Peter and Ann Elias were local historians and members of various community organisations that encompassed bushwalking, skiing and historical research.;;Ann was born Caroline Ann in Hobart on 8 September 1933, the eldest child of Edward and Eileen Mulhearin-Lilley. She graduated from the University of Tasmania with a Bachelor of Arts, Honours, in 1953 and later acquired post-qualifications in librarianship. Ann and Peter married in December 1963.;;Peter was a dental practitioner and member of the Dental Board of Tasmania. Peter was born in 1929 and died on 27 November 2003. Ann died shortly after on 27 July 2004.;;Peter and Ann researched extensively and jointly edited the book, "A few from Afar - Jewish lives in Tasmania from 1804", published by the Hobart Hebrew Congregation in 2003.;;