Gundaroo and District Historical Society

Important Notice

 

2024 Calendars are now available at the Gundaroo Store or we can post one to you (contact us at historicalsocietygundaroo@gmail.com). The cost is $15, or if you would like it posted $17.40 to cover postage.

 

Next meeting: General Meeting   18 September 2024 7:00 pm @ Literary Institute

Agenda
Apologies
Previous minutes
– 15 May 2024
– Notes from a general discussion held after the AGM on 17 July 2024


Matters arising from the minutes
– Sue and Allan to review the membership list to remove people who no longer live locally
and have not paid for membership for several years.
– Send email seeking annual membership payment for 2024-25 in June.
– Conduct a trial of e-Hive before the next meeting.
– Sue to provide a small contribution to Yass Valley Tourism about the Historical Society,
with links to the GDHS websites and the availability of the Heritage Walk Brochure.
– Send a letter of thanks to Justin Barwick noting the positive feedback received.
– Send a letter of thanks to Jim Edlington for his donation.
Reports
– President’s Report including correspondence
– Treasurer’s Report including membership
Project updates
2025 Calendar
– Oral history project
– Documenting and archiving collection
– Interpretive heritage signs in Gundaroo
– Collaboration for Heritage Week in 2025
General Business
– Vacant committee member position
– Visit to Araluen (a Saturday in September when Braidwood Museum is open?)
– Other business


Next meeting
Wednesday, 20 November 2024 at 7pm

Community Group Description

The Gundaroo and District Historical Society aims to:-

  • preserve documents, objects and records pertinent to the history of the village and surrounds
  • record the lives of the people who played a part in the formation of the village; and
  • share the information with the community through annual exhibitions.

The Society also looks after the Genealogy website created by the late Graeme Challinor.  The information on these pages is of great use to family and local historians and includes:-

The Gundaroo Home Page

  • Gundaroo – Past and Present
  • Photographs
  • Local interest

Genealogical pages

  • Local cemetery listings, diagrams and pictures
  • Family History Researchers’ information and contact page
  • Other historical information

Key Contact

Sue Burns President, Allan Gibson Treasurer

Other Contact Info

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