Fords of Katandra

CURRENT NEWS & EVENTS

FORD FAMILY REUNION

FOR THE DESCENDANTS OF

THOMAS & ELIZA FORD  

Sunday 20th October 2013 

VENUE: Function Room @ The Overlander Hotel Motel

97 Benalla Road, Shepparton, Victoria 3630, Australia

TIME: Lunch

COST: to be advised

RSVP: by 20th September 2013 to info@fordsofkatandra.com

There will also be a visit to the Katandra Cemetery - more details are provided on the invitation.

Invitations will be sent by mail or emailed to family members whose contact details are known to the committee. We would be delighted to hear from any other descendants who would like to attend.

If you would like more details or wish to register your interest in attending the 2013 Ford Family Reunion please send an email to info@fordsofkatandra.com

 If you have any photos or stories of interest, it would be greatly appreciated if you could bring them along to the reunion, we would love to see them.

 NEWS

	SOLD 2011 - THE FORD HOMESTEAD - LILYBANK, KATANDRA, WHERE WILLIAM HENRY FORD AND HIS DESCENDANTS HAVE LIVED SINCE SETTLING IN KATANDRA.
BOOKS OF INTEREST TO THE FORD FAMILY

BOOK PUBLISHED BY KATANDRA & DISTRICT HISTORY GROUP
"Hope and Hardship"
An account of Solider and Closer Settlement in the Katandra District 1919 to 1933.

Even though this book is not about the Ford family, it documents the individual histories of WW1 Soldier Settlers and British & Australian Closer Settlers at Katandra. It is a comprehensive and interesting account of Katandra's history after WW1 and an insight into lives of the families involved.
For further information regarding this book - email info@fordsofkatandra.com

"Curries from Cumberland"

A very comprehensive account of the CURRIE family history
(including Hector CURRIE and Myrtle CURRIE (nee FORD)) can be found in the book "Curries from Cumberland" published in Wagga Wagga NSW in 2010 by the Currie Family Book Committee.
This book covers three brothers, Samuel born 1819, James (1821-1886) and William (1823-1848)
born to Robert CURRIE and Sarah ELLIOTT, baptised at Distington Cumberland, England.
The book describes the Currie's life in Cumberland, their voyage to Australia
and the acquistion of land in Victoria, Australia and includes many stories and photos.
For more details on the book "Curries from Cumberland" just send an email to info@fordsofkatandra.comThis

FORD FAMILY REUNIONS

THE FORD FAMILY COMMITTEE HAS PREVIOUSLY ORGANISED TWO FORD REUNIONS AT KATANDRA AND IS IN THE PROCESS OF ORGANISING THE THIRD.
2002 WAS THE FIRST REUNION OF DESCENDANTS AND ATTRACTED OVER 5OO FAMILY MEMBERS. 
2008 COMMEMORATED 150 YEARS SINCE THOMAS & ELIZA ARRIVED IN AUSTRALIA,
(WHICH INCLUDED A BUS TRIP TO AVENEL).

Register your interest for the next reunion.

Victoria Australia

WEBSITE - WORK IN PROGRESS

THE FORD FAMILY COMMITTEE HAS FUNDED THE SETTING UP OF THE FORDS OF KATANDRA WEBSITE
TO ENSURE OUR HISTORY IS PRESERVED FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.

ANY INFORMATION, PHOTOS AND STORIES WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.