Like jarring delicious fruit to save for later, the merger of two Sunbury history groups will ensure the continued preservation of the town’s rich history.
In February, the Sunbury and District Heritage Association and the Sunbury Family History Society amalgamated to create the Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc, and the group’s secretary Rosa McCall is delighted.
“We just hope that with the two of us together, we can continue on together as one strong group, working to maintain the heritage of the area,” Ms McCall said.
“Both organisations have a number of resources, the heritage association has a very large collection of photographs, and the family history group has quite a lot of items related to family history research such as cemetery records.”
The groups came together after they both experienced a decline in membership since the beginning of the pandemic.
The combined group meets at 1.30pm on the third Thursday of the month at the Sunbury Senior Citizens Centre to discuss interesting issues, watch presentations and socialise.
“Now that we’ve amalgamated, these talks will be across the two: heritage and genealogy,” Ms McCall said.
“We have speakers talking about a variety of subjects, including their own family history, the way they’ve gone about it, how to look after the photographs and documents in their collection, the history of Bulla, Sunbury and the area, and growing up in Sunbury.”
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Elsie Lange
