Hi fellow listers,
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This saturday if you happen to be in Hamilton New Zealand and your
bored with nothing to do then come along to our meeting and say hello.
News flash - 'THE GATHERING'
Welsh Interest Group, Saturday, 5th March, 10am to 3.30 pm, Hochin
House, Hamilton Historical Society, east end of Selwyn Street, by
Waikato Hospital, plenty of parking, BYO lunch, drinks provided, $5
door charge. All Welcome for all or part of the day.
Our theme is "Immigration" - SO ......
About 11 am talks by Val Gregory 'Emigrate to Immigrate' & Ann Wickham
After lunch a half hour group "Show, Share & Chat" about your
families immigration -
Things like - Family names & their immigration ship's
names & date, stories, bring things to show like tickets, diaries,
newspapers OR your questions for group help
For any sticky Internet research Questions just ask Kathy.
RESEARCH MATERIAL AVAILABLE
A) Welsh Interest Group records to be available -
All the extensive WIG microfiche collection
The census CD's
Books on 'how to' research
The collection on immigration
Journals from the Welsh Family History Societies
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B) NZSG Library -
* 3 books - 'Log of Logs' volumes 1, 2 & 3 - catalogues of ship
board journals, diaries and such like, for NZ & Australia
* Guide to first hand ship board Diaries for voyages to NZ, 1840 - 1900
* Glamorganshire Monumental Inscriptions - MI for Aberavon,
Aberdare, Baglan, Blaengwrach, Briton Ferry (2) ,
* Cardiff - Port & Channel pilots, 1810 - 1979
* 1891 - Directory Cardiff including Penarth, Llandaff & towns and
villages to Cardiff
* 1882 - Directory Cardiff, Penarth & surrounding district
* 1902 - Directory Cardiff, Penarth, Llandaff, Whitchurch, Ely &
villages adjacent to Cardiff
* FH research in Glamorgan
* Comber Index - shipping to NZ, 1839 - 1889
* NZ assisted passenger list - 1855 - 1871
* Port of Wellington entry 1856 - 1887 - passenger index & ship's index
* Passenger Lists - Victoria, Aust. outwards to NZ - part 1 1852 -
1860; part 2 1861 - 1865; part 3 1866 - 1870
* Shipping index 1852 - 1880 arrivals & departures to New Plymouth
* Patrick Henderson Shipping Company Lists - paying passengers to
NZ ports 1871 - 1880 - index of ships& of passengers
* Worsley Family Diary - 1880 voyage on "Dunloe", London to Auckland
* Sarah William's Journal on board the "Hamilla Mitchell" - 1863
* Dairy of William Waterson
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C) Hamilton Society branch of NZSG
* selection of CD's like :-
* 1851 census - Glamorgan
* 1851 census index Gloucester
* English Parish Records - including Gloucester, Shropshire,
Chester & Flintshire, Hereford
* National Burial Index (England & Wales)
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D) The Hamilton collection of folders for Wales and border counties
of Cheshire, Shropshire, Hereford & Gloucester.
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Hamilton Public Library - a selection of books about Wales
Including a book "Working Life on Severn & Canal - Reminiscences of
Working Boatmen" a very interesting & informative book.
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E) If you have any items related to our Welsh Interests or emigration
you would like to bring along and share
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Look forward to seeing you there on the day -
Kathy Hill
New Zealand
Commitee Member
Welsh Interest Group
wignz(a)hotmail.com
http://worldzone.net/social/wig/
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