A SERIES of articles highlighting the local people who 100 years ago joined up to fight for their country in World War I begins in the Times next week.
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The articles are being prepared by public historian Cathy Dunn, who has spent more than 15 years researching the involvement in World War I of people from the Milton Ulladulla district.
The Ulladulla resident is a recognised public historian, a title that covers people who uses academic qualifications and experience to research, write and publish historic information.
Public historians were called on to do lots of work with the media including helping with television and movie scripts, Cathy said, and she recently completed some research for the UK version of the television show Who Do You Think You Are.
Cathy is a member of the Professional Historians Association of NSW (PHANSW), and has completed many research projects for individual, companies and Government bodies included the Old Sydney Burial Ground 1792 – 1820 Project for the City of Sydney Council.
In addition she also does a lot of work on family history, worked with libraries, runs history walks and writes extensively about items of historical interest – publishing more than 15 books on the history of the NSW South Coast, and early colony NSW and Norfolk Island.
Her interest in Norfolk Island’s history led to her publishing “Norfolk Island Deaths: 1st Settlement 1788 – 1814” in March 2012 after many years of research.
In March this year Cathy launched her latest publication “Rev. Fulton Baptisms, Burials and Marriages 1801 – 1806” during the 2014 History Lovers Tour of Norfolk Island, and in coming weeks she will release her next book, “HM Supply Norfolk Island March 1790” on CDROM.
It includes details of Ulladulla’s connections including the Izzard, Kendall, Ingold families and many more to HMS Sirius that was wrecked on Norfolk Island in 1790.
