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SUMMARY:CATALOGUING CLINICS 2024
DESCRIPTION: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. \nJillian 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 (no matter the topic) – this is an interactive space where questions are encouraged. The RHSV does not endorse any particular cataloguing software – we believe it is horses for courses – and Jillian will talk about issues that impact on cataloguing whether you are using cataloguing cards or software. \nThe one-hour clinics are free and the Zoom log-in below is used every month in 2024\, however\, we do ask you to register each month as this enables Jillian to send you extra material / links etc after each session. \nThe remaining Cataloguing Clinics in 2024 will be held at \n\nThu 24 Oct 11am – 12noon (AEDT)\nThu 28 Nov 11am – 12noon (AEDT)\n\nPlease download and import the following iCalendar (.ics) files to your calendar system.\nMonthly: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/tZYqcO-hqD8uH92SLyLFy8RywYTvMs4EraaZ/ics?icsToken=98tyKuGqqTwsE9KRtByORpwQB4_CM_PwpilbgvoPrzP8LwZKOjHvIdt2JJ9sRP3C \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/82776964459?pwd=NmNXVVpVSWxTejRpUDBQUnpNaEQxdz09 \nMeeting ID: 827 7696 4459\nPasscode: 142102 \nIf joining by phone: \nOne tap mobile\n+61370182005\,\,82776964459#\,\,\,\,*142102# Australia\n+61731853730\,\,82776964459#\,\,\,\,*142102# Australia \nDial by your location\n• +61 3 7018 2005 Australia\n• +61 7 3185 3730 Australia\n• +61 8 6119 3900 Australia\n• +61 8 7150 1149 Australia\n• +61 2 8015 6011 Australia \nMeeting ID: 827 7696 4459\nPasscode: 142102 \nFind your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kdh0GPiJW \n 
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/cataloguing-clinics-2023-2023-03-16-2023-04-20-2024-03-21-2024-10-24/
LOCATION:ZOOM\, Join from anywhere in the world
CATEGORIES:What's On
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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/2024-10-23/
LOCATION:39 St Edmonds Road\, Prahran\, VIC 3181\, 39 St Edmonds Road\, Prahran\, VIC\, 3181\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Victorian History Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241022T183000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241022T193000
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SUMMARY:Naku Dharuk The Bark Petitions - Exploring Victorian Voices
DESCRIPTION:🍂 Join us for an event featuring acclaimed author Clare Wright OAM\, Patron of the PMI Victorian History Library. She will discuss her latest book\, which delves into the pivotal year of 1963. During this time\, leaders of the Yolngu clans\, in collaboration with their white allies\, embarked on an unprecedented political journey that led to the presentation of four Bark Petitions to the Federal Parliament. \n“Naku Dharuk The Bark Petitions” offers a compelling narrative of a foundational document in Australian democracy and the individuals behind it. Clare Wright’s meticulous research and vivid storytelling bring to life the rich and enduring culture of Australia’s first peoples\, highlighting their ongoing resilience and influence. \nBookings are essential.
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/naku-dharuk-the-bark-petitions-exploring-victorian-voices/
LOCATION:39 St Edmonds Road\, Prahran\, VIC 3181\, 39 St Edmonds Road\, Prahran\, VIC\, 3181\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Victorian History Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241022T173000
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SUMMARY:A WORD IN TIME: Emerging Historians on their influences
DESCRIPTION:Every year the Professional Historians Association of Australia Vic & Tas\, in partnership with the RHSV\, ask three ’emerging’ historians about their work. In 2024 we’ve asked these historians to reflect on how the spoken word has influenced their history. Andrew Lemon (RHSV) and Sophie Couchman (PHA) will be our MCs for the evening. \nWe look forward to hearing from our three historians at this event: Dr Hannah Viney\, Dr Mia Martin Hobbs and Dr Aleksander Potocnik. \n 1. Telling a Story: Word Choice\, Tone\, and Intent in Oral Histories \nThis talk by Hannah Viney considers how voice and tone can completely change the meaning of the words in an oral history interview\, in ways that often do not come across in written analysis. With reference to my own experience interviewing and presenting\, this paper asks how we can convey such an ephemeral concept as vocal tone in written formats. \nHannah Viney is a history consultant and museum professional who is passionate about making history accessible to a wide audience. Her recent research explores women’s anti-nuclear activism between 1945 and 1965 to both investigate women’s political history between WWII and the Women’s Liberation Movement and to understand more about women’s experiences of the Cold War in Australia. \n3. Little Stories Everywhere \nMia Hobbs writes\, ‘Each of my research projects have begun with a single story that hints at a bigger history\, waiting to be uncovered. In this talk I will explore how hearing these stories inspired my different research projects\, taking me to Vietnam and the US\, into the national security state\, and to uncover hidden soldiers’ stories here in Australia. While what I find in historical research always complicates and deepens our understanding of a topic\, the first story continues to resonate\, gaining layers of meaning as I uncover more about the bigger history.’ \nMia is an oral historian of war and conflict with research interests in memory\, trauma\, gender\, race\, and peace. Her PhD was an oral history with American and Australian Vietnam veterans who returned to Vietnam after the War\, and her current project explores the experiences of women and minority veterans from the US\, UK\, and Australian militaries in the War on Terror. She is presently a Deakin University Postdoctoral Research Fellow. \n  3. A remark made way back then … \nDr Alexander J. Potočnik writes\, ‘As a teenager\, I spent a night in a barn of a mountain farm at the Petrovo Brdo Pass [Slovenia]. A young man from the farm claimed that\, during the First World War\, German officer Erwin Rommel spent a week at this farm. The remark sparked my curiosity and three decades later I tried to find that young man in order to interview him for the book I was writing about Rommel and his role in the 12th Soča/Isonzo Battle\, better known as ‘The Battle of Caporetto’. \nAlexander J. Potočnik completed a degree in architecture at the University of Ljubljana in 1984 and in 1993 a Graduate Diploma course in Animation and Interactive Multimedia at Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne. Alexander has also worked as an illustrator. In 2006\, he became an Associate Partner of the Ad Pirum Institute\, a Slovenian organisation devoted to heritage protection and architectural conservation. His main field of research was Central European fortification heritage. In 2023\, he completed a doctorate in history at Monash University. \n  \nHousekeeping \nThis event will not be recorded however it is a hybrid event – both in person at the RHSV 239 A’Beckett St and via Zoom. The Zoom log-in details will be sent to ticket-holders 24 hours before the event. \nAs at most RHSV events\, refreshments will be served from 5:30pm – 6pm. \n This is a History Month event. The full History Month program can be seen here.
