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Celebrate Penrith City 09 - History Exhibition
(Friday, 30 October 2009)
History Week 2009
(Thursday, 30 July 2009)
History Conference and Family History Fair
(Monday, 6 April 2009)
Makings of a City History Conference 2009
(Monday, 23 March 2009)
Family History Fair 2009
(Wednesday, 18 March 2009)
 

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Local History Resources in the Penrith City & Surrounding Districts

Family History on the Internet - Internet Resources compiled by Lorraine Stacker
Local Family History Links - Web sites of families who once lived in the Penrith City area.
Local History Publications: For sale at Penrith City Library.
Penrith City Library. Local Studies Collection: Information on the Local Studies Collection.

Nepean District Historical Archaeology Group

Address: PO Box 874 Penrith NSW 2751
Contact:  ndhag@bigpond.com
Telephone : 02 4751 1868
Meeting Times: First Saturday of each month at 9 am.
Workshops/Fieldtrips : Saturday mornings, 9am - 12pm.
Objectives: To research, survey and record any sites in the Penrith City boundary. To organise field trips, displays, lectures and oral history recordings. No previous experience necessary. Background information on NDHAG

Nepean District Historical Society

Address: Cnr Great Western Highway and Gardenia Avenue, Emu Plains NSW 2750
Postal Address: PO Box 441, Penrith NSW 2751
Contact: Craig Werner President
Telephone: Museum: 02 47354394; President: 02 47225776.
Meeting Times: Fourth Saturday of every month at 1.30 pm.
Opening Hours: The Arms of Australia Inn Museum
Wednesday: 10am – 2pm, Thursday: 10am – 2pm, Sunday: 1pm - 5pm (and by arrangement with President).
Objectives: To foster interest in the history of the Nepean district. To provide a permanent collection of materials in a variety of formats, relating to the Nepean area, and to preserve these resources and make them accessible for historical research.

Nepean Family History Society

   -Publications
   - Members Interests

Address: Old School Residence, Great Western Highway Emu Plains NSW 2750
Postal Address: PO Box 81 Emu Plains NSW 2750
Contact: Sue Breeze, Secretary
Telephone: (02) 47353798
Meeting Times: 1st Saturday of each month (except January) at 1.30 pm at Old School Hall, Old School Residence, Great Western Highway, Emu Plains, NSW, Australia. Guest Speakers. Visitors welcome.
Opening Hours: Monday: 5pm - 8pm / Tuesday to Thursday: 10.00am - 2.00 pm / Thursday Night: 7pm - 9pm / Saturday: 2pm - 5pm
Objectives: To help members research family history by providing a resource centre, informative guest speakers, pooling members’ family history information and research experiences and liaising with societies with similar interests.

St Marys and District Historical Society

Address: "Chambers Building" , 2-6 Mamre Road, St Marys, NSW, 2760. PO Box 640 St Marys NSW 1790
Contact: Lyn Forde, President
Telephone: (02) 9623 2307
Meeting Times: Fourth Saturday of each month at 1 p.m. at the "Chambers Buildng" , 2-6 Mamre Road, St Marys, NSW, 2760.
Objectives: To encourage the study of history. To promote and preserve the compilation of facts and records relating to the St. Marys district.

Blacktown and District Historical Society

Address: PO Box 500 Blacktown NSW 2148
Contact: Anna Learmonth, Vice President
Telephone: (02) 9625 6520
Meeting Times: First Monday of each month except January (no meeting) and October (second Monday) in the Meeting Room, Blacktown West Public School at 7.30pm (use Lancaster Street gate).
Objectives: To preserve the heritage of Blacktown and its surrounds and to document history in books and periodicals.

Blacktown City Library Local Studies 

 - Library Catalogue

Address: cnr Flushcombe Road & Alpha Street, Blacktown NSW 2148
Contact: Leonie Gendle
Telephone: (02) 9839 6622
Hours of Opening: Monday - Friday 9.30am - 7.45pm; Saturday 9.30am - 4.00pm; Sunday 12.00am-4.00pm.
Objectives: The collection and organisation of historical and topical material on Blacktown and surrounding districts and resources for genealogical studies.

Mt Druitt Historical Society 

Address : P. O. Box 3055, Mt Druitt Village, NSW, 2770.
Contact: Hazel Magann; secretary@mountdruitthistory.org.au
Telephone: (02) 9628 1598
Objectives: To encourage the study of history of the Mt Druitt district, Rooty Hill and Plumpton.

Prospect Heritage Trust

Address: Prospect History Cottage, Prospect Reservoir Reserve.
P.O. Box 315 Blacktown, NSW,  2148.
Contact: Jill Finch; secretary@prospectheritagetrust.org.au
Telephone
: (02) 96218225
Hours of Opening: Every 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month 11am - 3 pm.
Objectives: The collection and organisation of historical and topical material on the Prospect district.

Blue Mountains City Library - Local Studies Collection 

Address: Macquarie Road Springwood NSW 2777
Contact: John Merriman, Local Studies Librarian
Telephone: (02) 47510744
Hours of Opening: Monday -Wednesday 10am - 5.30pm
Objectives: To locate, acquire, conserve and make available for public use a whole range of local studies resources relevant to the Blue Mountains region.

Hawkesbury City Council Library. Local Studies Collection

   - Library catalogue

Address : Deerubbin Centre at 300 George Street, Windsor
Contact: Michelle Nichols, Local Studies Librarian
Telephone: (02) 45604466 (02) 45604460
Hours of Opening: Weekdays 9am-7pm, Saturday 9am-1pm and Sunday 2pm-5pm. Public Holidays - Closed
Objectives: To collect, arrange for use, and preserve materials, both historical and current, in tile Hawkesbury area

Hawkesbury Family History Group

Address : Deerubbin Centre at 300 George Street, Windsor
Contact: Michelle Nichols, Local Studies Librarian
Telephone: (02) 45604466 (02) 45604460
Meeting Times: Every second Wednesday of each month (except January) at 10am.
Objectives: To meet the needs of family and local historians researching in the Hawkesbury district. To assist in the transcription of headstones, indexing of births, deaths and marriages and raise funds to purchase resources for the Local Studies Collection.

Hawkesbury Historical Society Inc.

Address: PO Box 86 Windsor NSW 2756
Contact: Dr R P Stubbs, President
Telephone: (02) 45774377
Meeting Times: Fourth Thursday of every second month (Feb, Apr, Jun,
Aug, Oct) at Tebbutt Room, Windsor Library, Deerubbin Centre at 300 George Street, Windsor.
Objectives: To promote and encourage the study of the history of the Hawkesbury and to collect and preserve matter relating to the history of the area.

Hawkesbury Museum and Tourist Centre Committee

Address: 7 Thompson Square WINDSOR NSW 2756
Telephone: (02) 4577 2310
Hours of Opening: Daily 10am - 4pm Good Friday & Christmas Day Closed
Objectives: To preserve and display artefacts relating to the local history of the Hawkesbury area.

State Records New South Wales

Address: Western Sydney Search Room, O'Connell Street Kingswood NSW 2747
Contact: Search Room
Telephone: (02) 9673 1788
Hours of Opening: Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm / Saturday 10am - 4pm.
Objectives: To identify, preserve and make available as State records all non-active State government records which are of permanent value.


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