A repeat of the earlier event. This event will be run in conjunction with the National Trust Heritage Festival. Mark Sabolch will delve into the history and heritage of Smith … Continue reading "A Saunter Down Smith Street, Summer Hill (A repeat of the previous week)"
Our Jubilee Celebration Members and their guests only. Invitations will be sent to members by email. For this event, please specifiy any special dietary requirements. Saturday
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 … Continue reading "Book Launch: Ann O’Connell’s ‘John Jasper Stone’,(1848-1921): Engineer, Architect and Baptist"
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 … Continue reading "Land Titles Talk"
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 … 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 … 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 … 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 … 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, … Continue reading "Who Do You Think You Might Be: The Nuts and Bolts of Genealogical Method"
