Settlers of Coonalpyn From All Eras

- FAMILY HISTORY BOOK -

As part of our celebrations of the Centenary of Coonalpyn, the Centenary Archives Group have decided to compile a book of people and families that have settled in Coonalpyn & district over the last hundred years (& before).

We are looking for the story of the first settlers of each family whether they currently live in Coonalpyn or have since moved on. We are not just looking for early settlers but everyone in between including families that have may have only settled in Coonalpyn in the last 10 years, 20 years or even the last 12 months.

Abbreviated family history to be submitted by the family for inclusion in the book on the agreement that the book will be published & for sale to the public as well a copy retained for Coonalpyn Archives. If a submitted history is not to a suitable standard it is at the discretion of the Centenary Archives Group to either ask for it to be resubmitted or to not be included in the book.

Listed below are guidelines for the family

  • History, and information we would like included

  • The name/s of the first settler/s

  • When they came to the district

  • Why they came to the district

  • Where they came to the district from

  • Where they settled in the district (including section/lot no.s)

  • What they & their family did

  • If & when they left the district

  • A list of descendants still in the district

  • Maximum of 2 pages

  • Maximum of 2 photos ie: Photograph of the Settler/s & another photograph of historical significance

History to be to Helen Marshall or Nadene Jericho before the 31st October 2009 preferably on disk in Microsoft Word format. If the history is not typed please submit as early as possible to be typed.

Histories will be edited if necessary, no historical verification will be carried out on submitted articles.

Photographs must be of suitable quality for publishing (originals can be submitted for scanning and will be returned).

It is hoped to have copies of the book available for purchase on the Centenary weekend, however, it is possible that this will be an ongoing project which extends past this date and in this case will be available when completed. Orders will be taken at the Centenary weekend.