"Research byways I have wandered down"
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What’s the connection between this 1902 description “... Lithgow’s principal street - which is not only lop-sided, but tortuous, and about the biggest muck hole of a street to be found in any country town” and these menu items: “Potted aldermen, B. M. A. game, Ananias tinned duck, sucking pig a la landlord, Jacob’s potted goat, gutter snipe, Esau’s tinned hare, St. James’ curry, ...”?
The answers to this question will be revealed at a Family History Morning to be hosted by Lithgow Family History Society at the Lithgow Library and Learning Centre from 9am on Saturday, August 11.
Keith Painter, working on a biography of James McMillan Padley, one of Lithgow’s leading citizens in the early 1900’s has been invited by the Society to speak on some interesting byways he has followed in the course of his research, including the connection mentioned above.
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Leonie Knapman, well known for her books on the mining towns of Glen Davis and Joadga Creek, will share her memories of growing up as a miner’s daughter in Glen Davis in the 1940s and 1950s.
The event is being conducted in conjunction with National Family History Month which focuses on family history, genealogy, heraldry and related subjects.
Morning tea will be supplied. RSVP on August 3 for catering purposes. Further information may be obtained by emailing secretary.ldfhs@gmail.com or from the Society’s Facebook page or call 6353 1089 on Fridays 10am to 4pm or Tuesdays 6pm to 9pm.
