ANNOUNCEMENTS

WAGS OPEN DAY    was held on 21 October 2008 4-6/48 May St, Bayswater This was held as part of WA Week

"Who Do You Think You Are?" SBS Television - Series return   Sundays 7.30pm http://programs.sbs.com.au/whodoyouthinkyouare/

National Family History Week 2009 1 - 9 August

The Historical Records Rescue Consortium (HRRC) has been completed.   HRRC was able to preserve historical records held in the J S Battye Library of West Australian History for the immediate and long-term benefit of the entire Western Australian community.   Through HRRC a $3 million Lotterywest Grant was awarded to rescue and make accessible the most at-risk and in-demand historic newspapers, photographic negatives and films held in the Battye Library.   The HRRC project is a partnership between Lotterywest, the State Library of WA, the Department of Culture and the Arts and community stakeholders (includes WAGS). For more information about the HRRC and to see the results -   HRRC     www.hrrc.org.au   Lotterywest     www.lotterywest.wa.gov.au/asp/index.asp?pgid=502&cid=382&id=40   Knowit (pdf - 1.29 MB large file)     www.slwa.wa.gov.au/pdf/knowit273.pdf   Wednesday Matinee screenings - includes HRRC films     www.slwa.wa.gov.au/wedmatinee.html

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