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SUMMARY:Gotcha! Concrete Prints from the McEwans Celebrity Pavement
DESCRIPTION:Who remembers the McEwans celebrity pavement? \nBetween 1972 and 1994\, scores of celebrities had their hand- and footprints immortalised in cement at the entrance of the McEwans hardware store in Bourke Street. Shopping for a hammer or a hair-dryer\, you’d step in the prints of actors\, musicians\, sportspeople\, writers\, dancers\, politicians\, an astronaut\, a racehorse – even an operatic dog. \nCurated by Robyn Annear\, ‘Gotcha!’ presents 40 of the surviving prints from the McEwans pavement\, together with stories of the celebrities who made them and newspaper images that capture the mood of the times. \nNote: enter City Gallery via Customer Relations\nMonday to Friday: 9am to 5pm
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/gotcha-concrete-prints-from-the-mcewans-celebrity-pavement/
LOCATION:City Gallery\, 110 Swanston Street\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Victorian History Events
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SUMMARY:Family History Workshops
DESCRIPTION:👩🏽‍👩🏽‍👦🏽‍👦🏽 Family History Workshops hosted by Wendy Eldridge from our Friends of the Library. \nDo you want some guided help with your family history journey? We can help. Join a friendly and supportive environment while making use of the many resources available at the PMI Victorian History Library. \nOur workshops will cover: \n28 Feb – What you need to know what you Get Started\n24 Apr – What Beginners should do\n26 Jun – Special Guest – Heather Arnold\n28 Aug – Doing your family history using Ancestry\n30 Oct – Doing your family history using Ancestry / Understanding Military Records and Resources \nBookings are essential.
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/family-history-workshops/2024-07-24/
LOCATION:39 St Edmonds Road\, Prahran\, VIC 3181\, 39 St Edmonds Road\, Prahran\, VIC\, 3181\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Victorian History Events
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SUMMARY:Rare Book Week: E.W. Cole and his Book Arcade
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Jodi Kok \nA look at the life and exploits of E.W. Cole\, creator of Cole’s Funny Picture Book and owner of the famous Cole’s Book Arcade. Cole was a canny businessman\, a visionary\, and a true believer in everyone having the right to access books. We will take a look at some treasures from the Library’s collection to learn more about Cole himself and what was once hailed ‘the grandest bookshop in the world’. \nWednesday 24th July\, Two sessions: 12:00-12:45pm and 5:00-5:45pm\nPresented by State Library Victoria in the Collection Viewing room\n328 Swanston Street\, Melbourne\nMeet at the Swanston Street Welcome Zone \nClick here to register  \nThis event is part of Rare Book Week.\nYou can access the full program here.
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/rare-book-week-e-w-cole-and-his-book-arcade/
LOCATION:State Library of Victoria\, Entry 3\, Village Roadshow Theatre\, La Trobe Street\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Victorian History Events
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SUMMARY:Rare Book Week: North Melbourne Ghost Signs
DESCRIPTION:Cultural archaeology in Haunted Hotham \nSpeaker: Sean Reynolds \nYou’ve likely stumbled upon them\, roaming the winding streets of North Melbourne—ghost signs\, those timeworn remnants of advertisements past\, keepers of tales hidden in plain sight. \nJoin Sean\, the madcap maestro behind the Instagram cult-hit ‘Melbourne Ghost Signs’\, for a night drenched in stories\, histories and mysteries. Rendezvous with the Sartorial Sultan of Errol Street; gawk at the ludicrous matrimony of milk & cigarettes; and unravel the cryptic enigma of a “cultural archaeologist”. \nWednesday 24th July\, 6-7pm\nPresented by Public Records Office Victoria\nVictorian Archives Centre\, 99 Shiel Street\, North Melbourne\nThis event will also be live-streamed. \nClick here to register  \nThis event is part of Rare Book Week.\nYou can access the full program here.
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/rare-book-week-north-melbourne-ghost-signs/
LOCATION:Victorian Archives Centre\, 99 Shiel Street\, North Melbourne\, VIC\, 3051\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Victorian History Events
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SUMMARY:Rare Book and Materials Collecting in Libraries: past\, present and future.
DESCRIPTION:📜 Rare Book and Materials Collecting in Libraries: past\, present and future. \nJoin Ellen Coates (PMI Victorian History Library – Collections Librarian and Volunteer Coordinator)\, Jillian Hiscock (Royal Historical Society of Victoria – Collections Manager and Volunteer Coordinator) and Anne Holloway (Monash University – Manager of Special Collections) in a panel discussion of how libraries collect rare books\, what we do with them\, how we make them accessible and collecting rare materials into the future. \nThe discussion will be facilitated by Judith Ellis PMI Library President and retired archivist. Come along to the fascinating opportunity to see behind the scenes of rare book collecting in libraries and uncover the stories and treasures that go into shaping our rare book collection today and into the future. There will be time to ask questions of the panel too. \nBookings are essential with a gold coin for entry.
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/rare-book-and-materials-collecting-in-libraries-past-present-and-future/
LOCATION:39 St Edmonds Road\, Prahran\, VIC 3181\, 39 St Edmonds Road\, Prahran\, VIC\, 3181\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Rare Book Week: Rare Book and Materials Collecting in Libraries
DESCRIPTION:Past\, present and future \nFacilitator: Judith Elllis. Panelists: Ellen Coates\, Jillian Hiscock and Anne Holloway \nJoin experts from PMI Victorian History Library\, Royal Historical Society of Victoria and Monash University in a panel discussion of how libraries collect rare books\, what we do with them\, how we make them accessible and collecting rare materials into the future. See behind the scenes and uncover the stories and treasures that go into shaping our rare book collections today and into the future. The event concludes with a Q&A session. \nWednesday 24th July\, 6.30-7.30pm\nPresented by PMI Victorian History Library\n39 St. Edmonds Road\, Prahran \nClick here to register  \nThis event is part of Rare Book Week.\nYou can access the full program here.
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/rare-book-week-rare-book-and-materials-collecting-in-libraries/
LOCATION:Prahran Mechanics Institute\, 39 St Edmonds Road\, Prahran\, VIC\, 3181\, Australia
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