A get-together for ex-residents and descendants and families from Burragorang and Yerranderie.
All welcome
To celebrate the National Trust Heritage Week, the Museum is organising an event named The Valley of Dispossession.
At about 11:00am, guest speaker Taylor Clark will describe the loss of country experienced by the original Gundungorra people.
This will be followed by a showing of the Flooding of Burragorang Valley film.
Entry is a gold coin donation. Refreshments will be provided.
The Wollondilly Museum will host a morning tea for Retired Miners to mark the launch of the display featuring The History of Nattai-Bulli Miners’ Lodge.
The booklet will be available from May 1, cost $7.00.
Memories of Yerranderie – painting by Doreen Lyon
To be drawn on the 30th Anniversary of the opening of the Wollondilly Heritage Centre & Museum at the Annual General Meeting on 7th May 2018 7:00pm.
Tickets $2 each or 3 for $5 available at The Centre
Do you have ancestors that came from the Wollondilly area?
If so, we are offering a free research fee for the month of August.
Come and enjoy our resources! (Fee still applies to photocopying material.)
History Week 2018 was announced on 3 August 2018 by The History Council of NSW with the theme Life and Death. Life’s defining moments and the impact of death on communities across time being explored.
During this week The Oaks Historical Society will be conducting a program called Peeps at Pioneers and organising visits to local cemeteries.
There will be a limit of 20 people per group. Bookings are essential.
| Date and Time | Pioneers at | Address | Coordinated by | Bookings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, September 5 10:30am - 11:30am | St Mark's Anglican Church Cemetery | 7 Menangle St Picton | Betty Villy | Booking |
| Saturday September 8 10:00am - 11:00am | Wollondilly Heritage Centre for morning tea | 43 Edward St The Oaks | The Oaks Historical Society | Booking |
| Saturday September 8 11:00am - 12:00pm | St Matthew's Anglican Church | Old Oaks Road The Oaks | Sue Davis | Booking |
| Saturday September 8 12:00pm - 1:00pm | St Aloysius Catholic Cemetery | Cnr Timothy Lacey Lane & Silverdale Road The Oaks | Trish Hill | Booking |
| Saturday September 8 2:30pm - 3:30pm | Glenmore Uniting Church Cemetery | Moores Way Glenmore | Marlane Fairfax | Booking |