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NSW Preserving your Family History
11 November The State Library of NSW is hosting a three-hour workshop dedicated to the long-term preservation of your most precious family memorabilia. Library conservators will give advice on which materials to use to conserve your precious family history artefacts — particularly photographs, documents, letters and diaries — and where you can find them. Participants may bring an artefact or two for hands-on preservation tips from a Library conservator. Cost is $50 and bookings are essential. Visit www.sl.nsw.gov.au/events
Southern Highlands Tour
27 November Come along on an action-packed jaunt through New South Wales’ scenic Southern Highlands, hosted by National Trust NSW. Departing from Sydney (Gordon and Beverly Hills stations respectively), the first stop is Wirrimbirra Sanctuary in Bargo for some wildlife watching and morning tea. Next, lunch will be held at Riversdale, a colonial cottage in Goulburn that once housed Surveyor General of New South Wales, Edward Twynam. Finally, Harper’s Mansion in Berrima — a beautiful Georgian
homestead built c.1834, complete with strolling gardens and an expansive hedge maze — makes a perfect spot for afternoon tea. The cost is $75. Visit www.nationaltrust.org.au/nsw/ SouthernHighlandsTour
Christmas in the Colony
27 November Get into the festive spirit at this show and tell on Christmas celebrations in the colony. A dramatic change from the White Christmas back home, early settlers remarked upon the warm summer and local wildlife. At this two-hour talk, State Library of NSW staff will share primary sources — original newspapers, journals, images and Christmas cards — that give a glimpse into the traditions and folklore of Christmas celebrations in the early colony. The cost is $10. Visit www.sl.nsw.gov.au/events
Eat Your History: A Shared Table
Until 9 March Foodies and history nerds alike will find this exhibition mouth-watering! Eat Your History: A Shared Table, at the Museum of Sydney, is a particularly appetising way to explore the city’s past. Surveying and savouring Sydney’s food culture from 1788 to the 1950s, the exhibition reveals how Sydneysiders past cooked, dined and lived, from Elizabeth Farm’s humble farmhousekitchen, to the lavish feasts of Elizabeth Bay House, along with six other historic homes. Be sure to also sample the delectable series of related events running through to early 2014 — a historic feast, indeed. Visit www.hht.net.au
Two of the dozens of designs submitted to John Sands’ Christmas Cards competition, 1881. Courtesy State Library of NSW. Was your ancestor one of the entrants? View the entire collection and find out at http://bit.ly/17lV253
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