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/a-word-in-time-emerging-historians-on-their-influences/
LOCATION:RHSV Gallery Downstairs\, 239 A'Beckett St\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:What's On
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SUMMARY:A Historical Society Seminar: Practical Strategies for a Successful\, Vibrant Organisation
DESCRIPTION:Get ready for an inspiring professional learning event\, hosted by RHSV’s Historical Societies Support Committee (HSSC)! Whether you’re joining us in-person at the iconic Drill Hall or tuning in globally via Zoom\, this bumper program promises a full day of engaging\, practical sessions. \nWe’ve curated a selection of popular presentations from recent years\, each designed to tackle real-world challenges and offer actionable solutions for your organisation. Plus\, there’ll be plenty of opportunities to ask questions\, share experiences\, and connect with others\, making this a day rich in learning and collaboration. \nWhat’s on the Agenda?\nFriday\, 18 October Program\n8:45am – 9:35am: Guided Walking Tour of Flagstaff Gardens (optional) \nStart your day with a journey through one of Melbourne’s most historic sites. Explore Flagstaff Hill and its significance in the city’s pre-European history\, as a signalling station\, and as a former burial ground. A must-do for history enthusiasts! Early birds can enjoy coffee and pastries from 8am. \n9:00am: Registration \nTea\, coffee\, and a chance to meet fellow attendees. \n9:45am – 10:00am: Welcome and Acknowledgement of Country \nRHSV President Emeritus Professor Richard Broome\, AM\, FAHA\, FRHSV\, FFAHS\, will kick things off with an Acknowledgement of Country\, followed by Rosalie Triolo outlining the day’s goals. \n10:00am – 10:45am: Session 1 – Attracting New Visitors\, Members\, and Volunteers \nRosalie Triolo shares positive strategies for welcoming people from diverse backgrounds and securing the future of historical societies. \n10:45am – 11:30am: Session 2 – Tips for Winning Grants \nGrant writing doesn’t have to be daunting! Learn proven tips from Graham Goulding OAM\, who has secured over $250\,000 in funding for various organisations. \n11:30am – 11:45am: Morning Tea \n11:45am – 12:30pm: Session 3 – ‘Requiem for the Newsletter?’ \nCraige Proctor explores the future of newsletters in the digital age and whether they still hold value in a world dominated by social media. \n12:30pm – 1:30pm: Lunch and Networking   \nEnjoy lunch on-site and take advantage of a lightning tour of the RHSV’s collection at 1pm. \n1:30pm – 2:15pm: Session 4 – Creating Engaging Events \nRosemary Cameron will provide practical tools and templates to make your events fresh\, engaging\, and resourceful\, no matter the scale. \n2:15pm – 3:00pm: Open Discussion \nParticipants and speakers dive deeper into earlier topics or introduce new ones for group discussion. \n3:00pm – 3:15pm: Round-Up and Close \nRosalie Triolo highlights essential resources available to societies\, ensuring support is at your fingertips 24/7. \nSession Details and Speaker Highlights\nAttracting New Members and Volunteers \nRosalie Triolo reveals how some societies are defying negative trends by actively attracting new members with a range of skills. This session offers practical tips to help you introduce at least one new person to your society in the next year. \nWith over 40 years in history education\, Rosalie has led and advocated for the field at both state and national levels\, earning numerous awards along the way. Her experience includes teaching Australian history in Victorian government schools and working across primary\, secondary\, and tertiary education. For the past 25 years\, she’s also played a key role in developing specialist history teachers at Monash University. \nWinning Grants \nGraham Goulding OAM shares insights from his 40+ years of successfully securing grants. His session will leave you confident and ready to tackle your next application. \nGraham\, a retired teacher\, has been writing successful grant applications since the 1980s\, starting with education initiatives. In retirement\, he has secured over $250\,000 in funding for projects including Gippsland Immigration Park\, the Walhalla Board of Management\, and the Moe & District Historical Society. His expertise continues to benefit these important historical and community efforts. \n‘Requiem for the Newsletter?’ \nCraige Proctor weighs up the merits of traditional newsletters versus social media\, asking whether we risk losing something valuable by going fully digital. \nCraige spent 14 years producing the Mortlake & District Historical Society’s newsletter and\, since 2022\, has taken on the Western Victorian Association of Historical Societies newsletter. Immersed in the world of local history publications\, he has read countless newsletters from societies across the region. A pioneer in bringing historical societies online\, Craige began managing Facebook pages in 2011 and\, from 2014-17\, presented for RHSV on community engagement through social media. He continues to support groups in building their digital presence. \nCreating Engaging Events \nRosemary Cameron’s hands-on workshop will equip you with the tools to create engaging and sustainable events\, from small talks to large-scale conferences. \nRosemary’s career has been centred on theatre and literary festivals\, with a strong focus on both large and small-scale event management. She led Tour Guides Australia\, where she crafted engaging tours\, and in her current position as Executive Officer for the RHSV\, she organises a diverse range of events. Previously\, she directed the Melbourne Writers Festival\, overseeing 400+ events in 10 days (2005–09)\, and the Brisbane Writers Festival (2003–05). \nSupport at Your Fingertips\, 24/7 \nTo wrap up the day\, we’ll spotlight essential online resources you can access anytime\, including valuable tools from the RHSV and the Federation of Australian Historical Societies. Whether you’re looking for research materials\, guidance\, or support\, these resources are designed to help your society thrive long after the event. \nBooking Information  \nSecure your spot by completing the booking form below. Registration closes at 4pm on Wednesday\, 16 October. \nFor any issues on the day\, contact us at 03 9326 9288 or via email at office@historyvictoria.org.au \nZoom Participants \nYou will receive the Zoom link 24 hours before the event. \nFor general enquiries\, please reach out to Dr Rosalie Triolo OAM at rosalie.triolo@monash.edu \nJoin us for a day packed with inspiration\, learning\, and community as we celebrate History Month! \n  \n This is a History Month event
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/seminar-your-historical-society-strategies-for-success/
LOCATION:RHSV Gallery Downstairs\, 239 A'Beckett St\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:What's On
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SUMMARY:EAST MELBOURNE HISTORICAL SOCIETY CELEBRATES 25 YEARS
