KALEIDOSCOPE
RHSV Gallery Downstairs 239 A'Beckett St, Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaThis exhibition is biography imagined through the lens of a Kaleidoscope. The viewer is offered fragments of the lives represented here. There is no linear narrative. Each time the kaleidoscope turns, a different story emerges. There are repeating patterns but different emphases and new ways of seeing, new reflections, new refractions. No one story dominates and one story does not fit all.
Make no mistake – Bridges really matter!
Magnet Gallery SC G19 Wharf Street, The District,, Docklands, VICTORIA, Australia A seminar from the Melbourne Maritime Heritage Network Bridges should be acknowledged as critical maritime infrastructure – enabling, connecting or in some cases thwarting! Historically bridges have brought significant
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Ina Higgins: and her contribution to women’s horticultural education
ZOOM Join from anywhere in the worldTo replace the cancelled Symposium "Women in Horticulture" which was to be held in conjunction with Friends of Burnley Gardens (FOBG) and the Herb Society of Victoria, AGHS is offering
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Death by Misadventure – a guided walk through Brighton Cemetery
Brighton General Cemetery North Road, Caulfield South, Victoria, AustraliaInquests and newspaper articles tell the stories of train fatalities. Crossing the train tracks at Carrum, Frank Pynn was carefully watching the up train when he and his cordial wagon were was hit by the down train. Unlucky Oswald Ritchie who fell from an electric train near Brighton Beach station as he was trying to retrieve his hat which had blown off, and fell through the open door of a carriage.
Getting Your Family History Published
ZOOM Join from anywhere in the worldPublisher Talk: Getting Your Family History Published Wednesday 25 May, 1 pm to 2 pm Online event using Zoom As part of the South Australian History Festival, Genealogy SA presents
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Hotham History Project presents a talk by Professor Miles Lewis on Victorian Paint
City of Melbourne Bowls Club 603 - 615 Queensberry St, North Melbourne 3051., North Melbourne, victoria, AustraliaHeritage paint colour controls in Victoria, and to a large extent in Australia, are based mainly upon a document prepared 45 years ago by Miles Lewis and his then research
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An historical overview of Australian botanic gardens by Richard Aitken
ZOOM Join from anywhere in the worldExploring Australia’s fine network of botanic gardens had its genesis in the late 18 C, with a government garden on Sydney Cove. Australia’s fine network of botanic gardens had its
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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.
Getting started with using DNA for family history research
Williamstown Library 104 Ferguson St, Williamstown, VIC, AustraliaDNA testing has become a more affordable and increasingly popular way for people to explore their family history. This session will cover the types of DNA relevant to genealogy, where
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Who are these people? Understanding your DNA match list
Williamstown Library 104 Ferguson St, Williamstown, VIC, AustraliaThis session will cover estimating your relationship to your DNA matches to potentially place them in your family tree. The session will also highlight some important considerations when deciding to
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