Royal Historical Society of Victoria - Royal Historical Society of Victoria

  • WRITING HISTORY GROUP

    WRITING HISTORY GROUP

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    Dr Cheryl Griffin leads this group which has been meeting since 2020. This group is for people who are tackling writing a history project or two and want a sounding board / source of information / guidance and HELP! Each month from February to November Cheryl convenes the group via Zoom for 90 minutes and
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  • AGM + WESTON BATE ORATION

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

    Protected industries, protected men: the dilemmas of wartime service, 1939-46
    The 2023 Weston Bate Oration will be delivered by distinguished historian, Dr Bart Ziino in what is a thrilling first for the RHSV. Bart was the recipient of our inaugural study grant, generously funded by our magnificent philanthropist, Gordon Moffatt AM. 

    Free
  • MARKETING FORUMS

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    Christina Browning, the RHSV Marketing Officer, leads these forums which each month tackle a different aspect of marketing for historical societies - they tend to concentrate on social media as it is very available and is free to use, however, Christina will tackle any aspect of marketing which you want to raise. Christina will prepare
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    Free
  • MARKETING FORUMS

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    Christina Browning, the RHSV Marketing Officer, leads these forums which each month tackle a different aspect of marketing for historical societies - they tend to concentrate on social media as it is very available and is free to use, however, Christina will tackle any aspect of marketing which you want to raise. Christina will prepare
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    Free
  • Launch: Garryowen’s Melbourne

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

    Richard Broome, President, and Councillors of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria invite you to the launch of our exhibition, to be launched by Councillor Nicholas Reece Deputy Lord Mayor, City of Melbourne on Thursday, 13 July from 5:30pm - 7pm at the Royal Historical Society of Victoria, 239 A'Beckett St Melbourne VIC 3000  
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    Free
  • Seminar: People and Personalities

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    Delivered in partnership with AMaGA, this workshop is designed to provide practical guidance about fostering and maximising historical societies biggest asset - their volunteers.  Our main speaker, Paul Fearon, will provide a ‘primer’ on principles and techniques in leading and retaining effective teams of volunteers. Throughout the workshop, participants will have the opportunity to ask questions, share their experiences, and learn from one another. By the end of the workshop, participants will have the knowledge and tools necessary to effectively manage volunteers and the different personalities within their historical society.

    $15.00 – $25.00
  • CATALOGUING CLINICS 2023

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    Join Jillian Hiscock, the RHSV Collections Manager, each month is this informative and easy-going Zoom forum on all aspects of cataloguing collections for historical societies. Jillian has a different topic each month and is happy to be guided by those who attend as to what they would like covered in upcoming clinics. This is an
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    Free
  • GARAGE GIRLS @ LAMAMA COURTHOUSE THEATRE

    La Mama Courthouse Theatre 349 Drummond Street, Carlton, VIC, Australia

    JOIN THE RHSV ON FRIDAY 21 JULY @ 7:30pm We are hosting a group booking for members and their friends.   Imagine…1920s Melbourne-the advent of the motorcar! Society reels from the aftermath of war and a second wave of Spanish flu wreaks havoc on the streets. Theatres buzz with vaudeville hacks and men with an
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    $22
  • Rare books from the RHSV collection

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

    We are thrilled that Rare Book Week and its fair are back after a three-year COVID hiatus! The Royal Historical Society of Victoria has had a very active collecting policy both in Australia and back ‘home’ in the UK since its creation in 1909. In the 1920s, when the Victorian Branch of the Royal Geographical
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    Free
  • WRITING HISTORY GROUP

    WRITING HISTORY GROUP

    ZOOM Join from anywhere in the world

    Dr Cheryl Griffin leads this group which has been meeting since 2020. This group is for people who are tackling writing a history project or two and want a sounding board / source of information / guidance and HELP! Each month from February to November Cheryl convenes the group via Zoom for 90 minutes and
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