This series of six webinars will demonstrate what the New South Wales HLRV (Historical Land Records Viewer) can provide to researchers of family history.

Each session will detail a small part of what is available on the HLRV and how you can learn more about your family’s land ownership in New South Wales.

Each webinar will be presented via Zoom on Tuesday evenings commencing on 20 February 2024 from 7.30pm.

The webinars will cover the following topics:

• 20/2/2024 - History of Land Records plus Maps and Plans
• 27/2/2024 – Old System Records
• 5/3/2024 – Torrens Title Records
• 19/3/2024 – Primary Applications
• 26/3/2024 – Conditional Purchases
• 2/4/2024 – Crown Plans and Deposited Plans

Jeff Madsen has had a long career in Information Technology using GIS (Geographic Information Systems) software to prepare maps for Government, private enterprise and family researchers.

He has used the Historical Land Records Viewer (HLRV) since 1999 to access digitised Parish Maps and, more recently, to research NSW Historical Land Records for property owned by ancestors.

It became evident that this Spatial knowledge could be used in genealogical research. Using maps and investigating areas of historical geography would enhance family stories by finding information beyond names and dates.

This course will be recorded, so you can attend live or watch later.

Please note that the recordings will only be available for 2 months after the final session.