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The Lost Mother a recommended “Summer Read” in Victoria

Anne Summers — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 10:43:19 +0000

I am very honoured to have been selected to be part of this program, in which libraries across Victoria encourage people to read the listed books. Read more about the program here

Jenny Hogan’s blog

Anne Summers — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 23:37:33 +0000

The Lost Mother by Anne Summers melbourne Universithy Press,

As much as I love reading memoirs, I had grave reservations about reading this book. Its all very well to drool over someone else’s life when you don’t know them, have never met anyone they know and are never likely to. I was not sure about reading the cousin’s story, but then of course people started to ask me what I thought of the book and suddenly I was cornered . I have to read it incase I need to defend the family honour (You know me and family honour) and besides I love the cover. The book is both a memoir and a detective story. Following the trail of a researcher/journalist, as they try to put all the pieces of a story together ,is fascinating. Read more

Death of Australia’s first woman archivist

Anne Summers — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 23:42:12 +0000

August 5, 2009

Miss Mollie Lukis, Australia’s first woman archivist when she was appointed the first State Archivist in Western Australia in 1945, has died at the age of 98. At the time of her appointment, the position was part of the combined Public Library, Art Gallery and Museum and the first Archivist’s role was to oversee the identification, preservation and presentation of the State’s archives.

Her appointment was made at a time when women were rarely given positions of any note in the public service. She is acknowledged as the first woman State Archivist in Australia. Read more about Mollie Lukis