Different Sights: Immigrants in New England

Brief description

Data relating to the people, places, sites, objects and other records that document the history of immigrants from non-English-speaking backgrounds in the New England region of New South Wales from the early nineteenth century to the present day.

Full description

The database connects individual immigrants and their families to sites, objects, images, oral histories and other sources that help to document their histories, and to establish the themes and patterns in those histories.

The items documented in the online database are located in public and private collections throughout the New England region. These include the University of New England Heritage Centre and Regional Archives.

Notes

Please cite use of this database in papers, theses, reports, etc as follows:

For People, Sites and Themes: Creator of the record/author (when given), Title of record, New England Immigrants: record set, Record No., Date entered/last updated, url (date accessed)

Example:

Janis Wilton, Anthony Abood, New England Immigrants: People, Record No. P529, March 2009, http://hfrc.une.edu.au/heritagefutures/neimmigrants/ (accessed July 2013).

For other entries: Title of record (and collection or location if relevant), New England Immigrants: record set, Record No., Date entered/last updated, url (date accessed).

Example:

Advertising sign, Wing Hing Long Museum, New England Immigrants: Artefacts, Record No. A13, March 2009, http://hfrc.une.edu.au/heritagefutures/neimmigrants/ (accessed July 2013).