Research Committee 

A research committee is formed annually at the AGM. Members meet most months to prepare articles for inclusion in the Society's journal Local Colour which is produced biannually. The theme for each edition of the journal usually follows the themes of Heritage Week (April) and History Week (September). Detailed articles are researched and written by members of the research committee for publication in these journals.
The current research being undertaken is that of articles relating to Threads for History Week and, as recipients of a grant from Placenames Australia, we are looking at name changes in the Hornsby area from 1886 to 1906.

School Projects on the History of Hornsby
Reference Books You May Find Useful:
A Taste of Ginger                                                     Hedley Somerville                2002
A Bit More Ginger                                                    Hedley Somerville                2006
Brooklyn - Federation Village                                    Tom Richmond                     2002
Galston & Arcadia - Memories of Value 1819-1986      Leslie Bothwell Geeland       1985
Growing Up In Asquith                                              Bob Davis                            2006
Houses Of Hornsby Shire  Vol.1                                Helen Barker & May Elven    1989
Houses Of Hornsby Shire  Vol.2                                Helen Barker                       1998
Pictorial History - Hornsby Shire                               Mari Metzke                        2004
Pioneers Of Hornsby Shire 1788-1906                       HSHS                                 1983
Prosperity Around The Corner                                   Joan Webb                          2005
The Convict Timbergetters of Pennant Hills                Ralph Hawkins                     1994
There Must Be a River                                              Lorna Ollif                           1975
The Shaping Of Hornsby Shire                                  Clair Schofield                     1988
Yarns & Photos                                                       Mick Joffe                           1992
1906 The Birth of Hornsby Shire                               Tom Richmond                      2007
Hornsby Chronology - 1770-2003
This document was created by Mari Metzke
Thornleigh Zig Zag Railway
Tim Sowden has published a book ZIG ZAG AWAY, Thornleigh's Little Railway with a Big Story
This book is available from the Hornsby Shire Historical Society.