Who Used to Live Here? How to Find the History of a House

Learn how to find a variety of information to be able to write the history of a house in NSW. The course encourages students to use state archives, local libraries and local historical organisations. The skills taught can be utilised for searches in other states of Australia.

DELIVERY MODE

• Face-to-Face

COURSE OUTLINE

• Local council archives – including Rates Books, Building Applications, subdivision plans, waterboard plans
• State library archives
• Sands Directories
• National Library of Australia – Trove
• Land Title records
• NSW Government Six Maps resource
• Electoral Rolls
• Books on local history
• Local historical societies
• Tips on referencing, saving and publishing

LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of this course, students should be able to:

1. Acquire an understanding of the nature of both key sources and supplementary sources of information that can be used to build the history of houses
2. Learn appropriate record-keeping techniques
3. Learn about economical formats for publishing a house history