DESCRIPTION:25th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING\nWednesday 16 October 2024 – 7.30 p.m. \n  \nAfter the AGM we will celebrate 25 years since the founding of our Society. \nDr Liz Rushen AM\, co-founder\, will tell us the how the Society began. \nProfessor Richard Broome AM\, President of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria\, will dip into the importance of history. Richard is a renowned historian and author/coauthor of 20 books; his special interest is Australian Aboriginal history. His talk is sure to inspire us all to learn more about our past\, and the many avenues yet to be explored. \nAfterwards join us for Birthday Cake and Bubbles \nEast Melbourne Library\n122 George Street\, East Melbourne \nRSVP: Diane Clifford: Mob: 0437 221 249; email: dianeclifford1@gmail.com\nMembers: free. Guests: $5.00
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/east-melbourne-historical-society-celebrates-25-years/
LOCATION:East Melbourne Library\, 122 George St\, East Melbourne\, VIC\, 3002\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Victorian History Events
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SUMMARY:Malvern Heritage Walks
DESCRIPTION:🏛️ Malvern Heritage Walks – An Seniors and History Month Event \nBeginning at the base of the clock tower of the Malvern Town Hall\, you will explore the Town Hall\, nearby Police Station and former Court House; St George’s Anglican Parish (church\, hall and vicarage); Stonnington’s only bluestone house; Waiora house; Malvern Square and sculptures; former Malvern Fire Station; former De La Salle College\, Armadale; Malvern Tram Depot; St Joseph’s Catholic Parish (church\, presbytery\, hall and girls’ & boys’ schools); Tower Building (De La Salle College); former site of Kildara College and Brigidine Convent; Northbrook (house\, ballroom and stables); MCG (Malvern Cricket Ground and pavilion); finishing at the former ES&A Bank. \nThe tour will be led by Steve Stefanopoulos OAM\, architectural historian\, former Mayor of the City of Stonnington and former President of the PMI Victorian History Library. \nBookings are essential.
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/malvern-heritage-walks/
LOCATION:Malvern Town Hall\, Corner High Street and Glenferrie Road Malvern\, Melbourne\, 3144\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Victorian History Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241015T173000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241015T193000
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SUMMARY:La Trobe Society History Month Lecture
DESCRIPTION:John Auchterlonie Creelman: a Ship’s Surgeon and Colonial Doctor\, 1848 to 1889  \nby Lorraine Finlay. \nAn Edinburgh University graduate who arrived in Melbourne as a ship’s surgeon in January 1848\, Dr Creelman led an eventful career in regional towns as a doctor\, a coroner and public vaccinator. Significantly\, he was a medical witness in a notorious criminal case. Despite his government appointments and the income from his private practices\, life was a constant financial struggle for him during the pre- and post- goldrush era. As the result of her detailed research\, Lorraine Finlay will describe the highs and lows in the life of this colourful medical pioneer. \nLorraine Finlay\, a member of the La Trobe Society\, is the former Volunteer Property Manager of La Trobe’s Cottage and a graduate of Monash University in Visual Arts and History\, with an MA in Australian Studies. The history of early Port Phillip and the era of Charles Joseph La Trobe and his legacy continue to be of special interest. \nThe C J La Trobe Society extends an invitation to RHSV members to attend this History Month event. \nVenue: Royal Historical Society of Victoria\, Cnr William and A’Beckett Streets\, Melbourne Refreshments. Admission: $25 per person. Enquiries to secretary@latrobesociety.org.au\, Ph: 0412 517 061 \nTo book tickets you can do so below on this website page or you can go directly to the C J La Trobe Society website. \n  \n  \n This is a History Month event. Click here for the full History Month program \n  \nHousekeeping \nThis event will not be recorded nor will it be available via Zoom.
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/la-trobe-society-history-month-lecture/
LOCATION:RHSV Gallery Downstairs\, 239 A'Beckett St\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:What's On
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DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241012T160000
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SUMMARY:GRAVE MATTERS: USING CEMETERIES AS A RESEARCH TOOL
DESCRIPTION:This full day seminar is co-presented by the Royal Historical Society of Victoria and the Genealogical Society of Victoria. \nDiscover the hidden stories in Victoria’s cemetery records when you join us for this enlightening seminar where leading experts will reveal how cemetery records can be a treasure trove for local and family historians. Learn techniques to deepen your research and unearth fascinating stories about the past. \nExplore the past and enrich your research with insights gleaned from cemeteries. Whether you are a seasoned historian or just starting your journey\, this seminar is an invaluable opportunity to enhance your research skills and connect with a community of history enthusiasts. \nFeatured Speakers\n\nDr. Celestina Sagazio – Historian with expertise in cemetery studies\nDr. Cheryl Griffin – Social Historian\nRod Armstrong – Family History Researcher\nFriends of Cemetery Groups – Insights from passionate cemetery preservationists\nRepresentatives from the GSV and RHSV – Details of our extensive resources\n\nWhat You Will Gain\n\nStrategies for using cemetery records to expand your local and family history knowledge\nTips for interpreting cemetery elements and records\nKnowledge about the resources from the GSV\, RHSV and other sources\nAn opportunity to ask questions\n\nHousekeeping\nWhen you book tickets you will be sent an automatic\, system-generated confirmation email with your tickets embedded. If this can’t be found in your in-box please check your Spam folder or Junk Mail folder as these system-generated emails often go astray. If you can’t find your tickets\, don’t panic\, we always have a list at the door. \nProvided: Light lunch with tea\, coffee\, and water throughout the day \nThe seminar is not available on Zoom nor will it be recorded. \n This is a History Month event
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/grave-matters-using-cemeteries-as-a-research-tool/
LOCATION:RHSV Gallery Downstairs\, 239 A'Beckett St\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:What's On
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SUMMARY:MURDER IN PUNCH LANE: a conversation
