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Victoria’s Native Vegetation: History, Heritage, Politics

Old Treasury Building 20 Spring St, East Melbourne, VIC, Australia

In recognition of 2020 as the UN International Year of Plant Health, this History Council of Victoria seminar will illuminate the challenging and contested past, present and future of Victoria’s native vegetation.

TAKE A WALK

If you are close to the city why not do a historical walk in the Flagstaff area? We have two self-guided walks on our website as podcasts. The first walk includes The Gill, QVM, St James Old Cathedral and Flagstaff Gardens The second walk includes the block around the RHSV: La Trobe, Elizabeth, William and
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LISTEN TO A PODCAST

We have an extraordinary library of lectures given at the RHSV over many years available on our website. Please download and indulge yourself. There are lectures and talks by Gary Presland, Simon Ambrose, Robyn Annear, Rozzi Bazzani, Richard Broome, Judith Brett, Margaret Bowman, Marilyn Bowler, Judith Buckrich, John Burch and many many more Image: Gary
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Returning our Ancestors

RHSV ZOOM by Invitation , Australia

This partnership event between the Royal Historical Society of Victoria and the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council has been cancelled for the moment. The screening Returning Our Ancestors followed by a discussion with Bonnie Chew, Councillor of the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council and our President, Richard Broome. Repatriation of Aboriginal Ancestral Remains will hopefully be rescheduled later in the year.

Free

AMaGA Workshop: Victorian Collections

Melbourne Museum 11 Nicholson St, Carlton, VIC, Australia

Please contact the organiser before attending this event in case it has been cancelled. This hands-on workshop will guide you through the process of cataloguing on the Victorian Collections system and cover basic principles of collection management, object handling and digitisation. Members $10 Non-members $20

RHSV AGM, connecting through ZOOM

RHSV ZOOM by Invitation , Australia

Our 2020 Weston Bate Oration has been cancelled (possibly postponed until Spring). However the AGM will be going ahead, on 19 May, through ZOOM so we will be sending, by email, a link to all members so that they can join in our AGM through the web (either video or audio) and participate in the AGM, ask questions of the Council etc.

Free

Trivia-au-go-go

RHSV, Gallery Downstairs 239 A'Beckett Street, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

There has been a temporary cancellation of historical trivia due to the COVID-19 epidemic. Hopefully we will reschedule later in the year and you and all the other history buffs at the RHSV's world-famous Trivia-au-go-go will be even more competitive because of the time you have had to read up on arcane details in preparation for RHSV's world-famous Trivia-au-go-go!

$25

St Kilda Historical Society activities

DIY Walks, a writing competition, fireside chats by Zoom, family history tutorials by Zoom and lots of podcasts - if you are connected to St Kilda there is a lot to do whilst in social isolation.

Walking Port Melbourne

Port Melbourne Port Melbourne, VIC, Australia

There are many ways, real and virtual, to reflect on Anzac Day in Port Melbourne. Explore our Port Melbourne First World War Centenary site. Find out who enlisted from any Port street by typing the name of the street in the search box, or read the interesting research under the stories tab. Use the City of Port Phillip's On the
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