Former opera singer Lisa O'Connor turned her hand to making jams and preserves when her singing career ended. Lisa's range of Jam Lady products includes more than 20 jams, preserves and relishes, now popular in many restaurants and exported across Australia and overseas. Hear the story of her fascinating journey from opera singing in Europe to her international jam making success.
When: Thursday 3rd May 2pm
Where: Healesville Library, 231 Maroondah Highway, Healesville Ph: 5962 4423
Bookings essential. Gold coin donation
Cheers, Maryanne
Friday, April 27, 2007
Little Black Princess Continued
Come and meet Alan Holman talk about his book The Girl Who Talked to the Stars which relates the later life of the Little Black Princess:We of the Never Never.
When: Wednesday 2nd May 11am
Where: Yarra Junction Library, Hoddle Street, Yarra Junction
Ph: 5967 1588
Bookings appreciated, refreshments provided
Cheers, Maryanne
When: Wednesday 2nd May 11am
Where: Yarra Junction Library, Hoddle Street, Yarra Junction
Ph: 5967 1588
Bookings appreciated, refreshments provided
Cheers, Maryanne
Kids' Bookclub
Pia at Knox is starting up a great bookclub for kids aged 6 and over who love reading. There will be books, fun and games. Please ring Pia for queries on 98011422When: Tuesday 1st May 4pm
Where: Knox Library, 425 Burwood Highway, Wantirna South
Cheers, Maryanne
Library Week Event - Star Wars Trivia Night
OK, I know it's a whole month away but you have to plan early. This year is the 30th anniversary of Star Wars. So raid the wardrobe for those Darth Vader or Jedi costumes and come along to our Star Wars trivia night. Great prizes, nibbles and supper provided.Make up a table of 8, or we can help you find some friendly fans to make a team.
When: Friday 25th May 7pm
Where: Ferntree Gully Library, 1010 Burwood Highway, Ferntree Gully
Cost: $5
Bookings 92948140
Cheers, Maryanne
p.s. you can come along in regular clothes as well :-)
Energy and your Home
Is your Power Bill costing too much? Then come to Yarra Junction tomorrow and meet local identity Colin Gilliam who will discuss simple ways to save you money around the home. He is willing and eager to answer all your questions on this timely subject
Bookings appreciated. Refreshments provided
When: Saturday 28th April 11am
Where: Yarra Junction Library, Hoddle Street, Yarra Junction
Ph: 5967 1588
Cheers, Maryanne
Bookings appreciated. Refreshments provided
When: Saturday 28th April 11am
Where: Yarra Junction Library, Hoddle Street, Yarra Junction
Ph: 5967 1588
Cheers, Maryanne
Thursday, April 19, 2007
The Eastern Regional Library Show
Library staff member Lesley Conway runs a radio show each Wednesday 12:05pm-12:45pm on Eastern FM 99.1 called The Eastern Regional Library Show. Tune in next Wednesday for a great show.
On this week's show
Today saw the return of our Family Historian Kathy Smalley to the show. As she pointed out, genealogy refers to tracing a family tree, but family historians usually want to broaden the picture with information about the period that relatives lived in, maybe information about the suburbs, towns, or even the houses that ancestors live in. And now it's possible to find out if members of your family held shares in a mining company, by checking the CDROM Mining shareholders index, 1857-1886 for Victoria, which is available at Ringwood Library. (There are many other fascinating CDROMs).
Kathy also brought us up to date with some new Census information for Scotland which is available through the Ancestry.com database which is available on all public PCs in our library branches. Both the 1881 and 1901 Census results have been added to a list of Scottish Census which cover the period 1841 to 1901.
One very useful hint Kathy passed on today was that there is information about problems associated with particular census data, at the end of the census. She suggest scrolling to the end of the information of any given census and checking this out, as in every case there is listed some information which has not been included because records have been lost or damaged. In the case of the 1841 census, a significant decision to round out the ages of people to the nearest figure divisible by five, means that if you are searching by age, you need to set your parameters to 5 years either side of the age you have for your ancestor. There are also cases where information was recorded in pencil, and not legible, and where marks on the census for male/female have gone into another column, and your ancestor John Smith may be recorded as female. Kathy suggests not putting in male/female as part of your search terms.
