Successful launch of project & QR adventure

We had a good launch of the Creating Young Local Historians project on Saturday at Ashgrove Library.

Uncle Nurdon Serico gave us a great welcome to Turrbal country and invited us to include Indigenous knowledge in our workshops.

Councillor Geraldine Knapp formally launched the project for us and told us some really interesting stories about her family's experience of Ashgrove and the Ashgrove that she has become such an important part of.  The project is only possible with the help of a Community History Grant from the Brisbane City Council. Thank you Geraldine.

 We had fun working out why Miss Pat Fahey was a special guest and a living Ashgrove treasure. (If you don't know you'll have to come along to a workshop to find out. We'll be doing an audio podcast about her adventurous childhood using GarageBand. )

We had an adventure or two with a QR code and my iPad.

One of the satisfying  results of our QR code adventure was that it worked really quickly. We gave out small cards with a QR code printed on it to attendees of the Launch.  One of the attendees, Liam, and his dad must have followed the map that it led to that very afternoon because he's already sent us a photo of him at the Ashgrove 150 History Trail.

 

Here's Liam at the start of the trail. I think he's going to know the answer to what the first plaque says.

 

and here he is at the end of the trail at the plaque that commemorates the first land sales around Ashgrove.

I wonder where there is a  memorial to the Turrbal people?

Now if you would like to have an explore around our first Family History Exploration trail, here's the QR code for you to scan with your smart phone or iPad (you might have to download a QR scanner app if you haven't already).

And of course we would love to see primary age children at our public workshop at the Library on Saturday 10th November, 2012 at 2:00 pm.

Here's a link to the registration form or you can fill it in at the Ashgrove Library.

Any suggestions or feedback welcome via the comments below.

Daryll

First Young Explorers of Ashgrove History Family Exploration Map

Can you find this photo somewhere on our first family history exploration?

 Hi Young Explorers of Ashgrove History.

Lindy and Daryll would like you to have your first look at some of Ashgrove's history before you come to our first free  'Y.E.A.H' workshop if you can.

To make it easier and more fun we've created a Google map called - 'First Young Explorers of Ashgrove History Family Exploration Map' for you to find on your computer and visit three different interesting places in Ashgrove. They make pleasant walks for the whole family.

If you click on the Google map icons ( the 'P', the 2 green houses with flags, the football player, and the 'arrow and star') you'll find some suggestions and questions.

Don't forget, if you can tell us what the first two shiny steel plaques on the Ashgrove 150 History trail say, there will be a  little reward for you at our workshop on the 10th November, 2012 at the library (don't forget to book in).

You can click on the map below for a larger view and then print it out or carry it on your iPad or smartphone.

If you would like to take some photos or do some drawings and bring them along to the first workshop we would love to see them and add them to our YEAH blog.




View First Young Explorers of Ashgrove History Family Exploration Map in a larger map

Ashgrove Local Government History

In 2012 Ashgrove is part of the Brisbane City Council. If you live in Ashgrove, you live in The Gap Ward of the Brisbane City Council.

Each ward of the Brisbane City Council elects a Councillor to help look after the things that we all want to work well - roads, sewerage, rubbish collection, playgrounds, bike paths, buses and trams (oops, not any more), libraries and pooper scooper plastic bags in parks.


In 2012, The Gap Ward Councillor is Councillor Geraldine Knapp. She was first elected in 1997.



Here's a link to some information about The Gap Ward and Cr. Knapp.

I wonder who the first The Gap Ward Councillor was?




Now Ashgrove hasn't always been part of the Brisbane City Council. It was originally part of the Ithaca Town Council.

Ithaca Town Council Chambers on Enoggera Terrace, Red Hill, Brisbane, Australia. c. 1920
John Oxley Library

 
The Ithaca Divisional Board was created in 1880 under the Local Government Act of 1879.  It had 3 sub-divisions.  In 1887, the 3 sub-division became Windsor Shire Council,   Ithaca Shire Council, and the new Ithaca Divisional Board, which was then renamed the Enoggera Divisional Board to avoid confusion with the Ithaca Shire Council.

In 1903, under the new Local Government Act, all Divisional Boards became Shire Councils.

The councils operated until 30 September 1925, when they all became Greater Brisbane Council.

The Councils look after roads, bridges, water, sanitation and drainage, public health services, parks and reserves, cemeteries, libraries and recreational facilities and street lighting and all other local issues.

This project - 'Creating Young Local Historians' - is a good example of another way our local government, the Brisbane City Council, helps everybody in Brisbane. The Brisbane City Council has given the Ashgrove Historical Society a 'Community History Grant' to help run our Creating Young Local Historians project  - Y.E.A.H!

Thank you Brisbane City Council and thank you Councillor Knapp. 

A big thank you as well to the Ashgrove Library staff who have helped so much. We love your library.

Launch of Creating Young Local Historians Project

Saturday 6th October, 2012 - 12:30 - 1:30pm

Ashgrove Library, Amarina Ave, Ashgrove

Help us  celebrate and have some historical fun

Meet the project leaders
- Lindy Sugars, President Ashgrove Historical Society
- Daryll Bellingham, storyteller

and special guests
- Cr. Geraldine Knapp
- Uncle Nurdon Serico
- Miss Pat Fahey  (one of our local living treasures)

Enjoy some local history stories, games, photos and memorabilia

Learn about some of the technology we'll be using during our Young Explorers of Ashgrove's History (YEAH) workshops.

Free Public Workshops were held at Ashgrove Library

For Children
1) Saturday 13th October, 2012  2:00pm - 3:30pm

2) Saturday 10th November, 2012 2:00 pm - 3:30pm


For Adults
1) Saturday 24th November, 2012 3:00pm - 5:00pm

Glen Lyon House and billiard room on right.

Mrs Holt watching soldiers on Canberra Drive, 1930's (?)

Creating Young Local Historians Project commences

Welcome to the first post for the Ashgrove - Creating Young Local Historians Project.

We're planning a great project launch party to happen in Ashgrove, Brisbane soon and we've got lots of fun history activities in mind so come back here soon for all the news.

Our project leaders are:

- Lindy Sugars - President of the Ashgrove Historical Society and

- Daryll Bellingham - Storyteller.

You can become a Y.E.A.H.  - can you guess what this stands for and post a comment below. The first successful answer gets an exciting, free QR code. (What's that? What's that? Duhh.)

'Lindy, I've been wondering. How did Ashgrove get its name?'  (Daryll)