State Records Events
Talks and tours, activities and events at State Records
- 25 May: Shipping records and State Records website May 25, 2013 from 10:00 AM to 04:00 PM — Club Lemon Tree, Lemon Tree Passage,
- Gail Davis will present two seminars on Shipping records and the State Records website at Port Stephens Family History Society.
- 28-29 May: Records Management Fundamentals from May 28, 2013 09:00 AM to May 29, 2013 04:00 PM — Western Sydney Records Centre, 143 O'Connell Street Kingswood,
- This course covers the fundamental principles and practices of records management. It provides participants with a basic understanding of the activities involved in managing both paper and digital records.
- 30 May: Managing Digital Records: An Introduction May 30, 2013 from 09:00 AM to 04:30 PM — Western Sydney Records Centre, 143 O'Connell Street Kingswood,
- This training course provides participants with an understanding of some of the frameworks and tools required to manage digital records appropriately. It helps participants to understand and implement the requirements of the Standard on digital recordkeeping.
- 4 June: Implementing a Retention and Disposal Authority Jun 04, 2013 from 09:00 AM to 04:00 PM — Queens Square, Macquarie Street, Sydney,
- This course provides participants with information on how to use a retention and disposal authority and prepare records for transfer to State Records. Participants practice culling and listing techniques using a functional retention and disposal authority.
- 5-6 June: Records Management Fundamentals from Jun 05, 2013 09:00 AM to Jun 06, 2013 04:00 PM — Queens Square, Macquarie Street, Sydney,
- This course covers the fundamental principles and practices of records management. It provides participants with a basic understanding of the activities involved in managing both paper and digital records.
- 7 June: Implementing a Retention and Disposal Authority for Local Government Records Jun 07, 2013 from 09:00 AM to 04:00 PM — Queens Square, Macquarie Street, Sydney,
- This course provides participants with information on how to use the General retention and disposal authority: Local Government Records (GA39), appropriate methods of storage and destruction of records and how to prepare records for transfer to State Records as State archives.
- 13 June: Was your ancestor in Business? Jun 13, 2013 from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM — Society of Australian Genealogists Richmond Villa 120 Kent Street Sydney ,
- Gail Davis will be presenting this seminar which will look at State archives where you may find information on your ancestor's business.
- 17 July: Managing Digital Records: An Introduction Jul 17, 2013 from 09:00 AM to 04:00 PM — Queens Square, enter via Macquarie Street, Sydney,
- This training course provides participants with an understanding of some of the frameworks and tools required to manage digital records appropriately. It helps participants to understand and implement the requirements of the Standard on digital recordkeeping.
- 17 July: Shipping - Back to basics with new online resources Jul 17, 2013 from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM — Society of Australian Genealogists Richmond Villa 120 Kent Street Sydney ,
- Emily Hanna will be presenting this seminar which will focus on immigration records held at State Records NSW.
- 19 July: Researching local history Jul 19, 2013 from 10:15 AM to 12:15 PM — Presbyterian Church, Macquarie Road, Springwood,
- John Cann will be presenting this seminar on researching local history to the Springwood Historical Society. The talk will draw on examples from the Lower Blue Mountains area.
- 7 August: Hospital and asylum records Aug 07, 2013 from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM — Tuggerah Library Westfield Shopping Town Tuggerah,
- Presented by John Cann, marking Family History Week.
- 17 August: Introduction to State Records Aug 17, 2013 from 02:00 PM to 04:00 PM — Community Hall, George Street, Marmong Point,
- John Cann will be speaking to the Lake Macquarie Family History Group Inc. about researching NSW State archives in the State Records' reading room.
- 21 September: An Education in itself - Education and school records held as State Archives Sep 21, 2013 from 10:00 AM to 04:00 PM — The Hellenic Club, Matilda Street, Woden.,
- The talk will look at those records which will help family and local historians in their research. It will show how to access records concerning schools, teachers and pupils and highlight some online resources as well.
- 6 November: Locating an individual by place Nov 06, 2013 from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM — Tuggerah Library Westfield Shopping Town Tuggerah,
- Presented by Gail Davis
