Local History events
Join us as we explore our Local History and bring it to life through workshops, special events and exhibitions.
Our Local History Workshops are typically held at Double Bay Library on the first Thursday of each month, 10:30am-12:00pm.
Learn how to explore your family history using Ancestry and start your own family tree. Suitable for anyone school aged and above.
Saturday 12 January 2019, 11:00am-12:00pm ()
Woollahra Library, 451 New South Head Road, Double Bay
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Join Woollahra Libraries Local History staff to begin exploring Ancestrylibrary.com. Session designed for school age children to attend alongside an adult family member. Bring as many names, dates and locations as known to start your own family tree.
Wednesday 16 January 2019, 11:00am-12:00pm ()
Woollahra Library, 451 New South Head Road, Double Bay
Professor Greg Young, editor of Paddington: a history, together with chapter author Professor Paul Ashton, discuss their work on the first major history of the suburb to emerge since the 1970s.
Friday 1 February 2019, 10:30am-11:30am ()
Woollahra Library, 451 New South Head Road, Double Bay
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Join Woollahra Libraries Local History staff to begin exploring Ancestrylibrary.com. Session designed for school age children to attend alongside an adult family member. Bring as many names, dates and locations as known to start your own family tree.
Saturday 9 February 2019, 11:00am-12:00pm ()
Woollahra Library, 451 New South Head Road, Double Bay
“Find my Past” database introduction and differences to “Ancestry” followed by intro to State Library of NSW’s Genealogical Research Kit.
Wednesday 20 February 2019, 11:00am-12:00pm ()
Woollahra Library, 451 New South Head Road, Double Bay
As International Women’s Day approaches, we explore the life of Elizabeth Macarthur, whose role in the early wool industry helped set the course of this nation’s prosperity.
Thursday 7 March 2019, 10:30am-12:00pm ()
Woollahra Library, 451 New South Head Road, Double Bay
Join Woollahra Libraries Local History staff to explore the contents of Council Minutes. Online minutes from 2004-present, microfilm minutes onsite, and an introduction to searching on the Council Document Archives. Find out what your local government has discussed and decided since 1860!
Saturday 9 March 2019, 11:00am-12:00pm ()
Woollahra Library, 451 New South Head Road, Double Bay
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Join Woollahra Libraries Local History staff to explore the contents of Council Minutes. Online minutes from 2004-present, microfilm minutes onsite, and an introduction to searching on the Council Document Archives. Find out what your local government has discussed and decided since 1860!
Wednesday 20 March 2019, 11:00am-12:00pm ()
Woollahra Library, 451 New South Head Road, Double Bay
Danielle Lautrec, Education Officer with the Society of Australian Genealogists, guides us through a hands-on computer workshop on researching our family origins through the free online resources at FamilySearch.
Wednesday 3 April 2019, 10:30am-12:30pm ()
Woollahra Library, 451 New South Head Road, Double Bay