About this event
What to expect
Family Muster of Andrew Goodwin, convict, Scarborough 1788 and Lydia-Letitia Munro-Munroe, convict, Prince of Wales 1788 who arrived in Hobart in 1808. The Muster is being held at the Old Wool Store Hobart. Speakers include Professor Hamish Maxwell-Stewart: UNE and Digital History Tasmania; John Short: Historian and author of A different view of Hobart; Goodwin Family Historians: Gabriela Canning, Don Gordon, Kevin Reed, Kimbra Thomas and Michael Monaghan; Public Historian Cathy Dunn and others.
Showcase topics of the early history of Hobart 1804 - 1830s.; DNA research; Creating Wealth: Early Hobart Hotels and Boarding Houses; A fight for stolen Briscoe land; Historical Tasmanian Records; Creating Stories: so much more to Family History research than just BDMs records; The Munros of Scotland; Historical early Hobart Records
Other activities include visit to St David's Cemetery Hobart and a special tour of the Tasmanian Archives and the Hobart Penitentiary.
The Muster "Creating Stories" includes the book launch of Poverty and Wretchedness: Goodwin Family in Hobart 1808–1827 along with the the Taste of Tasmania Banquet Dinner .
With family members coming from NSW, VIC, QLD, TAS, WA, ACT and NZ. Other family historians are also welcome and discover the early history of Hobart and Creating Stories.
Accessibility
- Accessible toilets
- Step-free access
- Wheelchair access
- Allergy and intolerance support
- Accessibility information available from the organiser