Past Events from October 7, 2018 – May 14, 2018 – Royal Historical Society of Victoria

  • The Genealogical Society of Victoria: an introduction

    Genealogical Society of Victoria Level 1, 10 Queen Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

    As part of History Week the Genealogical Society of Victoria is holding an information session especially for RHSV members and friends. For anyone contemplating researching their family this event is key. It is also of great interest for those undertaking more general research as family research skills and resources can be used to create histories for any characters, not just your family.

    Free
  • History Week 2019

    History Week 2019

    History Week 2019 will run from Sunday 13 to Sunday 20 October. Keep watch for new initiatives around History Week and our flagship event during History Week, the Victorian Community History Awards.

  • R U Ready? 10 Years On

    Wandong Heathcote Junction Memorial Park Epping Kilmore Road, Wandong, VIC, Australia

    The Wandong History Group in collaboration with the Wandong CFA invite you to attend R U Ready? 10 Years On event at the Wandong Memorial Park. The WHG will stage a Post Bushfire Recovery Photographic Exhibition to showcase the community’s resilience & screening our 2019 Commemorative DVD and unveiling a whole of Wandong Primary School artwork. 

  • Historic Houses Tour

    Castlemaine Town Two venues, Castlemaine, VIC, Australia

    Two historic houses in Castlemaine will be open to the public to raise funds for the Castlemaine Historical Society.

    $15
  • History Week 2019

    History Week 2019

    History Week 2019 will run from Sunday 13 to Sunday 20 October. Keep watch for new initiatives around History Week and our flagship event during History Week, the Victorian Community History Awards.

  • Melbourne – A Great Maritime City

    Swanston Hall, Melbourne Town Hall 90 - 130 Swanston Street, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

    Melbourne Maritime Heritage Network invites all those interested to their inaugural AGM. This event, we believe, marks a turning-point in relation to the due recognition of our marvelous maritime sector.The Melbourne Maritime Heritage Network was formed to focus attention on our neglected maritime heritage and to ensure that Melbourne’s marvelous maritime legacy may be rightly celebrated and sustained. 

  • Tour – The Streets Where We Live – Cheltenham Pioneer Cemetery

    Cheltenham Pioneer Cemetery Charman Road, Cheltenham, Victoria, Australia

    Have you ever wondered where our street names come from? Many are named after local settlers and dignitaries who are buried at the Cheltenham Pioneer historic cemetery. Some of the streets we will look at - Crawford, Barrett, Charles, Edward and Booker Streets Cheltenham; Comport, Beaumaris; Cullinane, Black Rock; Kingston Road, Moorabbin; Tootal Road Dingley;
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    $10 – $15
  • ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW. MODULE 4: DIGITISING BOOKS AND PHOTOGRAPHING OBJECTS

    RHSV ZOOM by Invitation , Australia

    The RHSV is offering a series of 6 linked workshops which cover cataloguing and digitisation. This series of workshops starts with basic concepts and builds in complexity. We have spaced the workshops so that participants have time in which to put into practice their new skills before the next workshop. Some participants will want to
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    $25 – $35
  • Walk into history

    Bendigo Historical Society offers a different walk every month. In November they look at Hunter House and surrounds. Meet at Grimsby Mill, 35 Will St Bendigo.

    $5
  • Bonegilla Migrant Experience: Virtual Tour Launch

    The Cube 118 Hovell St, Wodonga, VIC, Australia

    Authors Paul Grover and Bruce Pennay will introduce a new self-guided 3D virtual tour and showcase innovative history investigations on the new Investigating Bonegilla website.