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SUMMARY:Mechanics' Institutes Resource Centre
DESCRIPTION:Do you want to learn more about the history of your local mechanics’ institute? This talk will showcase the wide variety of material held in the Mechanics’ Institutes Resource Centre (MIRC). This rich collection has records relating to 130 mechanics’ institutes and consists of photographs\, scanned records such as minute books\, books and realia. Discover how the MIRC can help you research the history of your mechanics’ institute and your local area and you may even find an ancestor was a member of the committee. \nHeather Arnold is the President of the Koo Wee Rup Swamp Historical Society\, Secretary of the South Eastern Historical Association and the Mechanics’ Institutes of Victoria and was for many years the Local History Librarian at Casey Cardinia Libraries. She is a local history enthusiast\, lives and breathes history and firmly believes that everyone and everything has a story worth telling.
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/mechanics-institutes-resource-centre/
LOCATION:39 St Edmonds Road\, Prahran\, VIC 3181\, 39 St Edmonds Road\, Prahran\, VIC\, 3181\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Victorian History Events
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