & UrbanDesign, Inner West Council Niall Macken is an architect and heritage … Continue reading "Annual General Meeting of A&DHS"

Who Do You Think You Might Be: The Nuts and Bolts of Genealogical Method

Ashfield Town Hall 258 Liverpool Road, Ashfield, NSW

Ashfield Civic Centre, 258 Liverpool Road Ashfield A presentation by Kerry Barlow. Kerry Barlow has an extensive background in education, having taught economics, economic history and education for many years, at high school, TAFE and university levels. She has strong skills in research, having conducted numerous funded projects and published many reports, articles and learning … Continue reading "Who Do You Think You Might Be: The Nuts and Bolts of Genealogical Method"

“Connections, Characters and Commerce “– Smith Street Summer Hill #1

A choice of two guided walk dates are available Sunday 28 April, 2pm – 4:30pm. repeated on Sunday 19 May 2024, 2pm – 4:30pm Please note that this event is limited to 15 people. You can register for the second of walk. A guided walk to flesh out the characters, places and events that contributeto … Continue reading "“Connections, Characters and Commerce “– Smith Street Summer Hill #1"

“Connections, Characters and Commerce’ – Smith Street Summer Hill #2

We are contemplating running this event again later on in the year if we have enough people interested. If you would like to register a desire to participate in this event later in the year please email events@ashfieldhistory.org.au with the subject 'Smith Street Walk', your name and preferred time/date. A guided walk to flesh out … Continue reading "“Connections, Characters and Commerce’ – Smith Street Summer Hill #2"