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 "
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"
The end of the year is near. ADHS members are invited to our end of year social event, to celebrate our busy 50th year! Please come along and let us know the things that you have enjoyed this year and help us with ideas for 2024. The event will be held at the home of … Continue reading "End of our 50th Year Social Event"
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"
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"
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"
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"
Each person registering for this event must register individually. This will help us keep limits on the number of people attending. A guided walk to flesh out the characters, places and events that contribute to our heritage of Smith Street, Summer Hill. This event is part of the Australian Heritage Festival for 2024. The history … Continue reading "“Connections, Characters and Commerce”– Smith Street Summer Hill #3"
This presentation will look at the ubiquitous ‘Californian Bungalow’ prevalent in the Inner West with a particular focus on Ashfield and Ashbury. Colin Webb will look at some of the features of Californian Bungalows that make them unique and how they conform. Were the Calfornian bungalows 'unimpressive and uniformly dull?' Colin has taken numerous photographs … Continue reading "Conformity and Individuality in the Californian Bungalow"
Christine Yeats will share her knowledge of “Trove”, the free onlineresearch portal of the National Library of Australia. Christine is Senior Vice President of the RAHS, and has extensive experience in Historical research.
