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December 2022
Bass Valley Historical Society talk on Euphemia Henderson, wildflower artist and botanist
Bass Valley Historical Society Afternoon Tea meeting on Sunday, December 4 2022 at 2.00pm. Guest speaker is Maureen Matthews on Euphemia Henderson (1822-1907), wildflower artist and botanist. Where: Corinella Public Hall, Smythe Street. Cost: $10. Please bring a plate. RSVP - Libby Skidmore - 5678 0339 or eskidmore@dcsi.net.au Euphemia was briefly engaged to Australian botanist Ferdinand von Mueller (1825-1896), and worked with him on Phillip Island. In 1863, Ferdinand von Mueller, the director of Melbourne's Botanic Gardens, fell deeply in…