November 2008
Camden Area Family History Society has released the new amended, extended and revised edition of the Camden Pioneer Register Third Edition1800-1920.November 2008
Febuary 2008
Vale Dick Nixon OAM. 1919-2008
The society mourns the loss of a local storyteller and former President. Dick would always delight in telling a story or two about some time in the past. He had a vast knowledge of local goings on. He wrote books, newspaper articles and went under the pseudonym of Historicus. Dick was born in Camden and served in an anti-aircraft unit during WWII. The Nixon Room in the Museum is named in his honour.The picture was taken at the Historical Society's 50th Anniversary celebrations in July 2007.
November 2007.
In a community partnership between the Camden Historical Society, the Dictionary of Sydney and Camden Library Service, Camden Historical Society is contributing to the Dictionary of Sydney project.The Project is building an online resource covering every aspect of the history of Sydney, from earliest human habitation to the present, it will include a new scholarship, images, maps, sound, film and more.
There are 23 localities in our area that are on the list for the Dictionary of Sydney. The first meeting of the Camden working group was held on Sat 17 November 2007 for the purpose of writing entries. Each volunteer writer offered to take one entry and write up the detail necessary for the locality. This includes the origin of the name, a short history, current developments, any special events, community organizations and other matters of importance. You can find out more about the project, and how you can be part of it, at www.dictionaryofsydney.org
October 2007.
Camden Area Families Project is a joint project between Camden Council Library Service, Camden Historical Society and Camden Area Family History Society which seeks to celebrate the history of families in the Camden Local Government Area from indigenous Australians to the present day.Launch
The project was launched on Saturday 22nd September 2007 at Camden Library as part of History Week with the theme ‘Find Your Place in History’.