ArchivesACT participated in Shake Your Family Tree at the National Archives of Australia. Seminars and talks relating to records held by different organisations on family history were given with ArchivesACT's Elizabeth Estbergs talking on researching your house history through ACT Government records.
Other local organisations included in the talks and displays are the Heraldry and Genealogy Society of Canberra the Australian War Memorial and the National Library of Australia.
The National Archives Choir 'Archivally Sound' was also present with the Territory Records Office Lynda Weller conducting.
http://www.naa.gov.au/whats-on/events/syft-2010.aspx
"As an extension of the Black Saturday bushfire response, the Victorian Division of the Australian Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Material have assembled an information sheet “Storing Collections in High Bushfire Risk Areas” to assist individuals and people working with cultural collections to reduce the risks of fire when storing their treasured possessions. It is being distributed along with a press release to press outlets, local councils, cultural heritage and collecting organizations, and emergency services around Australia."
View the press release and information sheet on the AICCM website: Protecting Your Possessions Against Bushfire
PhotostreamWe are currently undertaking a project of photographing and documenting the numerous dedication plaques and historic markers around the ACT.
If you are aware of any dedication plaques or markers please let us know by email at: archives@act.gov.au
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