Family History Classes

Residents interested in learning more about their family history are being encouraged to sign up for specialist sessions presented by the Hawkesbury Library Service.

An introductory FREE session will be presented by Michelle Nichols, Local Studies Librarian on Tuesday, 21 February 2012 between 6.30–8.30pm. This is aimed at beginners and will give an overview on how to research your family history.

On Tuesday, 28 February a session will be held on family history resources specifically relating to births. An important aspect of genealogy is recording events associated with births, deaths and marriages. Researchers undertaking genealogy are faced with a myriad of resources and the sessions will focus on which historical sources to examine, as well as providing the means of analysing what is available online and in various repositories. 

Forthcoming sessions are: ‘Till Death Do Us Part’ resources on death and  dying on Tuesday, 20 March and ‘With This Ring’ marriage resources on Tuesday, 15 May. Each session will start at 6.30pm and run for 2 hours. Cost will be $10 per person.

A variety of family history sessions will be presented throughout 2012 including researching soldiers, undertaking research on the internet plus using various database resources. The sessions will be held at Hawkesbury Central Library, Deerubbin Centre, 300 George Street, Windsor.  For any enquiries or bookings contact the Library on 4560 4466 or email history@hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au