News - March 2023
Tuesday 21 March - 7:30pm General Meeting
VENUE: Old Sunday School, St Johns Park Precinct, New Town
GUEST SPEAKER: Peter Hodge
TOPIC: The Story of the Legacy Family
Join us for an illustrated talk by Peter Hodge on the history of Legacy which was founded in 1923 in Hobart as the Remembrance Club by Major General Sir John Gellibrand and later renamed Hobart Legacy.
Born in Queensland and educated at the Launceston Church Grammar School, Peter worked in schools for 36 years as a teacher and school principal. He has a Master's Degree in Education from the University of Tasmania and is currently studying an arts degree in "Ancient Civilizations".
Peter comes from a family of soldiers and is well qualified to serve as President of Hobart Legacy. He will cover the founding of Legacy in Hobart, the history of caring for veteran families and briefly cover volunteering to support veteran families. He will mention the special Legacy Centenary events this year and then a brief mention of the Royal United Services Library which offers opportunities for family history research.
More for Your Diary
Thu 16 March - 10.00am Branch Committee Meeting
VENUE: Branch Library, Bellerive
Thu 16 March - 1.30pm DNA Group Meeting
VENUE: St Marks Church Hall, Scott Street, Bellerive
Thu 23 March - 2pm Library Committee
VENUE: Branch Library, Bellerive
Sat 15 April - 2pm Annual General Meeting in place of the Tue 18 th April General Meeting
VENUE: St Marks Church Hall, Scott Street, Bellerive
SPEAKER: Alison Alexander
TOPIC: The Calcutta Bidecacentennial: Thomas and Ann Peters and their descendants
Library Accessions February 2023
The following items were accessioned during the month of February 2023
Books
* Argent, B, et al; THE SHEFFIELD SCHOOL, 1884-1984 (2nd Edition) [371.0099465 ARG]
Dennison, C. J; MORE YESTERDAY'S HOBART TODAY [Q994.61 DEN]
* Denotes complimentary or donated item
Renewing your Membership for 2023/2024
The Tasmanian Family History Society Inc Membership year is 1 April to 31 March. Renewal forms for the coming year will be sent with the March Journal Tasmanian Ancestry Vol 43 No. 4 which will be mailed the last week of February.
When renewing by direct deposit into the TFHS Inc. account please ensure that your 8 digit CRN is used as the reference. The CRN is on the front of the renewal form, bottom right hand side. Your CRN is unique to you and will ensure that your deposit is identified correctly. If for some reason you do not have your CRN please use at least your four digit membership number as the reference.
When renewing using debit/credit card please ensure that your card number and expiry date are entered fully and clearly.
If your circumstances have changed, e.g. Ordinary to Concession or Joint to Single please notify Membership Registrar promptly at membership@tasfhs.org as your subscription and CRN may change. Also if your contact details have changed, particularly email address which is endorsed on the membership renewal form, please advise promptly.
Maree's Mutterings
On a visit to the Libraries Tasmania today, I have found everything has changed in the microfilm area. Microfilms and readers have been moved out and the area into the reference library and the microform room is becoming an exhibition area.
The Z films (Church registers, Early Government records, MM films and goodness knows what else) are now housed in the Archives room (inter-sanctum) and you will need to ask for them at the reference desk. I was told that they will get them as soon as they can, so let's hope you aren't in a hurry, and they aren't busy.
The readers are in the reference section (in at least two places) and fewer than they were before. Grrr
As the newspapers are now on Trove, they are only keeping those reels for the newspaper -Mercury, Examiner and Advocate - post Trove from 1955. I noticed PWD microfilms are in another place near some readers. These reels are all now in the reference section.
Apparently, staff are still learning, and it might take a while to get what is needed.
I guess we have been spoilt when we were able to help ourselves!
DNA Interest Group
When the DNA Interest Group started seven or eight years ago everyone was feeling their way and unsure of the best way to use DNA matching, let alone integrate it into business as usual genealogy. Ancestry, which is now the major provider, didn't even offer DNA testing in Australia back then.
But there have been massive strides in the technology and how to use it. Today members of our Interest Group range from beginners like we all were, to people who are capable of routinely making quite remarkable discoveries.
We are currently seeking feedback from those who have attended our meetings as we try and balance these issues and ensure they continue to be relevant and useful. If you have not received a survey but would like to offer some feedback in terms of what would (or would not) help or interest you please drop a note to our Convenors at dna@hobart.tasfhs.org.
