Walking tour: Batmania

The Former Age Building 655 Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

RHSV researcher, Fiona Graham, has put together a new guided walking tour of the south-western corner of the CBD - today it is a slightly raffish, down-at-heel part of town but back in 1835 it was where everything was unfolding. Come and learn something new about your city.

Free

The Genealogical Society of Victoria: an introduction

Genealogical Society of Victoria Level 1, 10 Queen Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

As part of History Week the Genealogical Society of Victoria is holding an information session especially for RHSV members and friends. For anyone contemplating researching their family this event is key. It is also of great interest for those undertaking more general research as family research skills and resources can be used to create histories for any characters, not just your family.

Free

R U Ready? 10 Years On

Wandong Heathcote Junction Memorial Park Epping Kilmore Road, Wandong, VIC, Australia

The Wandong History Group in collaboration with the Wandong CFA invite you to attend R U Ready? 10 Years On event at the Wandong Memorial Park. The WHG will stage a Post Bushfire Recovery Photographic Exhibition to showcase the community’s resilience & screening our 2019 Commemorative DVD and unveiling a whole of Wandong Primary School artwork. 

Historic Houses Tour

Castlemaine Town Two venues, Castlemaine, VIC, Australia

Two historic houses in Castlemaine will be open to the public to raise funds for the Castlemaine Historical Society.

$15

Melbourne – A Great Maritime City

Swanston Hall, Melbourne Town Hall 90 - 130 Swanston Street, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Melbourne Maritime Heritage Network invites all those interested to their inaugural AGM. This event, we believe, marks a turning-point in relation to the due recognition of our marvelous maritime sector.The Melbourne Maritime Heritage Network was formed to focus attention on our neglected maritime heritage and to ensure that Melbourne’s marvelous maritime legacy may be rightly celebrated and sustained. 

Tour – The Streets Where We Live – Cheltenham Pioneer Cemetery

Cheltenham Pioneer Cemetery Charman Road, Cheltenham, Victoria, Australia

Have you ever wondered where our street names come from? Many are named after local settlers and dignitaries who are buried at the Cheltenham Pioneer historic cemetery. Some of the streets we will look at - Crawford, Barrett, Charles, Edward and Booker Streets Cheltenham; Comport, Beaumaris; Cullinane, Black Rock; Kingston Road, Moorabbin; Tootal Road Dingley;
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$10 – $15

ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW. MODULE 4: DIGITISING BOOKS AND PHOTOGRAPHING OBJECTS

RHSV ZOOM by Invitation , Australia

The RHSV is offering a series of 6 linked workshops which cover cataloguing and digitisation. This series of workshops starts with basic concepts and builds in complexity. We have spaced the workshops so that participants have time in which to put into practice their new skills before the next workshop. Some participants will want to
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$25 – $35

Walk into history

Bendigo Historical Society offers a different walk every month. In November they look at Hunter House and surrounds. Meet at Grimsby Mill, 35 Will St Bendigo.

$5

Bonegilla Migrant Experience: Virtual Tour Launch

The Cube 118 Hovell St, Wodonga, VIC, Australia

Authors Paul Grover and Bruce Pennay will introduce a new self-guided 3D virtual tour and showcase innovative history investigations on the new Investigating Bonegilla website.

Celebration of the 90th birthday of Professor John Riddoch Poynter AO

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

The Royal Historical Society of Victoria is hosting a A SPARKLING MORNING TEA TO CELEBRATE THE 90th BIRTHDAY OF Professor John Riddoch Poynter AO On Friday 8 November 2019 at 10:30am for 11am  at the rooms of the RHSV, Ground Floor, 239 A’Beckett Street, Melbourne We invite the family, friends, colleagues and students of Professor
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Free