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Practical Strategies for a Successful, Vibrant Historical Society
Friday 18 October @ the RHSV, Melbourne - in person or Zoom. $35 | $55 including lunchGet ready for an inspiring professional learning event, hosted by RHSV's Historical Societies Support Committee! This bumper program promises a full day of engaging, practical sessions. We’ve curated a selection of popular presentations from recent years, each designed to tackle real-world challenges and offer actionable solutions for your organisation. Plus, there’ll be plenty of opportunities to ask questions, share experiences, and connect with others, making this a day rich in learning and collaboration.
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A Historical Society Seminar: Practical Strategies for a Successful, Vibrant Organisation
October 18 @ 9:00 am - 3:15 pmRHSV’s Historical Societies Support Committee (HSSC) is delighted to offer a bumper professional learning event for 2024 in-pers...
A WORD IN TIME: Emerging Historians on their influences
October 22 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pmEvery year the Professional Historians Association of Australia Vic & Tas, in partnership with the RHSV, ask three 'emerging' hist...
Book Launch: Melbourne Ghost Signs
October 29 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pmA beguiling photographic collection of the faded signs and half-hidden logos of Melbourne, revealing the historic tales — big an...
CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF THE VICTORIAN HERITAGE REGISTER
October 30 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pmThe RHSV, in partnership with the Heritage Council Victoria, celebrates 50 years of the Victorian Heritage Register. The event wil...
MELBOURNE'S STORIED LANEWAYS
Curated by David Thompson FRHSV. Designed by Daisy Searls. From 11 April 2024 - end of October 2024 -
We all have our favourite Melbourne laneway and curator David Thompson has chosen a handful of lanes which reveal intriguing Melbourne stories. When we think of today’s gussied-up, tourist-friendly laneways like Guilford Lane and Hosier Lane, it is hard to imagine that a mere 50 years ago the laneways were workaday places full still of small factories and light industry.
Upcoming Victorian History Events
Como House of Discovery: Traces of Girlhood
August 23 - October 20History has left only traces of the experience of girlhood. Yet traces do remain, poignant and important. They tell the stories of...
Malvern Heritage Walks
October 16 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm🏛️ Malvern Heritage Walks – An Seniors and History Month Event Beginning at the base of the clock tower of the Malvern ...
EAST MELBOURNE HISTORICAL SOCIETY CELEBRATES 25 YEARS
October 16 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm25th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Wednesday 16 October 2024 – 7.30 p.m. After the AGM we will celebrate 25 years since the foun...