Reel History: A Journey Through Victoria’s Cinematic Past
Prahran Mechanics Institute 39 St Edmonds Road, Prahran, VIC, AustraliaStep into the golden age of cinema at the PMI Victorian History Library's immersive film evening, presented by the Cinema and Theatre Historical Society (CATHS). This captivating event will transport
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Family History Workshop: Learn How to Publish Your Family History
Prahran Mechanics Institute 39 St Edmonds Road, Prahran, VIC, AustraliaAre you sitting on a treasure trove of family stories, longing to share them with future generations? Join us at the PMI Victorian History Library for an enlightening one-day workshop
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CATALOGUING CLINICS 2025
ZOOM Join from anywhere in the worldJoin Jillian Hiscock, the RHSV Collections Manager, each month in this informative and easy-going Zoom forum on all aspects of cataloguing collections for historical societies. Jillian has a different topic
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Making the Shrine: Stories from Victoria’s War Memorial with author and illustrator Laura J Carroll
Williamstown Library 104 Ferguson St, Williamstown, VIC, AustraliaHobson's Bay Libraries are hosting this FREE EVENT next Thursday evening at the Williamstown Library. Laura's book is a graphic novel which is very rare in the local history space,
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Daylesford and District Historical Society 60th Anniversary Open Day
Daylesford and District Historical Society 100 Vincent St, Daylesford, VICDaylesford & District Historical Society is celebrating its 60th anniversary with an Open Day! FREE ENTRY TO MUSEUM See our building repairs, painting, new roof and fittings, and meet our
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‘Victoria’s Earliest Porcelain Works’ with speaker Gregory Hill
Phyllis Hore Room, Kew Library Civic Drive, Kew, Victoria, AustraliaJoin us on March 6th for our upcoming talk by Gregory Hill on 'Victoria's Earliest Porcelain Works', discussing the formative years of Victoria's porcelain industry in the 19th and 20th
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MARCH MADNESS BOOK SALE
Family History Connections Resource Centre Cnr Railway Rd & Queen St, Blackburn, VictoriaFamily History Connections is holding a mega book sale full of Australiana, Victorian local histories, reference books, family history research and many family histories. Also assorted stationery.
10am - 2pm On Sat 8 and Sun 9 March at Blackburn.
THE WWI BATTLEFIELDS OF VERDUN
Ellis Cottage 10 Nillumbik Square, Diamond Creek, VIC, AustraliaNillumbik Historical Society invites you to a presentation and talk, The WWI Battlefields of Verdun, by Terry Phillips at 2pm Sunday 16 March
Terry has visited the battlefields of France and Belgium for many years. He is a military history expert who regularly gives talks and presentations to community groups and schools. The presentation will be followed by a light afternoon tea
Feminists to felons: exhibiting women’s history
RHSV Gallery Downstairs 239 A'Beckett St, Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaEach year, to celebrate Women's History Month, the RHSV offers our Women's History lecture, part of our Distinguished Lecture series. Museums in the 1970s were largely masculine preserves, staffed almost
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The World of Mab Grimwade
Prahran Mechanics Institute 39 St Edmonds Road, Prahran, VIC, AustraliaBorn into a genteel family of pastoralists and investors in colonial Victoria, Mabel Louise Kelly (1887–1973), or ‘Mab’ to those who knew her, would grow up to make an enormous
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