Victorian History Events
Family History Workshops
39 St Edmonds Road, Prahran, VIC 3181 39 St Edmonds Road, Prahran, VIC, Australia👩🏽👩🏽👦🏽👦🏽 Family History Workshops hosted by Wendy Eldridge from our Friends of the Library. Do you want some guided help with your family history journey? We can help. Join a
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Spiritual histories on stolen land: The 2024 Greg Dening Memorial Lecture presented by Dr Laura Rademaker
Forum Theatre (Room 153), Arts West, the University of Melbourne, Royal Parade, Parkville VIC 3052 Forum Theatre (Room 153), Arts West, University of Melbourne, Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC, AustraliaSpiritual histories on stolen land: a religious history of sovereignty and land rights Greg Dening was a deeply spiritual scholar. Though he walked away from the priesthood in 1970, he
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Miles Lewis Oration 2024 – Khoo Salma Nasution (Penang, Malaysia)
Japanese Room, Level 4, Glyn Davis Building (133), Parkville CampusConsuming The Porous City : George Town, Penang Khoo Salma Nasution The term ‘porous city’, introduced by Walter Benjamin and his collaborator Asja Lacis (credited more to the latter) in
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Armadale Heritage Walks
39 St Edmonds Road, Prahran, VIC 3181 39 St Edmonds Road, Prahran, VIC, Australia🏛️ Armadale Heritage Walks - An Seniors and History Month Event Join us for a captivating walking tour that blends history and exercise, perfect for enthusiasts of both! Starting at
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Life So Full of Promise
39 St Edmonds Road, Prahran, VIC 3181 39 St Edmonds Road, Prahran, VIC, AustraliaAward-winning historian and biographer of Pompey Elliott, Ross McMullin, on his new book. Ross is a renowned storyteller and an entertaining speaker. He will regale us with stories from “Life
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The Life and Works of the sculptor Charles Summers (1825-1878)
Phyllis Hore Room, Kew Library Civic Drive, Kew, Victoria, AustraliaJoin us on Thursday November 7th for our next club meeting. Our upcoming talk is on the 'Life and Works of the Sculptor Charles Summers (1825-1878). He is best known
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My Grandfather’s Clock
39 St Edmonds Road, Prahran, VIC 3181 39 St Edmonds Road, Prahran, VIC, Australia🕰️ My Grandfather's Clock This is a joint Family History Connections and PMI Victorian History Library event. If family history, a love of research and discovery is your thing, do
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Labassa Open Day
Labassa 2 Manor Grove, Caulfield North, Victoria, AustraliaExperience the complex richness of Labassa's architectural and human history. Although more than 700 people have lived at Labassa, it has miraculously survived with most of its opulent Victorian era
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The Dominatrix Next Door
39 St Edmonds Road, Prahran, VIC 3181 39 St Edmonds Road, Prahran, VIC, Australia🎭 The Dominatrix Next Door - Mother by day, Dominatrix by night. When a cash-strapped single mother of two in suburban Melbourne has a fun idea to start a side
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Author Talk by Boris Frankel – No Country for Idealists
Murrumbeena Park Bowls Club 26-28 Gerald Street, Murrumbeena, VIC, AustraliaHosted by the Glen Eira Historical Society. We invite members and friends of Glen Eira Historical Society to join us at a presentation from Professor Boris Frankel. Boris will tell
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