DESCRIPTION:We are delighted to host this conversation between author Jane Sullivan and historian/author Dr Andrew Lemon to mark the publication of Jane’s book\, Murder in Punch Lane.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nInspired by real events and people\, Murder in Punch Lane is a dark and gripping crime novel that maps the sins and secrets of nineteenth-century Melbourne.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMelbourne\, 1868. When dazzling theatre star Marie St Denis dies in the arms of her best friend\, fellow actress Lola Sanchez\, everyone believes it was suicide by laudanum overdose. Everyone except Lola. On the brink of stardom herself\, she risks everything by embarking on a quest to find Marie’s killer. \nWhen journalist Magnus Scott\, writing as ‘the Walking Gentleman’\, publishes a compassionate obituary about her friend\, Lola decides to seek his help. A fraught attraction develops between these two amateur detectives from opposite sides of society\, and their volatile relationship soon begins to compromise their investigation. \nLola keeps a secret from Magnus. She traverses the corrupt underbelly of the brash young metropolis just as he does\, but disguised as a boy\, entering dangerous\, forbidden spaces where the lives of the rich and privileged intersect with the city’s underclass and outsiders: bohemians\, theatre folk\, prostitutes\, down-and-outs and opium addicts. \nNeither are prepared for the truths they will uncover about the powers that rule Melbourne – or the consequences for their own lives. And now they must race to find the murderer before the city destroys them both. \nPRAISE FOR MURDER IN PUNCH LANE: \n‘A story that is both lyrical and visceral’ SULARI GENTILL\, author of The Woman in the Library \n\n\n\n\nJane Sullivan is an author and literary journalist who loves books and has always written about them. \nHer latest novel is Murder in Punch Lane (Echo Publishing)\, set in 1868 Melbourne. Inspired by real events and people\, it follows the quest of two unlikely detectives as they become enmeshed in the sins and secrets of the brash goldfields city. \nJane writes the Saturday Turning Pages column about books and writing for the Age and the online Sydney Morning Herald. Her previous novel Little People\, set in 1870s Australia\, was shortlisted for the Scribe-CAL fiction prize and for the UK Encore award for a second novel. Her other books are a novel\, The White Star\, and a memoir\, Storytime\, about growing up with books. \n  \nHousekeeping \nPlease note that books will be for sale at this event and ticket-holders will get a $10 discount on purchasing Murder in Punch Lane (Zoom ticketholders will be sent a coupon code to apply to online purchases). \nThis event will be hybrid so presented in person in our rooms and also via ZOOM. Those purchasing Zoom tickets will be sent the log-in details 24hrs before the event. \nAn automatically generated confirmation of booking email is sent on booking – please check your Trash or Spam folders if this email does not turn up in your In Box. \nAs with most of our events\, refreshments will be served from 5:30pm – 6pm when the lecture starts (the Zoom session also starts at 6pm). There will be Q&A at the end of the conversation. \n This is a History Month event
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/murder-in-punch-lane-a-conversation/
LOCATION:RHSV Gallery Downstairs\, 239 A'Beckett St\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:What's On
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DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241010T153000
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SUMMARY:Stonnington Mansion Bus Tour
DESCRIPTION:🚐 Stonnington Mansion Bus Tour – An Seniors and History Month Event \nThe 90-minute tour will allow you to peer over fences in an elevated bus through the streets of Toorak\, Armadale and Malvern. The tour will start at Town Hall\, Malvern and end there. \nThe tour will be led by Steve Stefanopoulos OAM\, architectural historian\, former Mayor of the City of Stonnington and former President of the PMI Victorian History Library. \nBookings are essential.
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/stonnington-mansion-bus-tour/
LOCATION:39 St Edmonds Road\, Prahran\, VIC 3181\, 39 St Edmonds Road\, Prahran\, VIC\, 3181\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Victorian History Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="PMI Victorian History Library":MAILTO:library@pmi.net.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241009T173000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241009T190000
DTSTAMP:20260405T082844
CREATED:20241003T022350Z
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SUMMARY:Melbourne Maritime Heritage Network: Presentation on 2024 International Congress on Maritime Museums Conference
DESCRIPTION:Jackie Watts will deliver an informal presentation on her short paper\, entitled: “Capturing the past to inform the future”\, and a discussion on issues arising from the 2024 International Congress on Maritime Museums conference. Worldwide\, it seems that\, regardless of assets\, infrastructure or funding\, many museums are dealing with emerging issues and struggling for relevance. The 2024 Conference of the ICMM\, held in Netherlands and Belgium\, has just ended and Jackie Watts\, inaugural Chair of the Melbourne Maritime Heritage Network Board\, was a speaker at the conference\, delivering  the above paper. \nThe evening will start with MMHN’s brief AGM followed by Jackie’s presentation. Refreshments will then be served. \nClick to read the full program of the 2024 conference \n\n\nJackie Watts holds a Doctorate in Education (RMIT)\, postgraduate qualifications in Teaching & Librarianship (University of Melbourne) and a Bachelor of Arts (La Trobe University). Her areas of professional expertise include secondary & tertiary education\, librarianship\, research\, vocational education and training (VET)\, professional development\, commerce and community activism. Jackie served on  Melbourne City Council  between 2011 – 2020\, and in 2012 became the first Chair of the Knowledge City Portfolio and Deputy Chair of the People City Portfolio holding these positions until leaving Council in 2020. These portfolios represented the most significant economic and socially progressive areas of work on Council. Jackie also represented Council with the Bay Municipalities Association of Victoria and is currently a Board member of Offshore and Specialist Ships Australia(OSSA). She has a keen and abiding interest in heritage recognition\, preservation and celebration\, and in particular\, maritime heritage. \n\n\n\nMelbourne Maritime Heritage Network (MMHN) is a non-political\, not-for-profit\, member-based ‘umbrella’ organisation (i.e. a Network) that brings together individuals and stakeholder groups from marine\, maritime heritage\, education\, tourism\, corporate and community sectors\, all of which share a commitment to fostering greater recognition of\, and knowledge about\, Melbourne’s rich maritime heritage and maritime industry sector – past\, present and future. MMHN is a catalyst to advocate for the better management of maritime matters. It seeks to sharpen the focus on the richness of Melbourne’s maritime heritage and the crucial role of its port facilities in delivering social\, cultural and economic benefits to Melbourne and regional Victoria. \n\n\n\n A History Month event. For full program click on the History Month logo.
