ZOOM - Royal Historical Society of Victoria

  • 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
  • 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
  • Georgiana Molloy- celebrating one of Australia’s first female botanists

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    This online talk tells the extraordinary story of Georgiana Molloy, one of Australia's first internationally successful female botanists.  Georgiana and her husband, Captain John Molloy, who emigrated to Australia in 1830 with the first group of European settlers to the remote southwest of Western Australia.  Here, despite personal tragedy, Georgiana's passion for flora was ignited. Entirely self-taught, she gathered specimens of indigenous flora from Augusta and Busselton that are now held in some of the world's leading herbarium collections

  • What’s behind discovery?

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    Popular histories of science often tell a story of progress based around great ideas and great individuals. However, historians and philosophers of science have long pointed to the other factors that are involved – social structures, economic forces and the combined talents of many people. Join us for this special History and Philosophy of Science
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  • The Emperor Gold Mine, Fiji, by Lee Spencer

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    An invitation from The Australasian Mining History Association to join in their next ZOOM talk. The Emperor Gold Mine, Fiji: Mines on and off since 1932 and continues to show the colour of gold, remaining one of the world long continuous mining areas. The Emperor Gold Mine in Fiji is one of the worlds largest epithermal
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  • MARKETING 101

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    In August Christina will discuss how to create different types of social media posts for your collections: a practical guide from A to B. These forums have become wonderful idea-generators and there is a real sharing of experience and ideas between historical societies and those taking place - all terrific. If you are interested in
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    Free
  • Cataloguing Clinics 2022

    ZOOM Join from anywhere in the world

    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
  • Preserving your memories

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    Do you have old photos, letters, small drawings and/ or documents that you’re worried about preserving safely long term? Learn about the different ways you can save them and save your favourite items.

  • Slingshots, ragdolls and knucklebones: A history of Australian children’s play

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    What can objects, photographs and recollections teach us about the history of childhood? In this talk, historian Carla Pascoe Leahy discusses the history of children’s play in the twentieth century, drawing upon evocative examples from her own research and Museums Victoria’s collections. Dr Carla Pascoe Leahy is an historian at the University of Tasmania where
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    $5 – $10
  • 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 to tackle some specific issue in a future forum.

    Free