Mallee Country: Land People History. A discussion
ZOOM Join from anywhere in the worldThis is a free online Zoom event presented by Western Victorian Association of Historical Societies for History Month. The speakers are: Richard Broome, Katie Holmes and Charles Fahey ‘We often hear the phrase, "the Mallee breeds em tough." This book not only supports that but also gives a silent tip of the hat to the
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A Conversation: Dr Sue Silberberg with Dr Andrew Lemon
ZOOM Join from anywhere in the worldA History Month event. Join author, Dr Sue Silberberg in conversation with Dr Andrew Lemon about Sue's book, A Networked Community (Melbourne University Publishing). Melbourne’s first colonising expedition was funded by a group of investors including the Jewish emancipist Joseph Solomon. Thus, in Melbourne, as in the settlement of the continent itself, Jews were at
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Kew Historical Society’s Dickinson Lecture
ZOOM Join from anywhere in the worldWe hope that you will join us for this informative and entertaining lecture. To register, please contact Desley Reid on: info@kewhistoricalsociety.org.au, before the event, and you will be sent the Zoom login details. Kew Historical Society's Dickinson Lecture, to be given on Wednesday 14 October at 8pm, will be held this year via Zoom. It
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Victorian Museums and Galleries Forum
Castlemaine‘Collecting (in) 2020’ will bring together members, professionals, volunteers, students and the wider community to hear museum and gallery professionals from around the world discuss current issues in the sector.
Using technology to bring life to stories from the past
ZOOM Join from anywhere in the worldShortlisted for this year's Victorian Community History Awards, Misadventure in Little Lon is an AR Game that promises to shake up how we interact with History! Based on a true crime in Melbourne's notorious red-light district in 1910, Misadventure In Little Lon is the debut game in the series and the world's first augmented reality true crime mobile
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Zoom events clinic
ZOOM Join from anywhere in the worldThis session is for people new to Zoom who'd like to know how to set up events (including AGMs) in Zoom Rosemary Cameron will cover: setting up the event recording the event screen sharing using polls (very useful for AGMs) sending out invitations Like our cataloguing clinics - this is a relaxed format where questions
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Workshop: Victorian Collections
Melbourne Museum 11 Nicholson St, Carlton, VIC, AustraliaThis 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.
Emerging Historians 2020
ZOOM Join from anywhere in the worldTo celebrate History Month join your friends and colleagues from the Professional Historians Association and RHSV to listen to emerging historians present on their research topics. This is always a fascinating event as we get insights into a wide variety of history research from across the state. Chaired by Andrew Lemon. RSVP: https://phavic.wildapricot.org/event-4005885
Cataloguing Clinic: Thu 29 Oct
ZOOM Join from anywhere in the worldCalling all historical societies across Victoria. Our next Zoom online Cataloguing Clinic during History Month is the 29th of October. Jillian Hiscock, our RHSV Collections Manager and a very experienced reference librarian, will be available through Zoom to answer any queries you might have about cataloguing - or, indeed any other aspect of your collection.
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Into the past: RHSV volunteer morning tea when we remember our childhood holidays
ZOOM Join from anywhere in the worldOur Zoom morning tea remembering our grandparent's cooking was great fun - who'd ever guess that there were so many indifferent cooks! I'm surprised we survived. For our next morning tea we ask you to share memories of childhood holidays - it can be anything from a day trip to the trip of a lifetime.
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