Last Updated: 31 July The theme of the 2017 RAHS Conference is Finding Lost Places, Lost People. Uncovering hidden stories helps us better understand the past and can challenge our understanding of how the present came to be. Historical societies have an important role to play in ensuring that their communities’ history does not get lost and that members of the broader community can find out about their work so that they too can learn and contribute to this history. Lost communities can be remembered and found through written archival records, photographs and voice recordings. The digital revolution is increasing accessibility to records and providing more tools to reach a wider geographical and demographical audience. The RAHS invites you to join us at our 2017 conference in Cowra to explore these topics, learn skills that will support your history projects and enjoy opportunities to network and share histories with RAHS members and friends. PRE CONFERENCE DRINKS: FRIDAY 27 OCTOBER 2017 5.30pm – Cowra Japanese Garden and Cultural Centre This event will be hosted by Cowra Shire Council Mayor Councillor Bill West, and will feature a performance by local Aboriginal dancers. Mr Bob Griffiths, Chairman of the Board of the Cowra Japanese Garden and Cultural Centre, will provide conference delegates with an historical overview of the Garden and its centrality to the Cowra-Japan friendship. Please note: All speakers’ presentation titles are working titles, and will be updated. DAY 1: SATURDAY 28 OCTOBER 2017 SESSION A WELCOME AND KEYNOTE ADDRESS 8.00am Registration 9.00am Welcome to Country – Aunty Robyn Coffey 9.05am Welcome, Housekeeping and President’s Address 9.25am 2017 Cultural Grant Awards 9.45am The Lesley Muir Address – Professor Peter Read 10.30AM – 11.00AM MORNING TEA AND BOOK SALES Session B LOST IN COWRA 11.00am Ray Walsh – Discovering Coura Rocks and Beyond 11.30am Graham Apthorpe – Lost in Battle and Behind the Wire: The prisoners of war at Cowra 12.00pm Lawrance Ryan – Finding Europa: A new life in a new country 12.30PM – 1.30PM LUNCH AND BOOK SALES SESSION C LOST AND FOUND – VOICES, PICTURES AND OBJECTS 1.30pm Jenna Bain – From New York to Nimbin: amplifying the Library’s sound archive via open- source and the machine 2.00pm Christine Yeats – Government Gazettes 2.30pm Debbie Sommers – eHive: Online collections and connections 3.00PM – 3.30PM AFTERNOON TEA AND BOOK SALES ROYAL AUSTRALIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY CONFERENCE Saturday 28 – Sunday 29 October 2017 Cowra Services Club, Cowra NSW Finding Lost Places, Lost People
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The theme of the 2017 RAHS Conference is Finding Lost Places, Lost People.Uncovering hidden storieshelpsusbetterunderstandthepastandcanchallengeourunderstandingofhowthepresentcametobe.Historicalsocietieshaveanimportantroletoplayinensuringthattheircommunities’historydoesnotgetlostandthatmembersofthebroadercommunitycanfindoutabouttheirworksothattheytoocanlearnandcontributetothishistory.Lostcommunitiescanberememberedandfoundthroughwrittenarchivalrecords,photographsandvoicerecordings.Thedigitalrevolutionisincreasingaccessibilitytorecordsandprovidingmoretoolstoreachawidergeographicalanddemographicalaudience.TheRAHSinvitesyoutojoinusatour2017conferenceinCowratoexplorethesetopics,learnskillsthatwillsupportyourhistoryprojectsandenjoyopportunitiestonetworkandsharehistorieswithRAHSmembersandfriends.PRECONFERENCEDRINKS:FRIDAY27OCTOBER20175.30pm–CowraJapaneseGardenandCulturalCentreThiseventwillbehostedbyCowraShireCouncilMayorCouncillorBillWest,andwillfeatureaperformancebylocalAboriginaldancers.MrBobGriffiths,ChairmanoftheBoardoftheCowraJapaneseGardenandCulturalCentre,willprovideconferencedelegateswithanhistoricaloverviewoftheGardenanditscentralitytotheCowra-Japanfriendship.Pleasenote:Allspeakers’presentationtitlesareworkingtitles,andwillbeupdated.
DAY1: SATURDAY28OCTOBER2017SESSIONA WELCOMEANDKEYNOTEADDRESS8.00am Registration9.00am WelcometoCountry–AuntyRobynCoffey9.05am Welcome,HousekeepingandPresident’sAddress9.25am 2017CulturalGrantAwards9.45am TheLesleyMuirAddress–ProfessorPeterRead10.30AM–11.00AM MORNINGTEAANDBOOKSALESSessionB LOSTINCOWRA11.00am RayWalsh–DiscoveringCouraRocksandBeyond11.30am GrahamApthorpe–LostinBattleandBehindtheWire:TheprisonersofwaratCowra12.00pm LawranceRyan–FindingEuropa:Anewlifeinanewcountry12.30PM–1.30PM LUNCHANDBOOKSALESSESSIONC LOSTANDFOUND–VOICES,PICTURESANDOBJECTS1.30pm JennaBain–FromNewYorktoNimbin:amplifyingtheLibrary’ssoundarchiveviaopen-
sourceandthemachine2.00pm ChristineYeats–GovernmentGazettes2.30pm DebbieSommers–eHive:Onlinecollectionsandconnections3.00PM–3.30PM AFTERNOONTEAANDBOOKSALES
ROYALAUSTRALIANHISTORICALSOCIETYCONFERENCESaturday28–Sunday29October2017
CowraServicesClub,CowraNSWFindingLostPlaces,LostPeople
Tours3.30pm–5.00pm P.O.W.BreakoutTour3.30pm–5.00pm EuropaParkandRailwayTour3.30pm–5.00pm HeritageWalk6.30pm CONFERENCEDINNERDAY2: SUNDAY29OCTOBER2017SessionD HISTORICALSOCIETIES–KEEPINGONTRACK9.00am 2017HeritageGrantAwards,CertificateofAchievementandCertificateofAppreciation
Awards9.15am BusinessSession–Keepingtrackofyoursociety’sfinances;Findingideasforrevenue
streams–Fromobjectstoevents 10.30AM–11.00AM MORNINGTEAANDBOOKSALESSessionE BACKTRACKING–DISCOVERINGOURLOSTTRANSPORTHISTORY11.00am RobertLee–Railways11.30am MichaelBennett–TrackersonTrains:ThemobilityofAboriginalpeopleintheageofrail,
1882-195012.00pm TransportHeritageGrants12.30PM–1.30PM LUNCHANDBOOKSALESSessionF LOSTANDFOUND–PEOPLE1.30pm MargaretStent–FacestoNames:UnlockingCowra’slinkstotheworld2.00pm PeterHobbins–TheLastTracesofaLife?Sydney'squarantineinscriptions2.30pm JudithDunn–ResurrectingaLostCemetery3.00PM CONFERENCECLOSEMONDAY30OCTOBER20179.00am–2.00pm IandraCastleTour
Murray'sCowraEmporiumwheretheCowraHotelnowstandsc.1890s
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