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Exhibition launch: The Swamp Vanishes

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

Before European settlers arrived in the Port Phillip district, a large wetland that lay between the Yarra River and the Moonee Ponds Creek sustained the indigenous people and the cultural traditions of the Kulin nation. While the wetland had initially been described in terms of beauty, within a few short years the swamp was noisome and reviled, and talk began of draining and reclamation. This exhibition traces the how a significant wetland vanished from sight.          

Free

Workshop: Born Digital Documents

RHSV ZOOM by Invitation , Australia

Presented by the Royal Historical Society of Victoria and Victorian Collections, this hands-on workshop provides an introduction to the principles of acquiring, storing, cataloguing and caring for born-digital material. This workshop is suitable for beginners who may have, or plan to acquire, digital images, media files or documents in their collection. Participants are asked to
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$30 – $50

Seminar: EARLY MELBOURNE SUBURBS 1835-1880

RHSV ZOOM by Invitation , Australia

The RHSV and the Genealogical Society of Victoria are delighted to co-present this full-day seminar which will give participants a deep understanding of the forces and influences which have shaped Melbourne's early growth. The seminar will be opened with a overview by Gary Presland on how Melbourne's Geography shaped its development. Then the following historians
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$45 – $60

PEOPLE AND CHANGES TO TAY CREGGAN

Tay Creggan Strathcona Baptist Girls Grammar 30 Yarra Street, Hawthorn, VIC, Australia

An opportunity to see inside the magnificient Tay Creggan, in Yarra Street, Hawthorn.  This heritage
home is now Strathcona year 9 campus. Diana Little will be talking about PEOPLE AND CHANGES TO TAY CREGGAN and a book on Yarra Street by Elizabeth Love and Jennifer Bowen, will also be launched on this day.

Gippsland: Cataloguing and Digitisation series of six workshops

Federation University Gippsland Campus Library Northways Road, Churchill, VIC, Australia

The RHSV is offering a series of 6 linked workshops (three Saturdays over three months) which cover cataloguing and digitisation. This series of workshops is progressive, starting with basic concepts and building in complexity. We have spaced the workshops so that participants have time in which to put into practice their new skills before the
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$150 – $225

Gippsland Workshop 1: COMPUTER CATALOGUING FOR ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS

Federation University Gippsland Campus Library Northways Road, Churchill, VIC, Australia

This is a workshop for those who are new to computers, and small organisations who do not have the resources to use cataloguing software. Using only Excel, we will demonstrate how to create a simple catalogue that still complies with international standards.

$30 – $45

Gippsland Workshop 2: USING CATALOGUING SOFTWARE

Federation University Gippsland Campus Library Northways Road, Churchill, VIC, Australia

This workshop is for small organisations that are going to start use cataloguing software. Participants will have the opportunity to create catalogue records using cataloguing software, and will learn how to move import an existing catalogue from Excel.

$30 – $45

John Marshall and Bounty Migration to Port Phillip

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

Emeritus Professor Graeme Davison AO, Chair of the History Council of Victoria, will launch Dr Liz Rushen's book, John Marshall: Shipowner, Lloyd's reformer and emigration agent. After the launch, Dr Rushen will deliver a paper which explores the significant role John Marshall played in the white settlement of the Port Phillip District

Free

Creating a Tramway Titan

Malvern Town Hall Corner High Street and Glenferrie Road Malvern, Melbourne, Australia

In 2020, Melbourne retains the title of having the largest electric street tram system in the world. This presentation will look at the tramway's history and why Melbourne retains the title of being a Tramway Titan.