MORWELL SEMINAR: STRENGTHEN YOUR SOCIETY THROUGH HISTORY

Morwell Historical Society 12 Hazelwood Street, Morwell, VIC, Australia

RHSV Historical Societies Support Committee – Regional Seminar Weekend The third RHSV seminar for 2023, and second in rural Victoria, is being hosted by Morwell Historical Society on Saturday 26 August 2023 with optional activities in the La Trobe valley on Sunday 27 August 2023. The needs of societies in the region have shaped our
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Free – $45.00

PMI Victorian History Library’s History Showcase

39 St Edmonds Road, Prahran, VIC 3181 39 St Edmonds Road, Prahran, VIC, Australia

🏺 Are you interested in History? Then come to the PMI's History Showcase! There are over 20 historical societies, family history and genealogical history groups, archives groups and special interest group, from across Victoria gathered together for one day to show you just how they can help you with whatever enquiry or history related curiosity
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Gold Coin Donation

ALL-STAR SPORTS TOUR OF COBURG CEMETERY

Coburg Pine Ridge Cemetery Bell Street, Preston, VIC, Australia

Visit the graves of Jock McHale, Dick Lee and other famous footy players, a few jockeys and other sporting movers and shakers who helped make Melbourne what it is today. Email to book: focc.group@gmail.com $10 ($2 for members of Friends of Coburg Cemetery).

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Altona Homestead Devonshire Tea

Altona Homestead 128 Queen Street, Altona, Victoria, Australia

The 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 Walking Shadow. Edward Oxford, well known resident of Albert Park with a secret past as an an attempted assassin of Queen Victoria

Middle Park Primary School 192 Richardson St, Middle Park, VIC, Australia

A talk for the Middle Park and Albert Park History Group by Jenny Sinclair (author). Edward Oxford (18 April 1822 – 23 April 1900) was the first of seven people who tried to assassinate Queen Victoria. After Oxford was arrested and charged with treason, a jury found that Oxford was not guilty by reason of insanity and he was detained at Her
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Stories from and a Brief History of 3AW Radio

39 St Edmonds Road, Prahran, VIC 3181 39 St Edmonds Road, Prahran, VIC, Australia

🎙️ Stories from and a Brief History of 3AW Radio Simon Owens, 3AW's Station Historian, and Co-Host of the Sunday night program Remember When, has some fascinating stories to share. Having gathered insights from many of the stars who have worked at the station over it's 90+ years - He will explain how the station
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Gold Coin Donation

Marketing, promotion and partnerships On-line Seminar

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The Royal Historical Society of Victoria, in partnership with AMaGA Victoria, is pleased to present this seminar focused on marketing, promotion, and partnerships, tailored specifically for volunteer groups. The session aims to equip attendees with practical strategies and insights to enhance their organisation's visibility, engagement, and collaborative opportunities. During the seminar, participants will have the
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Free – $10.00

Beyond the Docks: The Oil Rigs Symposium

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

A public forum for changing the way we see and understand ‘Maritime Melbourne and Victoria’
Join ‘Amphibious’ Curator and cultural programmer Valentina Bydanova, partnering with RMIT early career Photographer Jesse Grey, in the Beyond the Docks Symposium to explore the Bass Strait oil rigs and their history as a ‘community landscape’ or, we should say, seascape.

Free

Jazz in the Museum Musical Soiree

Queenscliff Historical Museum presents Jazz in the Museum Musical Soiree    Join us for a Museum tour, 1930s’ jazz musical performances featuring our local community band, Shedding the Blues, and all against a backdrop of images from Queenscliff in the 1930’s, while enjoying a glass of bubbles or soft drink. Jazz music was incredibly popular
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MARKETING FORUMS

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Christina Browning, the RHSV Marketing Officer, leads these forums which each month tackle a different aspect of marketing for historical societies - they tend to concentrate on social media as it is very available and is free to use, however, Christina will tackle any aspect of marketing which you want to raise. Christina will prepare
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Free