CHRISTMAS FUNCTION
Don't forget our annual Christmas Function on Friday 27th November at The Scottish Arms, Boardman Road, East Bowral. Bookings are essential - please phone the Archives on 4872 2169 or email us at bdhsarchives@acenet.com.au  

2009 IMAGinE Awards
The Prisoners in Arcady exhibition at our museum, based on Dr John Simons' book, has been recognised with an award in the 2009 IMAGinE Awards, an initiative of Museums & Galleries NSW, Museums Australia (NSW & ACT) and Regional & Public Galleries NSW.
The exhibition won the award in the category Organisation Award for Exhibitions by a volunteer organisation.

General Monthly Meetings are held on the 4th Thursday of each month in the meeting room of the Archives and Research Centre at Mittagong. Meeting times are:

January - May, September - November:  5.00pm

June, July and August: 2.00pm.

November Annual General Meeting:  5.00 pm

Guest speakers from a wide variety of disciplines including local and general history, genealogy and family history and topics of general interest are invited to address our meetings.  Visitors are always most welcome.

December 2008 - A new publication, A PICTORIAL HISTORY SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS is now on sale in our online bookshop and at the Society's archives in Mittagong. Written by BDHS & FHS Archivist, Linda Emery, the book draws on our wonderful collection of photographs to illustrate the rich history of our district. The book covers every town and village in the Southern Highlands in both words and pictures, with over 200 images helping to tell the story.  The soft cover edition is $24.95 and the hard cover version $34.95.  A GREAT CHRISTMAS GIFT!

August 2008 - The much awaited new publication by members Carol Nolan and Carolyn Dougherty, Digging Up the Past, is ON SALE NOW! The book contains obituaries from Southern Highlands newspapers up to 1900 and is a must for family historians or anyone interested in our rich local history. Priced at $40 plus postage and packing, the 385 page book is packed full of interesting, sad, funny and surprising stories.