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.
Researching Your Indian Ancestors
Thomastown LibraryIt 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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Edna Walling – an unusual life
Mueller Hall, Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens Birdwood Avenue, Melbourne, AustraliaFollowing 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, AustraliaAll-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.
BRIDGE ROAD RICHMOND, HISTORY
Bridge Road History Studio 1 / 15 Barnett Way, Richmond, VIC, AustraliaProfessional 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, AustraliaA 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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Hugh Anderson, historian
RHSV, Gallery Downstairs 239 A'Beckett Street, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaWe are delighted that Professor Frank Bongiorno will be delivering the inaugural RHSV Hugh Anderson Lecture, a new addition to our Distinguished Lecturer series. "Hugh Anderson (1927-2017) was a scholar
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Portable Buildings talk, briefing & lunch
RHSV Gallery Downstairs 239 A'Beckett St, Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaThis briefing session, talk & lunch is an invitation-only event. Invitations have been sent to all historical societies which have portable buildings in their area. This event is only open
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Remembering Childhood Places
Diamond Valley LibraryIt is Family History Month at Yarra Plenty Regional Library. Did you have a favourite cubby, swing or climbing tree in childhood that you can still remember today? Memories of
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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.
239 A'Beckett Street Melbourne, Victoria, 3000 
03 9326 9288 
office@historyvictoria.org.au 
Office & Library: Weekdays 9am-5pm