Anonymous is fine.
The Interest Group meets at 1.30 pm on the third Thursday of each month at St Marks Church Hall, Bellerive. All are welcome.
Family Album - Enlighten 2023 at the National Library
Just as a treasured photo album captures and preserves memories and moments in time, the National Library of Australia's vast photographic collection represents the family album of a nation.
Reflect on the special moments - how we have changed, how we have grown, and perhaps see a glimpse of your Australian story projected on your National Library.
Learn more about the Library's Enlighten 2023 illuminations, watch the video.
With more than a million photographs of Australian people, places, and events, the Library holds snapshots of the hard times, the good, and everything in between. Our Enlighten 2023 illuminations use this collection to follow life through birth, childhood, adolescence, adulthood and ageing. They acknowledge the diversity of individual, family and community experiences, as well as the enormous social change seen in Australia since the invention of photography, and particularly over the last 50 years.
Many of the images featured in the projections also form part of the exhibition Viewfinder: Photography from the 1970s to Now on show at the Library until 30 April 2023.
Libraries Tasmania - Delve into Ann's Diaries
Are you interested in what women's lives were like two hundred years ago?
The first Friends of the Allport (FOTA) event this year, Kate Vermey: The Jane Austen-esque diaries of Mary Morton Allport's Mother, is on at the Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, Tuesday 21 March from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm.
Join Kate Vermey (Libraries Tasmania) as she takes a journey through the family life of Ann Frances Chapman (nee Evett), mother of Mary Morton Allport, and the daily struggles, joys and losses of the 1830s.
The in-person event is booked out - register for the webinar instead.
Keep an eye out for future events on the State Library, Tasmanian Archives and Allport Museum Eventbrite page.
Women Gather to Honour Achievers - Tas Honour Roll of Women
The Tasmanian Honour Roll of Women is a significant recognition of the dedication, commitment, and hard work of many Tasmanian women.
In 2023, 35 women and one women's organisation are inducted onto the Tasmanian Honour Roll of Women.
The inductees were announced by the Minister for Women, Hon Jo Palmer MLC.
Some of the inductees are leaders in their chosen careers, some have achieved international recognition whilst others are quiet achievers and volunteers who have made a significant contribution to their communities and Tasmania.
The Tasmanian Honour Roll of Women started in 2005 to recognise women who have made a significant contribution to Tasmania, or nationally or internationally. Induction ceremonies are held biannually.
Dr Alison Alexander
Awarded for service to cultural heritage; literature.
Born: 23 September 1949
Entered on roll: 2023
"Recognises the important role of women in history"
Ros Escott
Awarded for service to volunteering and health.
Born: 3 September 1949
Entered on roll: 2023
"Steps forward to make it happen"
Congratulations are extended to Ros Escott, Founder and Convenor of our DNA Interest Group who has just been inducted into the Tasmanian Honour Roll of Women, 2023. Ros has been recognised for her contribution to breastfeeding education, convict women's history and Family History Research. Alison Alexander, Patron of the Tasmanian Family History Society has also been recognised for her contributions as an award-winning author and her service to cultural heritage and literature. Well-deserved Ros and Alison!
Further details can be found on the website, Tasmanian Honour Roll of Women 2023
Open Day and Descendants' Gathering
The Friends of the Orphan Schools in partnership with KickStart Arts Network invite you to our Open Day and Descendants' Gathering to mark the 195th anniversary of the establishment of Orphan Schools in Van Diemen's Land (1828) on Saturday 25 March 2023 from 10.30 am and Sunday 26 March 2023 from 9 am to be opened by Her Excellency the Honourable Barbara Baker AC Governor of Tasmania at 11am Saturday 25 March.
The official opening will be followed by the launch of Hidden Histories of the Orphan Schools in the old Orphan Schools buildings, St John's Park Precinct, New Town, and a series of presentations from those with Orphan School connections.
The event will continue on Sunday 26 March from 9 am with a contemporary service in St John's Church similar to the services provided for the Orphan School children.
Tea and coffee provided both days. BYO lunch.
For more information, please email Secretary Orphan Schools Friends secretary@orphanschool.org.au or phone 0409 140 657.
Full program available on the Friends of the Orphan School website https://www.orphanschool.org.au/ or Friends of the Orphan School Facebook page
The Hidden Web: Digging Deeper - Genealogical Society of Queensland Inc
More details and bookings here