FHACT August Monthly Meeting

FHACT August Monthly Meeting: Tuesday 4 August at 7pm. (In person at the FHACT Education Room, Cook Community Hub, Templeton Street, Cook, or online via Zoom].  All welcome. BOOK HERE

Topic:  A Tale of Two Cities: Uncovering intergenerational mobility in Australia's past.

Special Guest Speaker: Dr Lisa Hackett from the University of New England
 

Family History ACT invites members and guests to our August Monthly Meeting featuring special guest speaker Dr Lisa Hackett, Cultural Historian from the University of New England.

How much did family background shape life in colonial Australia? In her presentation, A Tale of Two Cities: Uncovering Intergenerational Mobility in Australia's Past, Dr Hackett explores how growing up as the child of a convict or a passage-assisted migrant influenced opportunities and life outcomes.

Drawing on the University of New England's A Tale of Two Cities project, Dr Hackett will reveal how more than three million digitised colonial records are being used to trace thousands of individual life stories across South Australia and Tasmania. The project relies on the invaluable contribution of family history volunteers, whose research skills are helping uncover new insights into Australia's past while creating a lasting resource for future generations.

Join us for an engaging evening of discovery and learn how family historians are contributing to this exciting national research project.

Attendees joining us in person are warmly invited to stay after the meeting for supper and a chat—an opportunity to connect with fellow members and continue the conversation.

Dr Lisa Hackett is a cultural historian from the University of New England whose work brings the lives of ordinary people into focus. She is part of the large interdisciplinary team behind A Tale of Two Cities, a project that is investigating how nature and nurture shaped the life outcomes of convicts' children and passage-assisted migrants in South Australia and Tasmania.