CORAGULAC HOUSE: book launch
RHSV, Gallery Downstairs 239 A'Beckett Street, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaAuthor and historian, Jennifer F. O'Donnell, invites RHSV members and friends to celebrate the launch of her latest history, Coragulac House. Drinks and light refreshments will be served in the RHSV's Gallery Downstairs. In the early 1870s, George Pringle Robertson built “Coragulac”, nestled in the shelter of Red Rock near Colac. Built of bluestone quarried
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Aviation Cultures Mk.V
This inclusive, online conference will bring together researchers, academics, curators and practitioners to share their knowledge and ideas of flight, and its place in history and society. The conference will address how aviation has changed the world, and how the world has changed aviation. Keynote addresses will include: Wing Commander Marija ‘Maz’ Jovanovich, RAAF test
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Cataloguing Clinic via Zoom with Jillian Hiscock
ZOOM Join from anywhere in the worldJillian Hiscock, the RHSV Collections Manager, started these cataloguing clinics during the early days of COVID and they suit Zoom very well. 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
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Walking tour: Colonial Mayors of Prahran
St Kilda Cemetery Dandenong Road & Hotham Street, St Kilda East, Vic, AustraliaCome and listen to the fascinating stories of the lives of those Colonial Prahran Mayors on a walking tour of St Kilda Cemetery led by Claire Barton. St Kilda Cemetery, Dandenong Road, St Kilda East Melway 58 F9 Cost: $15 includes refreshments afterwards Meet at the Main Gates at 2.00pm Bookings required. Ring Gabriel on
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Finding Families
Altona Library 123 Queen St, Altona, VIC, AustraliaHobsons Bay Libraries' experienced heritage staff will demonstrate how to search for your ancestors across a variety of online platforms, including Victorian Births Deaths and Marriages records, Ancestry, historic newspapers, and immigration records. Find out important family dates, where your ancestors worked, and what they did for a living. Recommended for beginners. Basic computer skills
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AGL Shaw Lecture: Law, Lawyers and La Trobe
RHSV, Gallery Downstairs 239 A'Beckett Street, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaDr Simon Smith AM FRHSV is a leading legal history scholar and he delivers the AGL Shaw Lecture which is co-presented with the C.J. La Trobe Society. The AGL Shaw Lecture, is part of our Distinguished Lecture series and is always a convivial evening.
Australian Heritage Festival – Preserving your Photos for the Future
OnlineDo you have a collection of old photos that you’re not quite sure what to do with? Do you know how to care for them so they survive into the future? Join Debra Parry from Melbourne Conservation Services for an online workshop to learn how to best care for your photos. During this Zoom presentation,
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Cataloguing Clinic via Zoom with Jillian Hiscock
ZOOM Join from anywhere in the worldJillian Hiscock, the RHSV Collections Manager, started these cataloguing clinics during the early days of COVID and they suit Zoom very well. 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
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“Never Forget Australia”; Transformation at Villers-Bretonneux – a presentation via zoom by Dr Ross McMullin
ZOOM Join from anywhere in the world"Never Forget Australia"; Transformation at Villers-Bretonneux - a presentation via zoom by Dr Ross McMullin The immense German onslaught in March 1918 caused Britain’s gravest crisis of World War I. Australians, rushed to the rescue, influenced the destiny of the world more than in any other year. The culmination of their contribution in the conflict’s
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Finding Families
Williamstown Library 104 Ferguson St, Williamstown, VIC, AustraliaHobsons Bay Libraries' experienced heritage staff will demonstrate how to search for your ancestors across a variety of online platforms, including Victorian Births Deaths and Marriages records, Ancestry, historic newspapers, and immigration records. Find out important family dates, where your ancestors worked, and what they did for a living. Recommended for beginners. Basic computer skills
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