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/melbourne-maritime-heritage-network-presentation-on-2024-international-congress-on-maritime-museums-conference/
LOCATION:RHSV Gallery Downstairs\, 239 A'Beckett St\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:What's On
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241009T110000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241009T120000
DTSTAMP:20260405T082844
CREATED:20240621T050332Z
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SUMMARY:CURATOR'S TOUR OF MELBOURNE'S STORIED LANEWAYS WITH DAVID THOMPSON
DESCRIPTION:David Thompson will take you behind the scenes of our current exhibition\, Melbourne’s Storied Laneways which David curated. The exhibition was prompted by the upcoming publication of  The Story of Melbourne’s Lanes: Essential but Unplanned by Weston Bate\, Richard Broome\, Nicole Davis\, Andrew J. May\, Helen Stitt  which will be launched on 3rd October 2024. \nWe all have our favourite Melbourne laneway and curator David Thompson has chosen a handful of lanes which reveal intriguing Melbourne stories. When we think of today’s gussied-up\, tourist-friendly laneways like Guilford Lane and Hosier Lane\, it is hard to imagine that a mere 50 years ago the laneways were workaday places full still of small factories and light industry. \n This is a History Month event
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/curators-tour-of-melbournes-storied-laneways-with-david-thompson-4/
LOCATION:RHSV Gallery Downstairs\, 239 A'Beckett St\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:What's On
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ORGANIZER;CN="Royal Historical Society of Victoria":MAILTO:office@historyvictoria.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241003T173000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241003T190000
DTSTAMP:20260405T082844
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SUMMARY:Book Launch. The Story of Melbourne's Lanes: Essential but Unplanned.
DESCRIPTION:THIS EVENT IS BOOKED OUT. \nPlease join us for the launch of this re-imagined second edition of Weston Bate’s history \nTHE STORY OF MELBOURNE’S LANES: Essential but Unplanned\nWeston Bate\, Richard Broome\, Nicole Davis\, Andrew May\, Helen Stitt \nTo be launched by Professor Robert Adams AM\, multi award-winning architect and urban designer \nThursday 3 October 2024\, 5:30pm – 7pm \nRoyal Historical Society of Victoria\, 239 A’Beckett Street\, Melbourne 3000 \nPublished by RHSV and SLV \nWe are thrilled that Lee ‘Sonnyboy’ Morgan\, a Gunditjmara/ Kirrae Whurrong man hailing from Framlingham in SW Victoria\, will be performing at our book launch. Lee is a blues and country music guitarist and lyricist who has performed with and appeared on many albums with some of Australia’s legendary musical talents including Shane Howard\, Archie Roach\, the late great Ruby Hunter\, Jessica Mauboy and Dean Geyer (Australian Idol fame)\, Jimmy Barnes and Paul Kelly. In 2023 he was appointed Indigenous Ambassador with Blues Music Victoria Inc. \n \n  \nHousekeeping \nThis event will be in-person only at the RHSV rooms. There will be no Zoom. Although it is a free event we do ask our members and friends to RSVP so we can get the catering right! \nYou will be sent an automatic email confirmation of your booking – if it doesn’t turn up in your in-box please check your spam mail or junk mail folders. Don’t panic – there will be a list at the door – you don’t need your ticket. \nThe book will be available for purchase at a special launch price. \n This is a History Month event
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/book-launch-the-stories-of-melbournes-lanes-essential-but-unplanned/
LOCATION:RHSV Gallery Downstairs\, 239 A'Beckett St\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:What's On
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241001T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241001T150000
DTSTAMP:20260405T082844
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SUMMARY:THE DRIVE-IN LANDSCAPE OF THE LUCKY COUNTRY
DESCRIPTION:The National Archives of Australia (NAA) and RHSV are proud to co-present this event with eminent historian\, Professor Graeme Davison. \nProfessor Davison\, in response to the NAA’s current exhibition\, Reception this way: motels – a sentimental journey with Tim Ross | naa.gov.au \, will discuss the motel which was the most popular of a suite of American-inspired innovations that transformed Australia’s towns and suburbs in the 1950s and 60s: the drive-in cinema\, the service station\, the drive-in bottle shop and hotel\, the carport and the drive-in shopping centre. In his book\, The Australian Ugliness\, architect Robin Boyd decried the excesses of what he dubbed ‘Austerica’ but also hoped to civilise the form. Meanwhile ordinary Australians simply enjoyed the new possibilities of travel\, leisure and convenience that the car and the drive-in world offered. \n\n\n\n\n\nThe exhibition\, Reception this way: motels – a sentimental journey with Tim Ross\, which can be seen at the Victorian Archives Centre revisits your memories of the classic Aussie motel\, from family holidays and long road trips to continental breakfasts and mid-century mod-cons. In a land where the car has provided us with the ultimate freedom to hit the road and explore\, it is no surprise that Australians wholeheartedly embraced the American concept of the motel. When motels began springing up in the 1950s\, they represented a new\, stylish and sophisticated way to travel. \n\n\n\n\n\nIf you cannot get to the Victorian Archives Centre\, you could visit the on-line curator’s tour: Curator-talk – Reception this way | naa.gov.au This is based on the exhibition when it was in the NAA’s Canberra office. The touring version of the exhibition in Melbourne is a slightly smaller version due to the size of the gallery. \nPhoto caption: ‘The California Motel\, Hawthorn c. 1964. NAA: B942\, HOTELS – MOTELS & RESTAURANTS [3] [id: 30766249]’ \nHousekeeping \nThis is a Zoom only event however you are more than welcome to visit the exhibition at the Victorian Archives Centre\, 99 Shiel St\, North Melbourne (home to both the NAA and PROV). The exhibition can be accessed Monday to Friday 10am to 4:30pm. \nThe ZOOM log-in details will be sent to all attendees 24hrs before the event. \nAn automatically generated confirmation of booking email is sent on booking – please check your Trash or Spam folders if this email does not turn up in your In-Box. \n\n\n\n This is a History Month event (click here for the full program)
