Family History: Writing Your Family History with Jonathan Butler
Thursday 19 November 2026 at 2:00PM
Parkdale Library
Event Description
Have you ever thought about turning your family history research into a book?
Where and how do you start?
Jonathan Butler took pen to paper after investigating a family legend of unsolved murder. In the process he revealed a little-known chapter in Australian military history.
Described as ‘a mix of true crime, history and memoir’, The Boy in the Dress is based in family history but considers the context of the time to provide a compelling narrative.Join us as Jonathan Butler, author of The Boy in the Dress (2022) leads us through the process of turning all that research into a compelling story.
When
2:00PM - 4:00PM
Thursday 19 November 2026
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Where
Parkdale Library
96 Parkers Road
Parkdale VIC 3195
Australia
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