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

  • Women’s History Month: Who? Hester Hornbrook and her ladies: Melbourne’s first social carers in the 1850s and 1860s

    RHSV Gallery Downstairs 239 A'Beckett St, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

    Each year, to celebrate Women's History Month, the RHSV offers our Women's History lecture, part of our Distinguished Lecture series. For 2026, we are delighted to have Roslyn Otzen presenting on Hester Hornbrook, whose work in creating 1850s Melbourne's first social supports saved thousands of people from lives and deaths in misery, and formed the
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    Get Tickets $10.00 – $20.00
  • Cataloguing Clinics 2026

    Join via Zoom

    Join Jillian Hiscock, the RHSV Collections Manager, each month in this informative and easy-going Zoom forum on all aspects of cataloguing collections for historical societies. Jillian has a different topic each month and is happy to be guided by those who attend as to what they would like covered in upcoming clinics. Bring your questions
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  • Save the Date – Supporting Local History 28-29 March

    Mark it in your calendar The first Historical Society Support Committee event for 2026 will be held at Bairnsdale on the weekend of 28-29 March, hosted by the East Gippsland Historical Society.  More details coming soon - but for now, be sure to save the date.

  • Cataloguing Clinics 2026

    Join via Zoom

    Join Jillian Hiscock, the RHSV Collections Manager, each month in this informative and easy-going Zoom forum on all aspects of cataloguing collections for historical societies. Jillian has a different topic each month and is happy to be guided by those who attend as to what they would like covered in upcoming clinics. Bring your questions
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  • Cataloguing Clinics 2026

    Join via Zoom

    Join Jillian Hiscock, the RHSV Collections Manager, each month in this informative and easy-going Zoom forum on all aspects of cataloguing collections for historical societies. Jillian has a different topic each month and is happy to be guided by those who attend as to what they would like covered in upcoming clinics. Bring your questions
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  • Cataloguing Clinics 2026

    ZOOM Join from anywhere in the world

    Join Jillian Hiscock, the RHSV Collections Manager, each month in this informative and easy-going Zoom forum on all aspects of cataloguing collections for historical societies. Jillian has a different topic each month and is happy to be guided by those who attend as to what they would like covered in upcoming clinics. Bring your questions
    Read More...

  • Cataloguing Clinics 2026

    ZOOM Join from anywhere in the world

    Join Jillian Hiscock, the RHSV Collections Manager, each month in this informative and easy-going Zoom forum on all aspects of cataloguing collections for historical societies. Jillian has a different topic each month and is happy to be guided by those who attend as to what they would like covered in upcoming clinics. Bring your questions
    Read More...

  • Cataloguing Clinics 2026

    ZOOM Join from anywhere in the world

    Join Jillian Hiscock, the RHSV Collections Manager, each month in this informative and easy-going Zoom forum on all aspects of cataloguing collections for historical societies. Jillian has a different topic each month and is happy to be guided by those who attend as to what they would like covered in upcoming clinics. Bring your questions
    Read More...

  • Cataloguing Clinics 2026

    ZOOM Join from anywhere in the world

    Join Jillian Hiscock, the RHSV Collections Manager, each month in this informative and easy-going Zoom forum on all aspects of cataloguing collections for historical societies. Jillian has a different topic each month and is happy to be guided by those who attend as to what they would like covered in upcoming clinics. Bring your questions
    Read More...

  • Cataloguing Clinics 2026

    ZOOM Join from anywhere in the world

    Join Jillian Hiscock, the RHSV Collections Manager, each month in this informative and easy-going Zoom forum on all aspects of cataloguing collections for historical societies. Jillian has a different topic each month and is happy to be guided by those who attend as to what they would like covered in upcoming clinics. Bring your questions
    Read More...