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/the-drive-in-landscape-of-the-lucky-country/
LOCATION:ZOOM\, Join from anywhere in the world
CATEGORIES:What's On
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240926T110000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240926T120000
DTSTAMP:20260405T082844
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SUMMARY:CATALOGUING CLINICS 2024
DESCRIPTION: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. \nIn 2024’s first Cataloguing Clinic for the year\, Jillian will talk about collection management\, what you keep or don’t keep\, when you catalogue material as an archive or a collection and any issues around the actual collection. \nJillian 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 (no matter the topic) – this is an interactive space where questions are encouraged. The RHSV does not endorse any particular cataloguing software – we believe it is horses for courses – and Jillian will talk about issues that impact on cataloguing whether you are using cataloguing cards or software. \nThe one-hour clinics are free and the Zoom log-in below is used every month in 2024\, however\, we do ask you to register each month as this enables Jillian to send you extra material / links etc after each session. \nThe Cataloguing Clinics in 2024 will be held at \n\nThu 22 Feb 11am – 12noon (AEDT)\nThu 28 Mar 11am – 12noon (AEDT)\nThu 2 May 11am – 12noon (AEST) * this is a week later than normal because of Anzac Day\nThu 23 May 11am – 12noon (AEST)\nThu 27 Jun 11am – 12noon (AEST)\nThu 25 Jul 11am – 12noon (AEST)\nThu 22 Aug 11am – 12noon (AEST)\nThu 26 Sep 11am – 12noon (AEST)\nThu 24 Oct 11am – 12noon (AEDT)\nThu 28 Nov 11am – 12noon (AEDT)\n\nPlease download and import the following iCalendar (.ics) files to your calendar system.\nMonthly: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/tZYqcO-hqD8uH92SLyLFy8RywYTvMs4EraaZ/ics?icsToken=98tyKuGqqTwsE9KRtByORpwQB4_CM_PwpilbgvoPrzP8LwZKOjHvIdt2JJ9sRP3C \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/82776964459?pwd=NmNXVVpVSWxTejRpUDBQUnpNaEQxdz09 \nMeeting ID: 827 7696 4459\nPasscode: 142102 \nIf joining by phone: \nOne tap mobile\n+61370182005\,\,82776964459#\,\,\,\,*142102# Australia\n+61731853730\,\,82776964459#\,\,\,\,*142102# Australia \nDial by your location\n• +61 3 7018 2005 Australia\n• +61 7 3185 3730 Australia\n• +61 8 6119 3900 Australia\n• +61 8 7150 1149 Australia\n• +61 2 8015 6011 Australia \nMeeting ID: 827 7696 4459\nPasscode: 142102 \nFind your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kdh0GPiJW \n 
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/cataloguing-clinics-2023-2023-03-16-2023-04-20-2024-03-21-2024-09-26/
LOCATION:ZOOM\, Join from anywhere in the world
CATEGORIES:What's On
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240925T110000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240925T120000
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SUMMARY:CURATOR'S TOUR OF MELBOURNE'S STORIED LANEWAYS WITH DAVID THOMPSON
DESCRIPTION:David Thompson will take you behind the scenes of our current exhibition\, Melbourne’s Storied Laneways which David curated. The exhibition was prompted by the upcoming publication of  The Story of Melbourne’s Lanes: Essential but Unplanned by Weston Bate\, Richard Broome\, Nicole Davis\, Andrew J. May\, Helen Stitt  which will be launched on 3rd October 2024. \nWe all have our favourite Melbourne laneway and curator David Thompson has chosen a handful of lanes which reveal intriguing Melbourne stories. When we think of today’s gussied-up\, tourist-friendly laneways like Guilford Lane and Hosier Lane\, it is hard to imagine that a mere 50 years ago the laneways were workaday places full still of small factories and light industry. \nOther dates available: \n26 June \n28 August \n9 October 
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/curators-tour-of-melbournes-storied-laneways-with-david-thompson-3/
LOCATION:RHSV Gallery Downstairs\, 239 A'Beckett St\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:What's On
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240924T183000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240924T193000
DTSTAMP:20260405T082844
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SUMMARY:A Musical Ouroboros
DESCRIPTION:🎶 A Musical Ouroboros – how the Hottest 100 both reflects and encourages the empowerment of Australian youth. \nFor 30 years\, triple j’s Hottest 100 has been Australia’s go-to countdown for the year’s top songs. Beyond mere entertainment\, it’s a reflection of youth sentiment. In the past\, it echoed Gen X rebellion with bands like Nirvana and Pearl Jam. Today\, it’s a diverse tapestry showcasing female artists\, LGBTQ+ voices\, and people of colour\, mirroring a generational shift. This countdown isn’t just about music; it’s a space where young Aussies steer the conversation. Their votes drive the event’s success\, inadvertently giving them a platform and a voice in shaping cultural dialogue. \nBookings are essential with a gold coin for entry.
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/a-musical-ouroboros-2/
LOCATION:39 St Edmonds Road\, Prahran\, VIC 3181\, 39 St Edmonds Road\, Prahran\, VIC\, 3181\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Victorian History Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="PMI Victorian History Library":MAILTO:library@pmi.net.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240920T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240920T150000
DTSTAMP:20260405T082844
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SUMMARY:History of the PMI Victorian History Library
DESCRIPTION:📜 Join our Collections Librarian Ellen Coates\, on a journey through the fascinating history of Victoria’s second oldest library as they celebrate their 170th year. Beginning when the Library declared itself into existence in on the 1st of May 1854. The challenges of the early years\, including how the Committee dealt with a squatting Secretary Librarian\, then onto how the collection\, at the time\, came to be described by Aeneas Gunn as “without exception to be in a shockingly neglected and filthy condition.” \nThe 20th century saw the Library survive war\, pandemic\, and hostile takeover and to ultimately make the decision to specialize in Victorian History\, which has seen it stay relevant. \nThe talk also includes a tour of the PMI’s 170th exhibition and the stories behind it. \nBookings are essential.
