Guest Speaker Meeting

Speaker: Christine Yeats
Topic: Irish convicts – resources hidden in ‘plain sight’
Discover the historical resources available for researching Irish convicts transported to Australia. Christine Yeats will showcase material from the recently digitised ‘Irish Gift’ collection, now accessible through the Australian Joint Copying Project (AJCP).

Christine Yeats is an archivist and historical researcher, President of Randwick & District Historical Society, President of the Federation of Australian Historical Societies and past President of the Royal Australian Historical Society. Christine has contributed to numerous publications, presented at national and international conferences, and delivered talks and workshops for local and family history groups throughout New South Wales.