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Camden Area Family History Society

Locality: Camden, New South Wales, Australia

Phone: +61 438 012 013

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25.01.2022 Today we remember Douglas Grant, an Aboriginal WWI soldier, draughtsman and factory worker. Born into a remote Aboriginal community in Far North Queensland aro...und 1885, Douglas spent most of his childhood in Lithgow and then the Sydney suburb of Annandale. Douglas enlisted with the 34th Battalion in January 1916, though it is unclear how this happened at a time when Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples were excluded from military service. Upon finishing his training, Douglas was sent to the front lines in France. On 11 April 1917 he was wounded and captured at Bullecourt. During his incarceration, Douglas was tasked with receiving and distributing Red Cross parcels to fellow prisoners. He organised vital food packages, medical supplies and comforting goods. After the war, Douglas returned to his job as a draughtsman and later found work at the Lithgow Small Arms Factory. He also lobbied for Aboriginal rights and was active in returned servicemen's affairs. The Library is lucky to hold Douglas Grant's papers, receipts and delivery slips. View the collection here: http://ow.ly/MfrD50Cg9eX The Australian War Memorial

25.01.2022 Scottish Indexes Conference on Sunday 6 December 2020. It’s free, you can register on Zoom or watch the live stream in the Scottish Indexes Facebook group. To find out more and register on Zoom go to the website www.scottishindexes.com

24.01.2022 NSW State Archives - Archives Behind the Scenes Divorce Case Papers For more information see https://www.records.nsw.gov.au//archives-behind-the-scenes

23.01.2022 Interesting video about historic Emily Cottage in Campbelltown

23.01.2022 History Week 2020 - Tales from a rare manuscript The Settler’s Muster Book 1800. The Settler’s Muster Book 1800 is a unique window into the early social history the NSW colony. Nominated for UNESCO Australia’s Memory of the World Register it is the earliest NSW record of occupations, ship arrivals, the animals and land people owned. This is the 220th anniversary of this unique manuscript held in the collection of the NSW Parliament. View this rare book and hear from Associate Professor Carol Liston from the University of Western Sydney, who specialises in the history of early New South Wales. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cddLV8N_LTM Thanks Anne for letting us know about the video of this talk.

20.01.2022 So good to see our Research room and the Camden Museum open again! If you are in Camden pop in for a visit... Camden Museum: Thursday - Sunday from 11am - 4pm CAFHS Research room: Thursday and Friday 10am - 3pm, Saturday 9:30 - 12 Note that Covid-19 safety restrictions are in place.

16.01.2022 Saving films from the archives...

15.01.2022 A comprehensive guide book for convict records - free to download from NSW State Archives "From 1788 to the 1840s, about 80,000 convicts were transported to the Colony of New South Wales. This guide provides an entry into a unique collection of records, created by both the British Government and the Colonial administration, covering the period 1788-1842 (plus the 'convict exiles' from the later 1840s and 1850s) that documents the 'convict careers' of these men and women."

10.01.2022 Armistice Day, 11 November, is known Down Under as Remembrance Day. This week, Genealogists Fiona Brooker and Michelle Patient explore the ways they like to remember not only their military stories but also other family's stories, and how they incorporate memorabilia they come across in their research so they too are not forgotten.

08.01.2022 Useful map of the Camden area from 1954 showing topographic details and property names - from Oakdale across to Waterfall, and from Wilton to Ingleburn, including Campbelltown, Picton, Menangle, The Oaks and Appin. Click the link to zoom in on the map on Trove : https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-446076002/view "Topographic map of Camden region, New South Wales, showing roads, bridges, railway, telegraph or telephone and electric transmission lines, buildings, aerodromes, water features, and vegetation." - produced by Royal Australian Survey Corps 1954

02.01.2022 Now fully digitised and available in NSW State Archives Collection Search is "NRS 12922, Railway Personal History Cards employees born before 1900 and still employed after 1910"

01.01.2022 Lest we forget.