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/history-of-the-pmi-victorian-history-library/
LOCATION:39 St Edmonds Road\, Prahran\, VIC 3181\, 39 St Edmonds Road\, Prahran\, VIC\, 3181\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Victorian History Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240918T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240918T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T082844
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SUMMARY:Rare Book Week: Noted Donations to the Melbourne Public Library
DESCRIPTION:From its beginning the Melbourne Public Library supplemented its book stock with donations. In 1873\, the library published a catalogue of these gifts\, listing an array of donors from emperors and kings to more humble colonists. In part a celebration\, in part an appeal for more gifts\, the catalogue provides an insight into the literary culture of the time. Historian Shane Carmody will discuss book culture in the early years of the Colony of Victoria\, featuring eminent donors and their fascinating donations to the Melbourne Public Library collection. \nSpeaker: Shane Carmody \nThursday 18th July\, 6-8pm\nPresented by The C J LaTrobe Society at Tonic House\n386 Flinders Lane\, Melbourne \nInformation: dmreilly@optusnet.com.au \nClick here to register  \n  \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-noted-donations-to-the-melbourne-public-library/
LOCATION:Tonic House\, 386 Flinders Lane\, Melbourne 3000\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Victorian History Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240917T173000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240917T190000
DTSTAMP:20260405T082844
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SUMMARY:Tracing Madame Brussels: A public figure with an elusive background
DESCRIPTION:We are delighted that esteemed historian Barbara Minchinton will deliver our September lecture based on the research for her latest book. \nMadame Brussels was Melbourne’s most vilified brothel-keeper of the nineteenth century\, but little has been known about Caroline Hodgson\, the woman who played the role. There were no Visitors’ Books to reveal her networks\, and few letters written in her own hand. Family material that came to light in 2018 provided some clues\, and a German genealogist found others\, but for her biography the details of her life in Melbourne were largely sourced from newspapers and government records. The story that emerged was the story of Melbourne’s sex industry from 1871 to its criminalisation in 1908. \nBarbara Minchinton is a historian and independent researcher who has worked extensively with the collections of the Public Record Office Victoria as a volunteer. Her first book The Women of Little Lon: Sex Workers in Nineteenth-Century Melbourne won the Victorian Community History Publication Award for 2022. Barbara’s latest book\, published in July 2024 by La Trobe University Press\, is Madame Brussels: The Life and Times of Melbourne’s Most Notorious Woman. \nBarbara’s books will be available for purchase on the night and Barbara is happy to sign copies. \nHousekeeping \nThis event will be hybrid so presented in person in our rooms and also via ZOOM. Those purchasing Zoom tickets will be sent the log-in details 24hrs before the event. \nAn automatically generated confirmation of booking email is sent on booking – please check your Trash or Spam folders if this email does not turn up in your In Box. \nAs with most of our events\, refreshments will be served from 5:30pm – 6pm when the lecture starts (the Zoom session also starts at 6pm). There will be Q&A at the end of the lecture.
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/tracing-madame-brussels-a-public-figure-with-an-elusive-background/
LOCATION:RHSV Gallery Downstairs\, 239 A'Beckett St\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:What's On
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240910T183000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240910T193000
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SUMMARY:Unsettling Legacies from Six Peaks
DESCRIPTION:⛰️ Barry Golding’s presentation delves into the question of how to help future generations confront the legacies of events surrounding mountains in our landscape. Focused on the peaks in southern Dja Dja Wurrung Country\, his talk explores ideas for reconciling with these mountains and the communities residing on their slopes. \nThis presentation serves as a preview to the upcoming book\, “Six Peaks Speak: Unsettling Legacies\,” co-authored by Barry Golding and Clive Willman\, scheduled for release in October 2024. It uncovers the unique stories of each peak\, delving into geological origins\, Dja Dja Wurrung management\, and the exploitation and transformation of these landscapes since unsettlement. \nBarry Golding acknowledges support for this project as part of a State Library Victoria Creative Fellowship in 2023. \nBookings are essential with a gold coin for entry.
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/unsettling-legacies-from-six-peaks/
LOCATION:39 St Edmonds Road\, Prahran\, VIC 3181\, 39 St Edmonds Road\, Prahran\, VIC\, 3181\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Victorian History Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Prahran Mechanics' Institute Victorian History Library":MAILTO:library@pmi.net.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240903T183000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240903T213000
DTSTAMP:20260405T082844
CREATED:20240725T061205Z
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SUMMARY:Some History Lessons for Present-day Housing Campaigners
DESCRIPTION:Collingwood Historical Society is pleased to announce that Janet McCalman AC will be our guest speaker at this year’s AGM. Her topic will range over slum clearances\, the establishment of the Housing Commission of Victoria\, and current housing issues.\nThe evening will start with dinner at a venerable Collingwood pub at 6:30\, followed by (brief!) AGM business at 7:45\, then Janet will talk from 8 pm.\nBookings are essential for both dinner and AGM. Please email collingwoodhs@yahoo.com and specify whether you will be attending for dinner as well as the AGM. Attendees will order and pay for their own meals and drinks on arrival.
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/some-history-lessons-for-present-day-housing-campaigners/
LOCATION:Yorkshire Stingo Hotel\, 48 Hoddle Street\, Abbotsford\, Victoria\, 3067\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Victorian History Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Collingwood Historical Society":MAILTO:collingwoodhs@yahoo.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240828T150000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240828T163000
DTSTAMP:20260405T082844
CREATED:20240712T011015Z
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SUMMARY:Celebrating 100 Years of Frankston High School
DESCRIPTION:Frankston High School is turning 100 this year and to celebrate this important milestone a book has been written called “100 Years 100 Voices” which showcases 100 past students. It tells their stories but also documents the changes that occurred to Frankston from a small fishing village to the large multi cultural city that it is today.\nJust some of these Alumni are:\nSir John Holland : Founder of John Holland Construction Group\nDr Neil Davey : Key person responsible for introduction of decimal currency into Australia in 1966\nPaul A Bottomley : Co-inventor of MRI machine\nDebbie Flintoff-King : Olympic hurdler\, World record holder
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/celebrating-100-years-of-frankston-high-school/
LOCATION:Frankston High School Museum\, Foot Street\, Frankston\, Victoria\, 3199\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Victorian History Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sue Robinson":MAILTO:srobinson@fhs.vic.edu.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240828T110000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240828T120000
DTSTAMP:20260405T082844
CREATED:20240621T045934Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240821T224219Z
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SUMMARY:CURATOR'S TOUR OF MELBOURNE'S STORIED LANEWAYS WITH DAVID THOMPSON
DESCRIPTION:David Thompson will take you behind the scenes of our current exhibition\, Melbourne’s Storied Laneways which David curated. The exhibition was prompted by the upcoming publication of  The Story of Melbourne’s Lanes: Essential but Unplanned by Weston Bate\, Richard Broome\, Nicole Davis\, Andrew J. May\, Helen Stitt  which will be launched on 3rd October 2024. \nWe all have our favourite Melbourne laneway and curator David Thompson has chosen a handful of lanes which reveal intriguing Melbourne stories. When we think of today’s gussied-up\, tourist-friendly laneways like Guilford Lane and Hosier Lane\, it is hard to imagine that a mere 50 years ago the laneways were workaday places full still of small factories and light industry. \nOther dates available: \n26 June \n25 September\n9 October 
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/curators-tour-of-melbournes-storied-laneways-with-david-thompson-2/
LOCATION:RHSV Gallery Downstairs\, 239 A'Beckett St\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:What's On
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ORGANIZER;CN="Royal Historical Society of Victoria":MAILTO:office@historyvictoria.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240828T103000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240828T140000
DTSTAMP:20260405T082844
CREATED:20240403T230840Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240918T222144Z
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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/2024-08-28/
LOCATION:39 St Edmonds Road\, Prahran\, VIC 3181\, 39 St Edmonds Road\, Prahran\, VIC\, 3181\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Victorian History Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Prahran Mechanics' Institute Victorian History Library":MAILTO:library@pmi.net.au
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240823
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241021
DTSTAMP:20260405T082844
CREATED:20240815T042005Z
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SUMMARY:Como House of Discovery: Traces of Girlhood
DESCRIPTION:History has left only traces of the experience of girlhood. Yet traces do remain\, poignant and important. They tell the stories of girls and young women who grew up in 19th and early 20th-century Victoria and the central role they played in our society.   \nThis exhibition at Como House in South Yarra will illuminate these traces\, featuring handiwork\, scrapbooks\, writing\, archaeological artefacts and photographs.   \nExploring themes including opportunities and expectations\, work and play\, learning and connections\, Traces of Girlhood brings together the diverse experiences of girls from our past through the things they have left behind.   \nBook tickets for the weekend Open House sessions to view the exhibition at your own pace\, or join a house tour to learn more of the history and stories of Como House & Garden.  \nThis exhibition is generously supported by The Hansen Little Public Humanities Grant\, Faculty of Arts\, University of Melbourne\, and presenting partner Heritage Victoria.
