Exploring Louisa Lawson’s Marrickville
Hearing that I was writing a book about Louisa Lawson, writer and historian Sue Castrique reached out to me online and kindly invited me to Marrickville, to learn more about the place where Louisa Lawson lived for the last 15 or so years of her life.
Online Treasure Troves
Archives. So much rich and wonderful archival data is now available online that it’s hardly necessary to visit in person.
Louisa Lawson – the full picture?
As a researcher I’m certainly beginning to learn that the images held by an archive are often just as valuable as the words. And, fortunately, Louisa Lawson’s archive in the Mitchell Library contains a wealth of images. But do they offer the full picture?
Louisa Lawson’s wedding ring
Could Louisa Lawson’s wedding ring, held by the State Library of NSW, be the jumping off point for a discussion about her marriage and work?