Royal Historical Society of Victoria. Promoting and preserving the history of Victoria.

The mission of the Society is to promote among our members, member societies, and the wider public, an interest in and understanding of Australian history, with a focus on the Victorian experience, to act as the peak body on behalf of local and specialist historical societies throughout Victoria, and as the historical society for central Melbourne.

RHSV HERITAGE COMMITTEE: Submission regarding the Robur Tea building : read now.

'REMEMBERING MELBOURNE' BOOK UPDATE: New stock of reprint with corrections will be available from September 2017!

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  COLLECTIONS
  The RHSV collection is a treasure trove including manuscripts, books, pamphlets, ephemera, photographs, artworks and maps.
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  EXHIBITIONS
  Exhibitions are held on various historical themes throughout the year.
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  VICTORIAN COMMUNITY HISTORY AWARDS
  Click for details of the 2017 Victorian Community History Awards.

• Coming Up at the RHSV

  Every Monday: Walking tours of the Flagstaff Gardens, 11am & 2pm. $10 (under 16 yrs free), bookings 9326 9288.
  ON NOW: Exhibition: Standing on the Corner
  Sat 19 Aug: History Victoria Support Group Seminar
  Wed 30 Aug: Prof Richard Broome on the making of 'Marvellous Melbourne'
  

• Victorian History Events Calendar

  27/08/2017	Wonderful Women Tour, St Kilda Cemetery
  27/08/2017	Wonderful Women's Tour
  10/09/2017	La Trobe and the Cape Otway Lighthouse
  19/09/2017	Graham O'Rourke: The history of the State Library of Victoria 1856 – 1913
  24/09/2017	RESIDENTS OF ST KILDA CEMETERY AND THEIR MAGNIFICENT MANSIONS TOUR

• RHSV Online Forums

  The RHSV hosts a number of forums about various aspects of Victorian History.
  
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