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LATEST NEWS


Donor Gift Recipient Endorsement  - Australian Taxation Office: 

Tax Deductible Donations:

The WFHS - Jean Rankins Research Library has received DGR endorsement from the ATO

which allows for donations of $2.00 and above made to the Research Library to be

Tax Deductible by the Donor.

Donations received will be used solely for the purchase of Priority Research Resources

to expand and enhance our comprehensive collection.

 

The McLaren-Smith Collection of family histories, journals, books and maps are now available for research in the Jean Rankins Research Library.

Many of the Families included in these  histories are from the Oxley, Milawa and surrounding areas, they include:

   GARDNER,   GILLESPIE,    KERR,    McINNES,    McNABB,      NEWTH

   NEWTON,    SCHUBERT    SMITH   and   WADDELL, 

   

      

New CD’s to arrive include:

 - South Western Cemeteries – Updated

 - Tasmanian Federation Index.

 - The UK Burial Index V3 is on order and should be available in the next few weeks.

 

Shelf Relocation & Audit –

The large number of new books and resources catalogued and shelved during 2009 has meant that we have had to re-locate a significant number of items.  We have a shelf placement audit happening at the moment to ensure that our reference lists show the correct shelf numbers and that the items are in fact where they should be.

The on-screen catalogue in the library may not currently give the correct location, so please check with the Duty Officer if you cannot locate an item.

The catalogue both on-screen and on the web site will be updated as soon as this process is  complete.  We apologise for any inconvenience.

 

Members' Book & Resource Collections –

A database of Members' Resources and/or Collections is currently being compiled which may include books, references, documents, maps, CD's or any research resource. 

Should you have resources which you would be willing to list on our Resource Catalogue, please contact the Secretary in the first instance. Doing so means that you are prepared to share information from your holdings with other researchers or family historians, however all item(s) will remain the property of and be retained by the owner.

 

Your listings will be included on our Catalogue, clearly marked as Members private resources and carry a member number.  All items are listed as “Not for Loan”  unless otherwise stated and all requests should come in through WFHS.

 

Current Projects Update:

Our Projects Committee and Volunteers are currently working on a number of major projects -

  • Bowman’s Forest Cemetery  -                 

In the final stages, Publication & Launch projected - April 2010

 

  • Wangaratta & District Honour Roll  -                 

A large project cataloguing the names, service records and related information, photographs, documents etc including the location and details of various honour boards and memorials of Service Men & Women who either came from or enlisted in the Wangaratta District. This will eventually cover all Wars from the Boer War to present day.

Information relating to individuals, documents, honour rolls, honour boards and memorials i sought for this project. 

 

  • Wangaratta Early Hospital Admissions –

Review of virtually complete.   Target release mid + 2010

 

  • Wangaratta Cemetery Headstones CD2 – Final check against CD1 is almost complete.

 

  • Chiltern/Springhurst/Rutherglen Cemeteries CD –Currently contains about 7,000 names. Editing & matching names and detail is virtually complete. 

 

  • Smaller project of School records for Cornishtown, Springhurst, Boralma –

Completed, awaiting digitisation & distribution.

 

 

 


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