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Issue 60 May 2004 SpSpreadingreading Branches Narre Warren & District Family History Group Issue 60 Inc. May 2004 Incorporated 1992 Inc. No. A0023666M A Member of: Genealogical Society of Vic - South Eastern Historical Assoc Inc Vic Assoc of Family History Organisations - Royal Historical Society of Victoria Celebrating 15 years 1989 - 2004 ~ Office Bearers for past 15 years ~ President 1989 – 1995 Lorraine Taylor *General Meeting th 1995 – 1996 Jenny Baker Wed May 12 8p.m. 1996 – 1999 Di Christensen Tom Luke – Cornish 1999 – 2001 Lorraine Taylor Association of Vic. 2001 – 2003 Lynne Bradley *General Meeting 2003 – 2004 Meredith Bell th Sat June 12 2 p.m. Vice President Problem solving day – all welcome. 1989 – 1992 Jenny Hayes, 1992 – 1993 Judy Johnson *AGM 1993 – 1995 Helen Rankin Sat July 10th 2 p.m. 1995 – 1996 Judith Johnson Bring a plate 1996 – 1997 Jenny Baker *General Meeting 1997 - 1998 Debbie McMahon Sat Aug 14th 2 p.m. 1998 – 1999 Diana Wheeler Anne Burrows, State 1999 – 2002 Di Christensen Library of Victoria, 2002 – 2003 vacant Genealogy Librarian. 2003 – 2004 Lynne Bradley Secretary – Correspondence & Minute 15th Birthday 1, 3,4 News and Events 5 1989 - 1990 Carol Llewellyn On the Web 5 & 6 1990 - 1993 Doreen Lawson Casey/Cardinia places 5 1993 - 1994 Judith Johnson Emerald 6 1994 - 1995 Jessie Etherington Officer 6 1995 - 1997 Debbie McMahon News & Events 6 1997 - 1998 Jessie Etherington Banjo & Henry 7 1998 - 1999 Debbie McMahon 1999 - 2000 Lynne Bradley & Leanne Cairnduff Research Room Roster 8 AGM Notice 9 2000 – 2001 Lynne Bradley New Resources 10 2001 - 2002 Lorraine Taylor & Di Christensen 2002 – 2003 Valma Newson & Di Christensen Speakers Corner 11 2003 – 2004 Valma Newson & Eileen Durdin Away Days 12 1 Spreading Branches - Issue 60 – May 2004 Narre Warren & District Family History Group Inc. P.O. Box 149, Narre Warren Vic 3805 http://home.vicnet.net.au/~nwfhg President: Meredith Bell Correspondence Secretary: Valma Newson [email protected] or 9703 1390 9769 9197, fax 9769 9277 or [email protected] Vice President: Lynne Bradley 9704 9075 Newsletter Editor: Jenny Coates 9707 1914 or fax 9796 7446 [email protected] [email protected] Committee Members President Meredith Bell Newsletter Editor Jenny Coates Vice President Lynne Bradley Publicity Officer Dave Smith Corres. Secretary Valma Newson Research Officer Minute Secretary Eileen Durdin Sales Officer Leanne Cairnduff Treasurer Anne Blair Supper Hostess Jeanette Angee Membership Secretary Lorraine Taylor Away Days Diana Wheeler Librarian Jeanette Angee Xmas Raffle Jenny Hayes Assistant Librarian Val Holland General Committee Sandra Phelan Research Room Manager Bev Smith Door Officer Shirley Peterson Public Officer & VAFHO Rep Di Christensen Membership & Meetings Family History Research Room Research Queries Membership: Our Family History Research Room We offer a research service for those Single $25 + $5 joining fee is located within the Narre Warren unable to visit our Family History Joint $40 + $5 joining fee Library, Overland Drive, Fountain Room personally but please note that Payable 1st July each year. Gate. we can only research our own holdings and those of the local Meetings are held in the Family History Research Room municipal libraries. Meeting hours: The cost for this service is $10 per Room at the Narre Warren hour plus photocopying expenses. Library, Overland Drive, Tuesday 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. All research queries can be sent to Fountain Gate. Thursday 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. the Research Officer at the above Nov - May: 8 p.m. on the Saturday 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. address. 2nd Wednesday of the month We have a large collection of (except January) books, maps and microfiche Jun - Oct : 2 p.m. on the available to our members. We also 2nd Saturday of the month welcome visitors - a research fee of $5.00 per day applies to non- The cost is $2 and includes a light supper. members. Family History Research Room Publications for Sale Information Sessions Microfiche: For new members who would like to discover exactly Berwick Cemetery what we have in the Family History Research Room - Register & Headstones 1867 to 1999 = $22.00 or for those members who are currently not using Harkaway Cemetery the holdings we have to their best advantage. Register & Headstones 1863 to 1999 = $6.00 Friendly and informal information sessions with small groups of members are currently being held by Pakenham Cemetery Register & Headstones c1850 to 1999 = $22.00 Pam Lowther. Morning, afternoon and evening sessions are available. + $2.50 postage and packing for 1, 2 or 3 sets of fiche For further information or to reserve a place at the next session please contact Pam on 0402 847 175. Books: Members: No charge Harkaway Primary School - Origins to 1975 Visitors: $5 charge. by Jennifer Boyer = $20 (postage included) The Narre Warren & District Family History Group gratefully acknowledges the assistance of the City of Casey in allowing us the use of the facilities at the Narre Warren Library. 