The following items have been uploaded to the WAGS Web Site:

Home Office Criminal Records

HO19 - Registers of Criminal Petitions. Available to Members Only. Apx, 1340 images, some 20-30 names per page = some 33,000+ names.

Geo-location Maps

Western Australian Churches and Western Australian Cemeteries. Pioneer churches in particular are on one map, and the other map covers Western Australian Cemeteries and burial sites. These maps are available to the public. Some 760+ locations in the maps.

WAGS Bookshop is online

Get your Christmas orders in before it’s too late for pick-up or delivery: Bookshop

eNews 8 introduced this survey to readers. There has been a reasonable response however more would be really good! To assist us we are asking you to complete this survey on activities and education programs, which can be found via the WAGS Survey link .  This is closing the same day as WAGS shuts down for the Christmas New Year break December 7 - so it is your last chance to participate and let us know what you think.

What is a Webinar?

A webinar is an online seminar. Participants log into a particular website to view a live seminar on the web. This can be done from home (or elsewhere) on any computer, using a web browser. There may be a charge for participating to cover costs.

Sunday 1 at 2:00pm Legacy User Group

 
Saturday 7 at 11:00am London & South of England

Peter Hamersley will present :

An Illustrated Look at Life and Poverty in the 19th Century East End of London.  

Being the last meeting for 2013 please feel free to bring along something to share for lunch.   

Sunday 8 at 10:00am North of England

Saturday 14 at 11:00am Computer

Saturday 14 at 2:00pm Western Australian

Dr Yit Seng Yow, Vice President of the Chung Wah Association will speak on :

Chinese History in Western Australia

The WA Special Interest Group extends a special invitation to the India and South East Asia Special Interest Group to hear Dr Yow's presentation

Wednesday 4 at 7:30pm South of River House Group
Topic: What is your favourite or most useful history book website?

There will be no meeting in January. Meetings resume on Wednesday 5th February.

LIBRARY CLOSURE – CHRISTMAS/ NEW YEAR BREAK

The WAGS Library will close for Christmas/New Year break at 5pm on Saturday, 7th December and will reopen on Monday 13th January at 9.30am.

It’s a great opportunity to borrow some items from the Library knowing that you can  legitimately have them for a full five weeks!

Please check your desk and shelves and return or renew any outstanding items.

Thank you

CHANGES TO LIBRARY OPENING HOURS

Visitors to the WAGS Library on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month and the three public holidays it was open in 2013, have dwindled to the point where this could no longer be justified.

WAGS Management Committee has decided that the Library be closed on all Sundays and all public holidays.
The closure of the Library on Sundays and all Public Holidays will mean a minor reduction in opening hours however only at times when the Library is little utilised by members.

Commencing in 2014, the WAGS Library WILL NOT be open on Sundays, or any West Australian Public Holiday.


Library Hours in 2014

6/48 May St, Bayswater, Western Australia 6053
Monday                                        9.30-8.00pm
Tuesday                                       Closed
Wednesday - Friday                     9.30-2.30pm
Saturday                                      1.00-5.00pm
Sunday and all Public Holidays     Closed

Message from the Editor

This is the last edition of eNews for the year so I would like to wish Readers a merry Christmas and a happy New Year. I look forward to your support in 2014.

The next edition will be emailed on 7 January 2014

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E: WAGS eNews editor