Victorian History Events
Guided walking tour along Chapel Street
North and West Melbourne have streets that are made for walking; During the Covid pandemic as we walked the streets for the good of our health (and the health of
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Robert Burns Festival Lectures Program
Killara Centre 210-212 Manifold Street, Camperdown, Vic, AustraliaAs part of the Robert Burns Festival held over three days, the Camperdown & District Historical Society offers a lecture program with four experienced presenters on Saturday 1st July.
Altona Homestead Devonshire Tea
Altona Homestead 128 Queen Street, Altona, Victoria, AustraliaThe Altona-Laverton Historical Society members and volunteers invite you to drop into the Altona Homestead on the first Sunday of the Month (February to December) to enjoy a serve of our famous Devonshire Tea or Cream Tea or Cornish Tea, anyway you look at them they are delicious.
The Quack and the Charlatan
The Royal Society of Victoria 8 La Trobe Street, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaThe nineteenth century saw many miraculous advancements in the field of medicine. Unfortunately, with them came hordes of quacks and charlatans eager to take your money at the expense of
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Stories are shaped by the documents that survive to tell them
39 St Edmonds Road, Prahran, VIC 3181 39 St Edmonds Road, Prahran, VIC, Australia📜 All stories are shaped by the documents that survive to tell them. Over the past 169 years, the Prahran Mechanics’ Institute (founded in 1854) has accumulated a collection that
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AGM & Speaker Series – Popular Music in History, Heritage & Archives
Murrumbeena Bowls Club 10 Blackwood Street, Carnegie, VIC, AustraliaWe invite you to the 50th AGM of the Glen Eira Historical Society followed by a talk by Paul Long, Professor in Creative and Cultural Industries at Monash University. Whether
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Researching your Ancestors from India and Sri Lanka
Mill Park Library 394 Plenty Road, Mill Park, VIC, AustraliaFamily Historian Smita Biswas will share tips to find clues about your family roots in India and Sri Lanka, including understanding the history, surnames and official resources. Regarded by some
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Vandemonians Book Talk
Diamond Valley LibraryJoin Professor Janet McCalman of the University of Melbourne as she discusses her book Vandemonians: the repressed history of colonial Victoria. This fascinating book examines the stories of Victoria’s convict
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Altona Homestead Devonshire Tea
Altona Homestead 128 Queen Street, Altona, Victoria, AustraliaThe Altona-Laverton Historical Society members and volunteers invite you to drop into the Altona Homestead on the first Sunday of the Month (February to December) to enjoy a serve of our famous Devonshire Tea or Cream Tea or Cornish Tea, anyway you look at them they are delicious.
A Chinese Family History
Mill Park Library 394 Plenty Road, Mill Park, VIC, AustraliaLibrarian Jack Chan has had a long-time interest in local and family history and has researched his own Chinese ancestry in Australia. He has documented the history of his own
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