If you are interested in an informal family history information sharing session, the Genie Exchanges which happen every two months at Ringwood, Lilydale and Belgrave libraries, and monthly at Knox library are a good way to keep up to date with what is available, and these sort of useful tips. There is no need to book for these exchanges, and you will have access to computer resources, microfiche, print resources, and staff who are funds of invaluable information. Don't forget too that you can subscribe to the e-newsletter through the ERL website - click on the Family History link.
Some other invaluable resources for researching family history are the following web databases, friendsunited.com.au and schoolsunited.com, where it is possible to find information put on about families and individuals, family trees and school records, and to place requests for information. Access is free up to a point, there are fees for extended access.
Music today was Willie Nelson from the CD The Highwaymen perform on their own.
Cheers, Maryanne
On this week's show
Today saw the return of our Family Historian Kathy Smalley to the show. As she pointed out, genealogy refers to tracing a family tree, but family historians usually want to broaden the picture with information about the period that relatives lived in, maybe information about the suburbs, towns, or even the houses that ancestors live in. And now it's possible to find out if members of your family held shares in a mining company, by checking the CDROM Mining shareholders index, 1857-1886 for Victoria, which is available at Ringwood Library. (There are many other fascinating CDROMs).
Kathy also brought us up to date with some new Census information for Scotland which is available through the Ancestry.com database which is available on all public PCs in our library branches. Both the 1881 and 1901 Census results have been added to a list of Scottish Census which cover the period 1841 to 1901.
One very useful hint Kathy passed on today was that there is information about problems associated with particular census data, at the end of the census. She suggest scrolling to the end of the information of any given census and checking this out, as in every case there is listed some information which has not been included because records have been lost or damaged. In the case of the 1841 census, a significant decision to round out the ages of people to the nearest figure divisible by five, means that if you are searching by age, you need to set your parameters to 5 years either side of the age you have for your ancestor. There are also cases where information was recorded in pencil, and not legible, and where marks on the census for male/female have gone into another column, and your ancestor John Smith may be recorded as female. Kathy suggests not putting in male/female as part of your search terms.
If you are interested in an informal family history information sharing session, the Genie Exchanges which happen every two months at Ringwood, Lilydale and Belgrave libraries, and monthly at Knox library are a good way to keep up to date with what is available, and these sort of useful tips. There is no need to book for these exchanges, and you will have access to computer resources, microfiche, print resources, and staff who are funds of invaluable information. Don't forget too that you can subscribe to the e-newsletter through the ERL website - click on the Family History link.
Some other invaluable resources for researching family history are the following web databases, friendsunited.com.au and schoolsunited.com, where it is possible to find information put on about families and individuals, family trees and school records, and to place requests for information. Access is free up to a point, there are fees for extended access.
Music today was Willie Nelson from the CD The Highwaymen perform on their own.
Cheers, Maryanne
Monday, April 16, 2007
Interested in all things relating to Military History?
If you're interested in Military History come along and join the Eastern Regional Libraries Military History Group.- meet fellow enthusiasts
- share information
- receive help with service histories
- borrow new ERL titles on military matters
When: Friday 23rd March 2-4pm
Thereafter every 2 months on the 4th Friday of the month
25th May, 27th July, 28th September, 23rd November 2-4pm
Where: Croydon Library Civic Square Croydon Ph: 9294 5640
Free event
Cheers, Maryanne
Culinary Conversations – Ann Creber
Ann Creber has an immense background of more than 25 years in the food industry. Ann has been retained as a Food Consultant to many companies including Westfield Food Centres, Bertolli Australia, Ardmona, Uncle Toby's Oats, Kraft Foods and is currently retained as Food Consultant by Salton Australia Pty. Ltd (suppliers of the George Foreman & Russell Hobbs product range).Ann has been a food presenter on ABC radio for 12 years with Mary Adams & Elaine Canty and has been a restaurant reviewer for 10 years for The Age Good Food Guide and for two years with Mietta's Food & Wine Guide.
When: Monday 23rd April 12:30pm
Where: Mount Evelyn Library, 50 Wray Crescent, Mount Evelyn
Cost: $7.50 includes lunch
Bookings 9736-3851
Cheers, Maryanne
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