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Reclaim Her Name: An introduction to the Reclaim Her Name toolkit and how to run a research session
Join via ZoomDespite making up more than half of the population, there are significantly fewer places named after women than after men. Aimed at historical societies and other community groups in Victoria, this session introduces the Reclaim Her Name toolkit, which helps with: Auditing existing names to identify gaps in representation. Accumulating a list or "name bank"
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Reclaim Her Name: An introduction to commemorative naming
Join via ZoomDespite making up more than half of the population, there are significantly fewer places named after women than after men. Kerry Wilson of Put Her Name On It leads this online session as she introduces us to commemorative naming and the need for greater gender equality when it comes to naming our spaces. Learn about
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AGM and Speaker Series talk – Researching a Roll of Honour
Join via ZoomThe Glen Eira Historical Society AGM will be held via Zoom on Wednesday 27 July at 7.30pm. Following the AGM (approx 20 mins), will be a talk by author Jenny O’Donnell on “Researching a Roll of Honour”. Register in advance for this meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0rc-yoqjoqHdWRtPJCxZRCBdrYaFk-OFdb
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The Edwardian Garden – golden and delicious: Special online lecture by Caroline Holmes.
Join via ZoomThe Edwardian Garden - golden and delicious: Special online lecture by renowned UK Garden Historian, Caroline Holmes. Gardens of a golden afternoon are glimpsed in black and white photographs and nostalgic cottage paintings. The Mediterranean inspired the architecture of Harold Peto’s designs and the colours in Gertrude Jekyll’s early paintings and later plantings. Peto’s richest
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GEHS Speaker Series – The story of the Yarra River in images 1850s to 2000s
Join via ZoomDuring the COVID 19 period, Dr Judith Buckrich had been researching the history of the Yarra River toward the creation of a book and exhibition in late 2023. Paintings, drawings and photographs of the river are integral to her research and will be used specifically as part of a chapter on artists and writers, as
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Blue Lake: Finding Dudley Flats and the West Melbourne Swamp
Join via ZoomGlen Eira Historical Society - Speaker Series, a talk by author David Sornig on Wednesday 22 September 2021 at 7.30pm via Zoom Through the years of the Great Depression and beyond, the wetlands, rubbish tips and shanties of Dudley Flats, a neglected zone hidden in plain sight just a stone’s throw away from central Melbourne,
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From sanatoria to urban bushland: An environmental history of Melbourne’s former sites of tuberculosis treatment.
Join via ZoomA talk by Environmental Historian, Rebecca Le Get. Rebecca Le Get is an independent scholar and environmental historian. She is interested in how tuberculosis and its treatment has influenced the development of green spaces and bushland reserves in suburban Melbourne. Were it not for these forests being selected for healthcare, it is uncertain if these
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Museums Victoria Glen Eira Collection
Join via ZoomMuseums Victoria Senior Curator, Deborah Tout-Smith will share stories and photographs of the Glen Eira area, including rare photographs of the urban landscape, shops and businesses, sport and recreation, and key events such as WWI. She will also introduce treasures from the Museum’s clothing and textiles collection. This talk follows the AGM of Glen Eira
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Schools in Glen Eira
Join via ZoomGlen Eira Historical Society - Speaker Series 2 A talk on the history of schools, students and teachers in Glen Eira by historian and author Dr Deborah Towns
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