January 2011

Contents

• Society information and meetings - page 1Society details and meeting notices printed in January 2011.
• Society appointments and plans - page 2Lists 2011 appointments and reports volunteer and archive activities.
• Tulip Time and local history conference - page 3Reports a Corbett Gardens photographic display and the 2010 Royal Australian Historical Society conference.
• Society fundraising and Farm Homes - page 4Reports an outreach display and a presentation on Mittagong Farm Homes and Renwick.
• Archivist’s report and volunteers - page 5Describes 2010 archival research, collections and volunteer work.
• Wingecarribee library history - page 6Traces School of Arts libraries, council services and the local-history collection.
• Berrima’s Parkes oak and heritage volunteers - page 7Recalls a 1955 plaque ceremony and recognises museum volunteers.
• Diary and Society information - page 8Meeting dates and postal details printed in January 2011; details may have since changed.

Issue highlights

• An overview traces libraries at the Schools of Arts in Moss Vale, Mittagong and Bowral and their later integration into the Wingecarribee Library Service (p.6).
• The issue reports a display on Corbett Gardens and Tulip Time, and a presentation on Mittagong Farm Homes and Renwick (pp.3-4).
• A Berrima plaque ceremony and recognition of museum volunteers feature on page 7.

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