Kiama Family History Centre in Kiama, New South Wales | History Museum

Kiama Family History Centre

Locality: Kiama, New South Wales

Phone: +61 2 4233 1122

Address: 7 Railway Parade 2533 Kiama, NSW, Australia

Website: library.kiama.nsw.gov.au/library/history/family-history-centre

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25.01.2022 A short session to help you get started with your family history research

25.01.2022 Register now for the State Library of NSW series of 30-minute family history webinars this month. The first one is on this Thursday 13 August, and focuses on strategy and problem solving to sharpen your research skills. #familyhistory #localhistory #kiamafamilyhistorycentre #slnsw

24.01.2022 Another interesting story of one of our early explorers in Australia!

23.01.2022 Happy 50th birthday to Meals on Wheels Kiama! . . #familyhistorycentre

21.01.2022 Postcards are such wonderful records of family and local history. #kiamafamilyhistorycentre

20.01.2022 Another interesting avenue for local and family history research? They were just meant for planning sewerage systems, but old Water Corp maps reveal Perth as it used to be, showing the stables, grape vines and chicken runs that were once a feature of backyards. #kiamafamilyhistorycentre #familyhistory #localhistory

19.01.2022 Another local family with a history in the Kiama area of more than 150 years. #kiamafamilyhistorycentre #familyhistory #localhistory

16.01.2022 Don't throw out your old photo albums - they may just have some precious gems, like this one. #kiamafamilyhistorycentre

16.01.2022 Treasures amongst the log books ... A fascinating article about historian Anna Claydon's discovery of a hidden history of women in late 19th century Hobart in the most unexpected of places. #kiamafamilyhistorycentre #familyhistory

14.01.2022 The fabulous Orry Kelly always did have a flair for style, even as a child in Kiama!

14.01.2022 A short story about the prehistory of Kiama and how it has shaped our lives today. #kiamafamilyhistorycentre

13.01.2022 Time to get your detective hats on! . . #kiamafamilyhistorycentre

12.01.2022 So much wonderful history in Jamberoo that still survives today. #kiamafamilyhistorycentre #familyhistory #localhistory

12.01.2022 Sometimes it is hard to understand exactly how that cousin is related to you. This article explains the cousin relationship within each generation in simple terms and graphically.

11.01.2022 A very interesting story of some of Kiama and Gerringong's early pioneers and how these well-known families are related to each other.

10.01.2022 The new Gerringong Historical Museum will be a wonderful resource for people researching local history.

09.01.2022 Another wonderful local family story. . . . #kiamafamilyhistorycentre

09.01.2022 It's hard to imagine a time before car travel, but next month, on 11 August, it will be just 118 years since the first motor vehicle roared along our then dusty... local roads and into the town of Kiama. The driver of the vehicle was en route from Sydney to Bega, but unfortunately the journey was not a successful one; the driver lost control of the car on the road just south of Kiama and ran into a ditch (the Kiama Bends claiming it's first mechanical victim.) The car was towed back to Kiama by horse and then transported to Sydney by train. The first motor car to be owned by someone in the Kiama area was in 1909, and cars remained a novelty for many years. The 'Kiama Independent' reported in 1914 that twelve motor cars passed through Kiama on the October holiday weekend within the space of two hours! During the 1920s, cars and tractors started replacing horses for transport and farming equipment, and motor vehicles became an accepted part of life in the area. Opportunistic businesses, such as car yards and garages for petrol and servicing, emerged, which in addition to improving facilities for local motorists encouraged more day-trippers from Sydney and boosted the tourism industry here. Some of the Kiama garage owners over the years were great characters and are still remembered fondly by many locals. Mr Selwyn Ziems started Kiama Motors in Terralong Street, Kiama (c. 1920), and later took Mr Jones into partnership. Over the years, Kiama Motors flourished, which enabled Ziems and Jones to then buy out Mr Priddle's Manning Street Garage. Later, Kiama Motors merged with Hindmarsh's Garage on the corner of Collins and Terralong streets, and Hindmarsh then bought out Mr Ziems' interest in the business in 1930. Another character many people around town remember is Freddy Addison. He owned the petrol station on the roundabout at the southern end of Manning Street. For many years Freddy's service station was the sole surviving garage in Kiama, prompting generous offers of purchase from Woolworths. However, Freddy maintained that a ‘standard’ petrol station could never compare with his traditional establishment, no matter how much money was invested: ‘I could never sell my station; my customers would be lost without it.' #throwbackthursday #throwback #tbt #kiamaremembers #localhistory #kiamansw #petrolstations #kiamalibrary Gerringong Historical Museum

09.01.2022 This free webinar (tomorrow at 12.30 pm) provides an opportunity to reflect on the service of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men and women in Australia’s Defence Forces. Register online. #kiamafamilyhistorycentre

08.01.2022 Some tips to ensuring the next generation knows their family history

06.01.2022 If you are looking for pictures and illustrations from the past then this if the newspaper to delve into.

06.01.2022 On this day in 1856......

05.01.2022 Did you have an ancestor who fought in the Second World War? Need help finding out information about them?

04.01.2022 What do crimes tell us about the society in which they occur? Sydney-based developer and designer Brett Tweedie has created an amazing data visualisation for the State Library of NSW of almost 20 million words published in the NSW Police Gazette from 1860 to 1900. Created as part of his #DxLab Digital Drop-in, Brett's online project ‘We Are What We Steal’ is a fascinating new way of looking at criminal history. ... There are three sections for you to explore: People how were suspects described? Places where did crimes often occur? Things what objects were involved? #statelibrary #statelibrarynsw #crime #crimensw #truecrime #crimehistory #crimehistorian #dataviz #developer #programming #programmer #webdeveloper #technology #madewithslnsw #archives #sydney #nsw See more

04.01.2022 Minnamurra reserve - significant because it is as beautiful today as it was a hundred years ago, thanks to the tireless efforts of individuals such as Ranger Howard Judd to protect and preserve it. And all those family picnic memories ... #kiamafamilyhistorycentre

04.01.2022 This fantastic program of free webinars focuses on the wonderful resources of the NSW State Archives and Records collection and how to access them. Topics include goal photographs, women in the archives, Bubonic plague register, and more. Register to 'attend' a live webinar, or watch previously recorded webinars at a time that’s convenient for you. NSW State Archives #familyhistory #localhistory #kiamafamilyhistorycentre

02.01.2022 Lest we forget.

02.01.2022 The Cultural Atlas is a free online resource that provides comprehensive information on the cultural backgrounds of Australia’s biggest migrant populations. The material is purposed to give readers an understanding of the dominant culture within a country so that they may gain insight into the kind of cultural and social environment a first-generation migrant from that nation is likely to be familiar with. This content includes explanations of common cultural attitudes, pra...ctices, norms, behaviours, social structures, etiquettes and communication styles. It is contextualised with up-to-date statistics about Australia’s migrant populations and information on their trends of arrival and settlement. Another useful online resource to complement your family history research? #familyhistory #multiculturalaustralia #kiamafamilyhistorycentre

01.01.2022 Another great resource from the Royal Australian Historical Society if you are researching Aboriginal family history. https://www.rahs.org.au/aboriginal-family-history-nsw/