2026 Cowra Regional Seminar

Five Windows into NSW History

This event is held in conjunction with Cowra Family History Group

Event Date & Time: Saturday, 13 June 2026 @ 10.00 am – 3.40 pm

Event Location: Club Cowra, 101 Brisbane St, Cowra NSW 2794

Cost and Bookings:

$25 RAHS, CFHG and affiliated society members | $30 non-members (includes a morning tea and lunch)

Bookings essential in advance for catering purposes. Bookings MUST close Friday, 5 June at 12:00 pm.

Event Description:

The Royal Australian Historical Society, in partnership with the Cowra Family History Group, present a full-day seminar for genealogists, historians, and researchers, covering five types of collections essential to exploring local and family history.

Topics will include:

• The Registers of Assignments and Other Legal Instruments (Old Register)
• Apprenticeship records
• WWI Soldier Settlement records
• Land records
• NSW Railways

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About the speakers:

Carol Liston AO is President of the Royal Australian Historical Society and a leading historian of early NSW. Her research focuses on colonial society, families and institutions, and she has published widely in this field. She brings deep expertise in working with early government, church and archival records, and in interpreting them to reconstruct lives and communities.

Christine Yeats is Senior Vice President of the Royal Australian Historical Society and specialises in family and local history research. She is an experienced presenter of research seminars, with a focus on practical methods, digital tools and improving search techniques. Her sessions are known for their clarity and practical, step-by-step approach.