Campbelltown’s history is making its way back to the future with the preservation of hundreds of local oral history interviews, as well as film and video, of significant events from the city in years gone by.
Campbelltown City Library has digitised the audio visual interviews with local residents, some of which date back to the 1970s, following receipt of a $13,600 Community Heritage Grant.
The Community Heritage Grants program is funded by the Australian Government through the National Library of Australia.
The digitisation of the recordings of life in Campbelltown’s early days will soon be made available via Council’s website, making them more accessible than ever to the wider community.
Mayor of Campbelltown, Cr Paul Lake, said that digitising the recordings meant an important part of Campbelltown’s history could be preserved indefinitely.
“The interviews are a priceless record of life in our city more than 40 years ago, and it’s wonderful that Campbelltown City Library has been able to secure funding to ensure that these important stories from our past can be shared with future generations,” Cr Lake said.
“These snapshots of our history will soon be even more accessible via Council’s website and will be a valuable resource to anyone researching Campbelltown’s past, whether historians, local school children or those tracing their family tree.
“This innovative project forms part of Campbelltown City Library’s commitment to bringing our history to life,” Cr Lake added.
For more information, visit campbelltown.nsw.gov.au/library or phone 4645 4444.
