KALEIDOSCOPE

RHSV Gallery Downstairs 239 A'Beckett St, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

This 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.

Wodonga Family History Society: Life on the Lake

167 Distillery Road, Wahgunyah, VIC 3687 167 Distillery Road, Wahgunyah, VIC, Australia

Join us for “Life on the Lake” An inside look at what life was like around Lake Moodemere, Rutherglen and the Carlyle Cemetery WHEN:     Wednesday 17th August 2022 WHERE: 
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What’s behind discovery?

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Popular histories of science often tell a story of progress based around great ideas and great individuals. However, historians and philosophers of science have long pointed to the other factors
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No Ordinary Convict

Eltham Library

It is Family History Month at Yarra Plenty Regional Library. or much of her life, Janine Marshall Wood, a former English, History and French teacher, has been gripped by the
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Free

Georgiana Molloy- celebrating one of Australia’s first female botanists

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This online talk tells the extraordinary story of Georgiana Molloy, one of Australia's first internationally successful female botanists.  Georgiana and her husband, Captain John Molloy, who emigrated to Australia in 1830 with the first group of European settlers to the remote southwest of Western Australia.  Here, despite personal tragedy, Georgiana's passion for flora was ignited. Entirely self-taught, she gathered specimens of indigenous flora from Augusta and Busselton that are now held in some of the world's leading herbarium collections

Researching Your Indian Ancestors

Thomastown Library

It is Family History Month at Yarra Plenty Regional Library. The culture of India has been shaped not only by its long history, unique geography and diverse demography but also
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Free

Edna Walling – an unusual life

Mueller Hall, Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens Birdwood Avenue, Melbourne, Australia

Following the Australian Garden History Society's AGM, Sara Hardy will speak on 'Edna Walling'- an unusual life'. Sara Hardy is a playwright, biographer, novelist and former actor. Sara was inspired to write her first biography, The Unusual Life of Edna Walling, after portraying the famous Australian landscape designer in a theatre performance. Drinks and light refreshments will be available from 5:30 and the AGM begins at 6:00pm.

WRITING LOCAL HISTORY WORKSHOP

RHSV Gallery Downstairs 239 A'Beckett St, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

All-day workshops for Victorians interested in writing local history. Participants will:
gain new perspectives on local history
discover how to locate and use new primary and secondary sources
learn how to write and present well for different audiences, both established and new.

$35 – $50

BRIDGE ROAD RICHMOND, HISTORY

Bridge Road History Studio 1 / 15 Barnett Way, Richmond, VIC, Australia

Professional historian and Richmond & Burnley Historical Society Vice President, Claire Levi, will talk about Bridge Road’s colourful history and the installation of the historical plaques between Hoddle and Church Streets. Claire worked with the Richmond Council and the Bridge Road Traders’ Association to take the project from concept to reality.

Exploring Burke and Wills – Enigmas and Curiosities

Lancefield Mechancis' Institute Annexe corner High Street and The Crescent, Lancefield, VIC, Australia

A talk by David Corke for Romsey & Lancefield Districts Historical Society On 23 August 1860, Burke & Wills and their party stayed overnight in Lancefield. On 23 August 2022,
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