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Cataloguing Clinic via Zoom with Jillian Hiscock
ZOOM Join from anywhere in the worldThe cataloguing clinic is a relaxed gathering of people who are finding their way through the intricacies of cataloguing material in historical collections which, as we all know, fall between a library and a museum with sometimes a bit of art gallery thrown in.
LUNCH TIME MARKETING
ZOOM Join from anywhere in the worldSocial media has become the most influential and important virtual space to network, build a community, promote what you do, find assistance, sell books and events and connect. Social media networks are open to all and they are free, giving historical societies a chance to connect with whoever shares their interests.
PODCASTING 2 DAY MASTERCLASS
ZOOM Join from anywhere in the worldPODCASTING 2 DAY MASTERCLASS 3CR Community Radio will be running a 2 day masterclass in how to make podcasts for our RHSV members. The masterclass will be run through Zoom to enable our members across Victoria to attend but please note, because it is very hands on, the masterclass is limited to 15 participants. Today
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A New Look at the History of the Caulfield Racecourse: A talk by Andrew Lemon. via Zoom
ZOOM Join from anywhere in the worldIn this talk, racing historian Andrew Lemon - author of the three volume The History of Australian Thoroughbred Racing - will look at the long history of Caulfield Racecourse and its place in the Australian story, and will reflect on the numerous campaigns and controversies surrounding this piece of crown land in the heart of metropolitan Melbourne.
Cataloguing Clinic via Zoom with Jillian Hiscock
ZOOM Join from anywhere in the worldPlease note that the clinic held on Thursday 21st July has had a time change - it will now start at 12:30pm and run until 1:30pm. This month Jillian will be looking at the issues around cataloguing oral history material including aspects of permission. Jillian Hiscock, the RHSV Collections Manager, started these cataloguing clinics during
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Bory Latour-Marliac – the source of water lilies before and beyond Monet
ZOOM Join from anywhere in the worldLong before Mendel’s work was known, Bory Latour-Marliac (1830-1911) engineered daring water lily couplings with consummate skill, meticulous care and acute observation. His previously unrecorded letters reveal a horticultural world wide web into which he launched his finest hardy hybrids. From the outset he corresponded with Japan, South-East Asia and the United States. The earliest
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Transport History of Carlton
ZOOM Join from anywhere in the worldOn Tuesday 29 June 2021 @ 7.30 pm, you can enjoy two illustrated presentations on aspects of the transport history of Carlton from the comfort of your own home: Before the Pram Factory? The story of Freeman's livery stables by Margaret Rich The Inner Circle Line, Carlton's forgotten railway line by Jeff Atkinson To take
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Cataloguing Clinic via Zoom with Jillian Hiscock
ZOOM Join from anywhere in the worldJune's cataloguing topic will be dealing with donations to a collection - donation forms, the process, what to do, what not to do etc Jillian Hiscock, the RHSV Collections Manager, started these cataloguing clinics during the early days of COVID and they suit Zoom very well. The clinics run for an hour from 11am –
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Ern Latchford: his WWI adventures in western Europe, Persia and Russia.
ZOOM Join from anywhere in the worldA Zoom event. In late 1918, thousands of Australian soldiers, exhausted and scarred by war in Europe, began to head home. However, one ANZAC headed the wrong way, toward more conflict and risk in vast and frozen Siberia, thousands of miles from his fiancée waiting on the family farm in Western Victoria. This is the story of Ernest Latchford MBE MC, told through his articulate, observant letters home from three very distinct theatres of war, western Europe, Persia and Russia.
Impressionists in their Gardens – living light and colour
ZOOM Join from anywhere in the worldThis lecture explores gardens through the senses of the Impressionists from three continents – Europe, North America and Australia - enjoying the essentially similar pleasures of the garden but engaging with the light from their skies in order to create very different sensations. French Impressionists such as Monet, Renoir, Berthe Morisot and Caillebotte, and the
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