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Eltham Lower Park

Eltham Senior Citizens' Centre Library Place, Eltham, VIC, Australia

Prior to the extension of European people into the lands of the Nillum-bik in the late 1830s the Wurundjeri people had been meeting in the area now known as Eltham Lower Park for thousands of years. Waterway junctions had a particular attraction as tribal meeting places and the junction of the Diamond Creek with the
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Book launch. Trade Winds: A Voyage to a Sustainable Future for Shipping

Readings State Library of Victoria State Library of Victoria, 285 Russell Street, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

In 2020, Christiaan De Beukelaer spent 150 days covering 14,000 nautical miles aboard the schooner Avontuur, a hundred-year-old sailing vessel that transports cargo across the Atlantic Ocean. Embarking in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, he wanted to understand the realities of a little-known alternative to the shipping industry on which our global economy relies, and which contributes more carbon emissions than aviation. What started as a three-week stint of fieldwork aboard the ship turned into a five-month journey, as the COVID-19 pandemic forced all borders shut while crossing the ocean, preventing the crew from stepping ashore for months on end.

Tour of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons & Museum (RHSV members only)

Royal Australasian College of Surgeons 250 - 290 Spring Street, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

We are delighted to offer RHSV members a tour of the The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) museum and building. Because of the limited number of places available for this tour, it is limited to those who are current members of the RHSV. RACS was founded in 1927, by a group of leading surgeons
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$15

Getting to Know Your Family History, Koo Wee Rup

Koo Wee Rup Swamp Historical Society Museum 325 Rossiter Road, Koo Wee Rup, VIC, Australia

This is a series of talks on the third Thursday of the month, starting on 16th February 2023. Presented by Jane Rivett-Carnac, President of the Narre Warren & District Family History Group and Heather Arnold, President of the Koo Wee Rup Swamp Historical Society. Gold coin donation appreciated. No bookings required. Parking available at rear
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CATALOGUING CLINICS 2023

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Join Jillian Hiscock, the RHSV Collections Manager, each month is this informative and easy-going Zoom forum on all aspects of cataloguing collections for historical societies. Jillian has a different topic each month and is happy to be guided by those who attend as to what they would like covered in upcoming clinics. This is an
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Free

St Kilda Presbyterian Church organ history and recital

St Kilda Presbyterian Church 2 Alma Road, St Kilda, VIC, Australia

St Kilda Historical Society invites you to join us to hear about its history and significance and experience the power and majesty of the organ in the spacious setting and acoustic of this splendid and historic Gothic Revival church. There will be a short recital both before and after the talk, where you can experience the power and majesty of the organ in the spacious setting and acoustic of this splendid and historic Gothic Revival church.

MARKETING FORUMS

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Christina Browning, the RHSV Marketing Officer, leads these forums which each month tackle a different aspect of basic marketing for historical societies - they tend to concentrate on social media as it is very available and is free to use, however, Christina will tackle any aspect of marketing which you want to raise. Christina will
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Free

Wurundjeri Woi-Wurrung histories in early colonial Melbourne: Country, Ancestors, and the management of newcomers 

RHSV Gallery Downstairs 239 A'Beckett St, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

This lecture is the 2nd RHSV Indigenous History Lecture which forms part of  our annual Distinguished Lecturer Series. This lecture explores Wurundjeri Woi-Wurrung histories of the early period of the invasion of their Country. In this lecture, Rachel – a non-Indigenous historian - and Karen – a Wurundjeri Elder and Traditional Owner-historian - outline how
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$10 – $20

HISTORY WRITERS GROUP

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Dr Cheryl Griffin leads this group which has been meeting since 2020. Most of our events are open to the public but, because of the limited number of people that can participate in this group, we have limited it to RHSV members only. This group is for people who are tackling writing a history project
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Free

Granville William Chetwynd Stapylton

City of Melbourne Bowls Club 603 - 615 Queensberry St, North Melbourne 3051., North Melbourne, victoria, Australia

A Hotham History Project event ... Learn from the true journals of the story behind an early land surveyor of what colonial Australia was like in the 1830s. Chetwynd Street in North and West Melbourne was named in Granville's honor. Granville William Chetwynd Stapylton (1800-1840), surveyor and explorer, was, in November 1828, appointed an assistant
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