Blacktown City Council has paid its respect after the deaths of two stalwarts of Blacktown City's local history, Jan French and Marion McGuirk.
Blacktown Mayor Tony Bleasdale OAM said Council was deeply saddened to hear of the recent losses of the two former delegates from Local History Societies.
"A long-time resident of the Blacktown area, Jan was passionate about preserving the region's history and was the longest-serving President of Blacktown and District Historical Society - from 1993 to 2005 and again from 2010 to 2012," Mayor Bleasdale said.
"Jan wrote several books documenting Blacktown's local history, including one about Clydesdale, with her final book being A Concise History of Blacktown, which was reprinted twice.
"Marion was a founding member of Toongabbie and District Historical Society and was active in volunteering for heritage organisations over many years.
"In 2005, she was awarded the NSW National Heritage Trust Award for her outstanding work.
"Both Jan and Marion were delegates to Council's Historical Committee for many years and were members of Council's Combined Historical Societies Committee."
Mayor Bleasdale thanked the historians for their invaluable contributions in telling the story of Blacktown City.
Council extends its deepest sympathies to the families of Jan and Marion.
Picture: Jan French (left) and Marion McGuirk (right) have been remembered for their significant contribution to Blacktown City's local history.
