Busselton and Dunsborough families to be celebrated by Historical Society

A historical exhibition honouring the legacies of families and other regional pioneers will be on display this month as part of Family History Month. The Dunsborough Historical Society will be featuring the exhibition at the Naturaliste Community Centre in conjunction with Busselton Dunsborough libraries until August 30. It will be focused on the regional pioneers who made important contributions with the Seymour families (Castle Bay Whaling Station), Harwood family (Harwood’s Cottage), and Phil and Margaret Tickle (Siesta Park Resort) featured. Society chair Margaret Baxter said the group was looking for more venues to house and display records, which consists of documents, photos and artefacts. “Members are a collective of passionate volunteers who all want the same vision — a premises to house our growing local history,” she said. “We’re very passionate about the fact that we want this to be for the next generation, to show them where they’ve come from, and how we’ve got all of these beautiful facilities in our region. “And, it’s due to the pioneers that have given it to us.” Mrs Baxter said the group’s displays have outgrown the Busselton and Dunsborough libraries — and they are still being gifted material. “Families are gifting us items, photos, maps and memorabilia,” she said. “There’s one little saying that is quite apt when talking about family history: I ask of thee just two simple words, ‘remember me’.”