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Activities
The society meets on the first Monday of each month - February to December (except October) at the archive, upstairs in the Yass Soldiers' Memorial Hall at 7.30pm. Members are encouraged to participate in a variety of activities related to the work of the society. Occasional working bees are held the museum and volunteers are frequently required to assist with short term projects in both the museum and archive. Annual activities include Beyond the limits of location on the last weekend of March.
The monthly meetings for 2008
News End of year gathering The society's end
of year gathering will be held at the historic Black Swan Restaurant,
25 Stephen Street, Binalong on Sunday 7 December at 12.30pm. A two course
luncheon will be served. Faces from a war
An exciting addition
to the website is an online gallery of over 300 images of local servicemen
and women who enlisted during World War One. The images are mostly from
a collection of glass negatives from the studio of local photographers
Howard and Shearsby, supplemented by photographs taken in other studios
in Sydney and Melbourne and even far-off Belfast, Northern Ireland. The gallery was
officially launched by Brendon Kelson, a Canberra photographer and author;
and former Director of the Australian War Memorial, at the Yass Library
on Tuesday 11 November 2008 following the Remembrance Day service. Many
of those gathered for the commemorative service attended the launch.
Mr Kelson spoke
of the importance of local collections and how they can be used to interpret
the national experience of war and its repercussions long after the
firing has stopped. Jointly hosted by
the society and the Friends of Yass Library the morning commenced at
9.30am with a presentation for family and local historians on researching
World War One service personnel by Cheryl Mongan from the Department
of Veterans' Affairs. It was a practical guide to Internet research
that can be undertaken very quickly in the comfort of your own home
or local library. Beyond the limits of location Participants at our annual talkfest at St Clement's Retreat and Conference Centre in late March expressed the opinion that it was the best weekend seminar that we have ever held. First time attendees were pleasantly surprised at the quality and variety of the presentations that touched so many aspects of local and family history and firmly placed them in the broader national story. Participants came from Sydney, Canberra, Orange, Southern Highlands, Cooma, Kiama, Adaminaby, Corowa, Harden, Picton and Thirlmere to share a weekend of interesting papers and good company served up with lashings of country hospitality. We
will host the sixth Beyond the limits of location from
Friday 27 to Sunday 29 March 2009. Details will be announced in early
December. For full details of the program that you may have missed visit in 2008 Anzac Day 2008 For some years the Society has laid a floral tribute in memory of the fallen at the cenotaph in front of the Yass Soldiers' Memorial Hall during the Anzac Day service. A selection of images taken during the service are available. New Publication Congratulations
to Society member Robert Lehane on the publication of his new book William
Bede Dalley: Silver-tongued pride of old Sydney. Dalley, a convict's
son became the first Australian Privy Councillor before his death in
1888. The Bulletin described him as 'a man of many splendours,
both of intellect and heart', and 'in many respects the most notable
man Sydney has given birth to'. Nine years later some ten thousand people
gathered in Hyde Park for the unveiling of a statue of him funded by
public subscription, Sydney's first of a native-born colonist. This
book is Robert's third publication and is hailed as a very good read. All images on this website are the property of the Yass & District Historical Society Inc and must not be used for any purpose without the express permission of the Society. This page last updated: 18 November 2008 |
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