Yarrambat Heritage Museum Open Day
Yarrambat Heritage Museum 742 Yan Yean Road, Yarrambat, Victoria, AustraliaOpen Day for the community at the Yarrambat Heritage Museum, 742 Yan Yean Road, Yarrambat - enter via Yarrambat Golf Course main entry gate. Operational gold Battery, 150+ year old
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Local History Showcase
Diamond Valley LibraryAre you a local history enthusiast? Did you know that there are many local history groups in the Bnayule, Nillumbik and Whittlesea municipalities that you are welcome to join? These
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Clan Winter-Irving Gathering
Noorilim Estate 205 WAHRING-MURCHISON E RD, WAHRING, Victoria, AustraliaClan Winter-Irving Gathering Note! Due to current outbreak of COVID + border closures, event has been rescheduled for 2022 This inaugural 1 day event (15/10/2022) will provide an opportunity
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The Australian Football Card – a collected history
The footy season might be over, but you can still enjoy some football history! In this session, Australian Rules Football historian and author Francis Doherty will showcase examples from his
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Y Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
Rosalie Webb Studio 1 / 15 Barnett Way, Richmond, VIC, AustraliaWas a country girl ready for the harsh life of the YWCA Richmond? Doery House, the YWCA hostel at 353 Church Street, Richmond, Victoria, should have been a home away from home for teenage girls from the country residing there in the late 1960s. Alas, this was nowhere near reality. Rosalie Webb, who has written Y Girls Just Wanna Have Fun about her experiences living in the YWCA hostel, will speak at at Richmond & Burnley Historical Society event.
Off the Drawing Board, a National Archives of Australia presentation
ZOOM Join from anywhere in the worldA History Month event: Did you know that the National Archives’ Victoria office holds over 5,000 architectural drawings of public buildings across Victoria? Dating back as early as the 1850s, the drawings document not only famous Melbourne landmarks, but also humbler suburban and rural facilities, such as local post offices and drill halls. This makes these drawings an invaluable resource for anyone researching local history and heritage.
MARKETING 101
ZOOM Join from anywhere in the worldChristina Browning, our RHSV Marketing Manager, brings a wealth of experience to the RHSV - and not just in social media. Christina started her working life as a journalist before
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Emerging Historians Showcase
RHSV Gallery Downstairs 239 A'Beckett St, Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaEach year, the Professional Historians Association (VIC & TAS) and the RHSV partner to present this eagerly awaited event which showcases some of the fresh and exciting work being undertaken by emerging historians.
In 2022 the emerging historians we'll be showcasing include: Sarah Craze "The Battle to Play Sport on Sunday in Camberwell', Portia Dilena "The Albury Study Centre of the RCAE and feminism in 1970s Albury-Wodonga"and
Nicola Dobinson "British-Iranian Diplomacy in the 1970s: Insights from a History of Emotions Approach".
CANCELLED: What we found…Victoria’s queer heritage
Prahran Mechanics Institute 39 St Edmonds Road, Prahran, VIC, AustraliaNotice of Cancellation on Tuesday 18th October 2022 "We're very sorry to announce that we are cancelling tonight's event: What we found…Victoria’s queer heritage with Dr Graham Willett. We have two staff
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Discover Local History through Trove
Watsonia Library, 4-6 Ibbottson Street, Watsonia 4-6 Ibbottson Street,, Watsonia, VIC, AustraliaTrove is your national discovery service managed by the National Library of Australia. This talk will provide an introduction to the wealth of information that can be found. We will
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