Cataloguing Clinics 2022

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Free monthly cataloguing clinics via Zoom. 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 cataloguing material in historical collections which, as we all know, fall between a library and a museum with sometimes a bit of art gallery thrown in.

Free

WRITING LOCAL HISTORY WORKSHOP VIA ZOOM

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All-day workshops for Victorians interested in writing local history. Participants will:
gain new perspectives on local history
discover how to locate and use new primary and secondary sources
learn how to write and present well for different audiences, both established and new.

$35 – $50
Recurring

Family History Social Group

Prahran Mechanics Institute 39 St Edmonds Road, Prahran, VIC, Australia

Do you enjoy friendly conversation and family history? Share your knowledge and skills with other group members in a friendly and supportive environment while making use of the many resources available at the PMI Victorian History Library. Whether you are just starting out with your family history research or have many years experience you are
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Free

Early Cold War Migration and its Impact on Australia

The Robert Menzies Institute is proud to host Professor Mark Edele for a talk exploring early Cold War migration and its impact on Australia. In the aftermath of the Second World War and as the Iron Curtain fell down on Eastern Europe, many people migrated to Australia in search of a new life. Eastern European
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An exhibition – Glen Eira Historical Society 50 years 1972-2022

Glen Eira City Council Gallery Corner Glen Eira and Hawthorn Roads, Caulfield, VIC, Australia

Since its formation in 1972 the Glen Eira Historical Society has collected over 5000 items; documents, photographs, ephemera, maps and more. To commemorate 50 years we dipped into our collection and uncovered some gems, including member’s favourites, objects large and small and some of the first donations received. This exhibition will be held in the
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Free

Gender Inequality, Gender Norms, and Australia’s Convict Past

2022 Griffin Economic History Public Lecture Gender Inequality, Gender Norms, and Australia’s Convict Past Presented by Professor Pauline Grosjean, School of Economics, UNSW Professor Pauline Grosjean will discuss the relationships between gender inequality and norms about gender roles, such as beliefs about the appropriate way women and men should behave. She will discuss her research
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MARKETING 101

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Christina Browning, our new 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 seguing into marketing. The forums are low-key and they not recorded. You can bring your questions and problems and you can also ask Christina
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Free

AMaGA Victoria’s GLAM*- show: Greet, Listen, Ask and Mingle – Beechworth

Beechworth Historic Court House Beechworth Historic Precinct Reserve, 94 Ford Street, Beechworth, VIC, Australia

The AMaGA Victoria team (well two of us, Ash Robertson, Executive Director and Michelle Fracaro, Events and Professional Development Manager) are hitting the road to come and chat with YOU about all things AMaGA. We would love to hear your thoughts and suggestions about what we do and how we do it. Come and chat
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Free

Friends of La Trobe’s Cottage Annual Lecture: The Lady of St Kilda

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

This illustrated talk explains how the Schooner Lady of St Kilda connected La Trobe’s naming of St Kilda with the remote Scottish island of St Kilda. A second link involved the Barque Priscilla. She carried 36 St Kilda migrants, but only 16 survived the voyage to Port Phillip.

Ernest Scott Prize Lecture by Janet McCalman

Kathleen Fitzpatrick Theatre

First Ernest Scott Prize lecture of 2022: ‘Damaged Goods from Scotland: The long arm of traumatic childhood in convict history’ Presented by Emeritus Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor Janet McCalman AC Date:  Thursday 15 September 2022 Time:  6:15pm - 7:30pm Venue:  Kathleen Fitzpatrick Theatre, Basement, Arts West Building Australia is unique among settler-colonies in having detailed physical and behavourial records
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