2026 Southern Highlands Regional Seminar
Researching Local and Family History in Your Community
This event is held in conjunction with Bundanoon History Group
Event Date & Time: Wednesday, 23 September 2026 @ 10.00 am – 3.30 pm
Event Location: Exeter Village Hall, 10 Exeter Road, Exeter NSW 2579
Cost and Bookings:
$25 RAHS, BHG and Affiliated Society members | $30 non-members (includes morning tea, lunch, and afternoon tea)
Bookings essential in advance for catering purposes. Bookings MUST close 16 September at 4:00 pm.
Event Description:
The Royal Australian Historical Society, in partnership with the Bundanoon History Group, present a full-day seminar on using online archives and sources for local and family history.
Topics will include:
- Land Records using the Historical Land Records Viewer
- Trove for local and family history research
- The Museums of History NSW State Archives Collection
- NSW Railways Records
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.
Price range: $25.00 through $30.00