Welcome to Living Histories Volume 2, the free ebook containing 564 WA seniors’ personal stories and pictures about their lives in WA in the 1950s.
This 2380-page collection of seniors’ memories was launched by Minister for Seniors and Volunteering Robyn McSweeney on 28 October 2009, during Seniors Week.
To read Living Histories Volume 2, click www.seniorscard.wa.gov.au/livinghistories
The move to the ebook format for Volume 2 enabled all 564 contributors to be included in the new edition and allows them to share their memories directly over the internet with family, friends, all Western Australians and even the rest of the world, including relatives overseas.
The Living Histories program is an initiative of the Department for Communities in partnership with Have A Go News, as a tribute to all Western Australia’s seniors.
Volume 1 of Living Histories was published in 2007. It was a printed edition containing contributions from 160 seniors and cost $25 plus $10 to post in WA and remaining copies can be ordered from Have A Go News on +61 8 9227 8283.