Family History, Public History and Identity data

“Family History, Public History and Identity” is a bicentennial project of The Benevolent Society (Australia’s oldest surviving charity). This will collect the family histories of descendants of people who were clients of the Benevolent Society in the 19th and early twentieth centuries.. The research focus is on the intergenerational experience of poverty, the socio and economic context of the poor in the 19th century and how they accessed charitable and state support.
Artifacts associated with family histories, provided by the family historian or the Benevolent Society include:

Text and photos associated with family history.
Physical objects like clothes and family heirlooms might have been photographed
Written correspondence and emails.
Newspaper clippings
Criminal records
Institutional records
Family Trees
Birth, Deaths and Marriage records.
Interviews with family historians (sound recordings which may be transcribed). These are often family members who have taken on the role of family archivist.
Analysis of motivations of family historians
Material about the Benevolent Society, such as its Annual Reports and Committee records.
Bibliography
“HistoryPin” – Powerhouse Museum initiative, uses Google maps, The Benevolent Society is a partner. Uses crowdsourcing marking where and when events take place.

《家族史、公共史与身份认同》（Family History, Public History and Identity）是澳大利亚现存最古老的慈善机构仁爱社（The Benevolent Society）的两百周年纪念项目。该项目将收集19世纪至20世纪初期曾为仁爱社服务对象的人群的后裔的家族史资料。其研究重点涵盖贫困的代际经历、19世纪贫困群体的社会与经济背景，以及他们获取慈善救助与国家支持的途径。

由家族史研究者或仁爱社提供的、与家族史相关的藏品与资料包括：
- 与家族史相关的文本与照片；
- 可能已被拍摄留存的衣物、家族传家宝等实物；
- 书面信函与电子邮件；
- 报纸剪报；
- 犯罪记录；
- 机构档案；
- 家族谱系图；
- 出生、死亡与婚姻登记记录；
- 针对家族史研究者的访谈（含可转录的录音资料），受访者多为承担家族档案管理员职责的家族成员；
- 对家族史研究者动机的分析材料；
- 与仁爱社相关的资料，如其年度报告与委员会会议记录；
- 参考书目；
- "HistoryPin"——由动力博物馆（Powerhouse Museum）发起的项目，依托Google Maps运行，仁爱社为合作方。该项目通过众包方式标记各类事件的发生地点与时间。