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"Alexander  Henderson  Awards  for  2008"
and  Manuscript  Award
ANNOUNCED  AND  PRESENTED  ON  FRIDAY  MAY 29th  2009

There were 24 entrants for the 2008 Award

and 1 entrant for the Manuscript Award.

The winners and entrants for the Alexander Henderson Award were as follows:-


First  Place

  • Heather W. Smith and Jillian M. Trethewey – Glen Waverley, Victoria

The Smiths of Freestone

Second  Place

  • Kaye Cole  -  Northcote, Victoria

The Cruikshank Family of Wigtownshire

Third  Place

  • Frances Killaly, Macquarie, A.C.T.

I Nostri Nonni: A Southern Italian Inheritance

Highly  Commended

  •  Alan and Beatrice Fincher, Malvern East, Victoria

The Finchers in History: From Feckenham Forest to Far Distant Lands 1500 – 1900

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  •  Jennifer Willmott, Nedlands, W.A.
Yeoman Farmers and Soldiers: A History of the Young and Kemp Families

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  •   Elizabeth Rennick, Armadale, Victoria
A Family Portfolio

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  •  Irene and Horst Blaich
The Wennagel Story

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  •  Noeline Kyle, Anncliffe, N.S.W.
Music, Myth and Memories: A Kyle Family History

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Special  Mention

  • Lorna M. Burke, San Remo, Victoria
Now We Need a Milkmaid

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  • Ross Johnson, North Adelaide, S.A.
Eight Pioneering Australians

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  • John Grosse, Lyons, A.C.T.
Great Grosse Blessings

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Entrants

  • Jonathan Serpell, Frankston, Victoria
Serpell Family of Victoria: Their Origin
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  • Noel Delbridge, Brighton, Victoria
Two Heads are Better than One
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  • John Woodside, Kingswood, S.A.
The Captains and the Kings Departed
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  • John Fitzpatrick, Olinda, Victoria
David George Lindsay of Mentone: His Ancestors and Descendants
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  • Alvin Johnson, Bannockburn, Victoria
The Johnsons of Western Victoria
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  • Elaine Simpson, Bill Simpson and Kym Rose   Wagga Wagga, N.S.W. and Tarragindi, Qld.
The Fairweathers of Marrar: Thorn Farm and Beyond
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  • Dorothy Fellowes, Wagga Wagga, N.S.W.
Spengler, Schlinker, Breust: From Augusta to Us
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  • Dawn Peel, Colac, Victoria
Anna’s Journey
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  • Alexander Vassilieff, Castle Hill, N.S.W.
Oddysseya: An Epic Journey from Russia to Australia
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  • Babette Smith, Blackheath, N.S.W.
Australia’s Birthstain: The Startling Legacy of the Convict Era
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  • John Rodney Easton, Blackburn, Victoria
The Life and Times of Thomas Easton 1834 – 1909 of Omeo
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  • David Street, Vermont South, Victoria
They Left their Mark
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  • Jennifer Humphries, Fairview Park, S.A.
A Slideshow of the Davies Family with In-Laws and Outlaws Included
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Manuscript Award

  • Donald Lambourne, Mount Waverley, Victoria
Potters, Painters and Preachers
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For more information on the various Awards made by the Institute please click here .

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