Historic Aboriginal history road-trip

Team members from Aboriginal History Western Australia (AHWA) and the State Library of Western Australia’s Storylines will hit the road this February to hold free family history sessions in the South West.

Usually based in Perth, the teams will visit Collie, Manjimup, Margaret River, Busselton, Bunbury and Eaton between Monday February 10 and Thursday February 13 February. 

The sessions are a great opportunity for people to find out about researching their Aboriginal family history and learn about AHWA’s truth-telling projects.

The AHWA team are research experts who can help Aboriginal people to access restricted State Government records about themselves and their direct ancestors, in a culturally secure manner.

These records, which span the period from 1886 to 1972, are closed to the public due to the personal and sensitive nature of the information.

Storylines is an Aboriginal online archive managed and hosted by the State library. It features more than 12,000 photos and materials that can help people find information about their family and provides a safe place to share materials about Aboriginal people from Western Australia. 

To register and for more details visit the AHWA website.