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MARKETING 101
ZOOM Join from anywhere in the worldIn August Christina will discuss how to create different types of social media posts for your collections: a practical guide from A to B. These forums have become wonderful idea-generators and there is a real sharing of experience and ideas between historical societies and those taking place - all terrific. If you are interested in
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Cataloguing Clinics 2022
ZOOM Join from anywhere in the worldFree monthly cataloguing clinics via Zoom. The clinics run for an hour from 11am – 12noon on the 4th Thursday of each month. It 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.
Preserving your memories
ZOOM Join from anywhere in the worldDo you have old photos, letters, small drawings and/ or documents that you’re worried about preserving safely long term? Learn about the different ways you can save them and save your favourite items.
Slingshots, ragdolls and knucklebones: A history of Australian children’s play
ZOOM Join from anywhere in the worldWhat can objects, photographs and recollections teach us about the history of childhood? In this talk, historian Carla Pascoe Leahy discusses the history of children’s play in the twentieth century, drawing upon evocative examples from her own research and Museums Victoria’s collections. Dr Carla Pascoe Leahy is an historian at the University of Tasmania where
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MARKETING 101
ZOOM Join from anywhere in the worldChristina Browning, our new RHSV Marketing Manager, brings a wealth of experience to the RHSV - and not just in social media. Christina started her working life as a journalist before seguing into marketing. The forums are low-key and they not recorded. You can bring your questions and problems and you can also ask Christina to tackle some specific issue in a future forum.
Cataloguing Clinics 2022
ZOOM Join from anywhere in the worldFree monthly cataloguing clinics via Zoom. The clinics run for an hour from 11am – 12noon on the 4th Thursday of each month. It 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.
MARKETING 101
ZOOM Join from anywhere in the worldChristina Browning, our new RHSV Marketing Manager, brings a wealth of experience to the RHSV - and not just in social media. Christina started her working life as a journalist before seguing into marketing. The forums are low-key and they not recorded. You can bring your questions and problems and you can also ask Christina
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Out of the Blue: collaborative and community-based history in Australia
ZOOM Join from anywhere in the worldProfessional Historians Australia is pleased to introduce the Wilson History Oration which will be presented by Associate Professor Tanya Evans. This is a new public history presentation by an eminent historian to reflect and share experiences of historical research, writing and audience engagement. The inaugural oration will be of interest to all those involved in public history, including local and family historians, heritage professionals, academics and history students, oral historians and archaeologists.
The Story of a House: The Mary Kehoe Centre
ZOOM Join from anywhere in the worldThis ZOOM talk on the Danks St home (Port Melbourne) of U3A, is offered as part of U3A's highly regarded Saturday Seminar series. The illustrated talk by Max Nankervis, town planner and historian, will tell the eventful story of the house and its personalities which spans almost two centuries and three countries. The Mary Kehoe
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Historians on Australian Politics
ZOOM Join from anywhere in the world‘Colonial and pandemic politics: What light can Australian political history before 1901 shed on our present?’ Many of the dominant patterns of Australian politics were in place before federation of the Australian colonies in 1901 and the creation of a national polity. These include public disdain for political affairs; a utilitarian attitude toward government; an
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