2 Spreading Branches - Issue 60 – May 2004 *** Life Members ** * ~ Members of the Year ~ Jenny Baker Jenny Hayes 1999 Jessie Etherington 2000 Carol Llewellyn Val Holland 2001 Lorraine Taylor Leanne Cairnduff 2002 Diana Wheeler 2003 Jenny Hayes Edna Taylor Office Bearers for last 15 years Treasurer Then and Now By Lorraine Taylor 1989 – 1990 Margaret Zerbst 1990 – 1994 Debbie Murray Since the commencement of the Group 1994 – 1995 Angie Barnes fifteen years ago I have seen many changes. Nine 1995 – 1996 Leanne Cairnduff people were at the first meeting and four of these are still financially active within the Group - Dot 1996 – 1997 Judi Kohn Fielder, Val Holland, Carol Llewellyn, Margaret 1997 – 2001 Diana Wheeler Zerbst & myself. Our holdings at the beginning 2001 – 2003 Robert Gibson were on loan from our members. At first this was 2003 – 2004 Anne Blair one microfiche reader, one set of the Victorian Index of Births Deaths & Marriages on microfiche Other members of the committee in the and various books. past 15 years include: When the number of members grew too big for meetings in the homes of members we met Jeanette Angee, Jenny Coates, Val Dellar, at the Berwick Presbyterian Church on the corner Claire Dubay, Raeline Harris, Sharon Harris, of Prospect Hill & Narre Warren Nth Roads. We Val Holland, Peter Lamb, Heather Lees, transported our reader, microfiche and books to Pam Lowther, Lynne McGregor, Lynette each meeting then back home to be stored at Murray, Bev Richards, Edna Taylor, Alice members’ homes. Our major success was getting a Patison, Sandra Phelan, Shirley Peterson, permanent home for our holdings in the then newly Jeanette Rotteveel, Bev Smith, Dave built Narre Warren Library in 1992. With much Smith, Sharon Tavelli, Eileen Durdin. fundraising which has included street stalls, seminars and raffles, our holdings are now Research Room Volunteers extensive with eight microfiche readers, two CD- rom computers, one computer for our catalogue, a Some of these are active and often seen reader/copier and many books, audio tapes, members, while others are very quiet and magazines and journals. Some of our activities over the years have hide away. However, we need and been displays in Fountain Gate Shopping Centre, appreciate their contribution as much as attending the Latter Day Saints Open Day Expo any others. Without them the research with a display that has been among the top best room would not be able to operate. displays for the last five years. We have taken trips by mini bus to places including Colac, Ballarat, Thank you to all the office bearers, Bendigo and Warrnambool. Often we were lucky committee members and our other enough to have the services of the intrepid Jenny Hayes as our driver and organizer. volunteers for keeping our group Major projects have included transcribing progressing. If I have forgotten anyone, the headstones and indexing the register of the please accept my apologies. Berwick, Harkaway & Pakenham Cemeteries, Di Christensen transcribing the early days of the Berwick Shire Rate Books onto a card index (1875-1895) and of Quotable Quotes course our Pioneer Profile book. We are an inaugural Member Society of the Genealogical Our destination is shaped by our thoughts Society of Victoria, a Member of the South Eastern Historical Association, Royal Historical Society, and our actions. We cannot direct the wind, VAFHO and the Casey Cardinia Local History but we can adjust the sails. Reference Group. Unknown 3 Spreading Branches - Issue 60 – May 2004 Rest in Peace Val Dellar GSV; SEHA; VAFHO and RHSV Val joined the NW&DFHG in April 1999 The NW&DFHG are members of these four and immediately became involved in group organisations. For answers to the quiz on the full activities. Val became a volunteer in our names have a look at the list on page 1 of this research room on Thursday evenings as she newsletter. You have probably heard of these was working during the day time. I worked with groups, referred to during meetings, and Val in the research room for many months until wondered what they are. she became too ill to continue. During this time The GSV holds a member societies meeting once we spoke often of her illness. She was very a year. Reports are presented from all groups positive and very determined to beat it. attending. It gives the opportunity to share Val contributed to our newsletter, was problems with each other, and look for ways to our Research Officer and also assisted with solve them. NW&DFHG has been a member of preparing items for our "Pioneer Profiles." Val the GSV since our early years. was always cheery, helpful and ready to listen and will always be remembered by the VAFHO holds the Don Grant Family History members of the NW&DFHG.
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