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/como-house-of-discovery-traces-of-girlhood/
LOCATION:Como House & Garden\, Corner Williams Rd & Lechlade Ave\, South Yarra\, Victoria\, 3141\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Victorian History Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240822T110000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240822T120000
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SUMMARY:CATALOGUING CLINICS 2024
DESCRIPTION: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. \nIn 2024’s first Cataloguing Clinic for the year\, Jillian will talk about collection management\, what you keep or don’t keep\, when you catalogue material as an archive or a collection and any issues around the actual collection. \nJillian 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 (no matter the topic) – this is an interactive space where questions are encouraged. The RHSV does not endorse any particular cataloguing software – we believe it is horses for courses – and Jillian will talk about issues that impact on cataloguing whether you are using cataloguing cards or software. \nThe one-hour clinics are free and the Zoom log-in below is used every month in 2024\, however\, we do ask you to register each month as this enables Jillian to send you extra material / links etc after each session. \nThe Cataloguing Clinics in 2024 will be held at \n\nThu 22 Feb 11am – 12noon (AEDT)\nThu 28 Mar 11am – 12noon (AEDT)\nThu 2 May 11am – 12noon (AEST) * this is a week later than normal because of Anzac Day\nThu 23 May 11am – 12noon (AEST)\nThu 27 Jun 11am – 12noon (AEST)\nThu 25 Jul 11am – 12noon (AEST)\nThu 22 Aug 11am – 12noon (AEST)\nThu 26 Sep 11am – 12noon (AEST)\nThu 24 Oct 11am – 12noon (AEDT)\nThu 28 Nov 11am – 12noon (AEDT)\n\nPlease download and import the following iCalendar (.ics) files to your calendar system.\nMonthly: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/tZYqcO-hqD8uH92SLyLFy8RywYTvMs4EraaZ/ics?icsToken=98tyKuGqqTwsE9KRtByORpwQB4_CM_PwpilbgvoPrzP8LwZKOjHvIdt2JJ9sRP3C \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/82776964459?pwd=NmNXVVpVSWxTejRpUDBQUnpNaEQxdz09 \nMeeting ID: 827 7696 4459\nPasscode: 142102 \nIf joining by phone: \nOne tap mobile\n+61370182005\,\,82776964459#\,\,\,\,*142102# Australia\n+61731853730\,\,82776964459#\,\,\,\,*142102# Australia \nDial by your location\n• +61 3 7018 2005 Australia\n• +61 7 3185 3730 Australia\n• +61 8 6119 3900 Australia\n• +61 8 7150 1149 Australia\n• +61 2 8015 6011 Australia \nMeeting ID: 827 7696 4459\nPasscode: 142102 \nFind your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kdh0GPiJW \n 
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/cataloguing-clinics-2023-2023-03-16-2023-04-20-2024-03-21-2024-08-22/
LOCATION:ZOOM\, Join from anywhere in the world
CATEGORIES:What's On
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ORGANIZER;CN="Royal Historical Society of Victoria":MAILTO:office@historyvictoria.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240821T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240821T190000
DTSTAMP:20260405T082844
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SUMMARY:The Dressmakers of Auschwitz book talk
DESCRIPTION:At the height of the Holocaust\, twenty-five young inmates of the infamous Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp – mainly Jewish women and girls – were selected to design\, cut\, and sew beautiful fashions for elite Nazi women in a dedicated salon. It was work that they hoped would spare them from the gas chambers. Drawing on diverse sources including interviews with the last surviving seamstress\, The Dressmakers of Auschwitz follows the fates of these brave women. \nIn this captivating event\, author and historian Lucy Adlington will join us virtually from the United Kingdom to uncover these stories. In conversation with the Melbourne Holocaust Museum’s Dr Breann Fallon\, Lucy will reveal the bonds of family and friendship that helped these women endure persecution.  \nGuests will have an opportunity to explore the Shrine’s exhibition Trenches to Runway: Military Influences on Modern Fashion before the talk commences. While the exhibition does not explore the themes in The Dressmakers of Auschwitz\, it draws important parallels between the impact of military clothing design and wartime conditions on popular fashion\, tracing these influences from the 1870s to the present day.
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/the-dressmakers-of-auschwitz-book-talk-2/
LOCATION:Shrine of Remembrance\, Birdwood Ave\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3004\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Victorian History Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Laura Thomas":MAILTO:programs@shrine.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240820T173000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240820T190000
DTSTAMP:20260405T082844
CREATED:20240614T050533Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240722T052026Z
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SUMMARY:HUGH ANDERSON LECTURE DELIVERED BY DR ROSS JONES
DESCRIPTION:Renovation or Revision: (re)writing Indigenous and Institutional Histories\nWe are thrilled that Dr Ross L Jones will deliver the 3rd Hugh Anderson Lecture in the RHSV’s Distinguished Lecture series.  \nEric Hobsbawm wrote that national histories comprise ‘anachronism\, omission\,  decontextualization and\, in extreme cases\, lies.’ If we substitute ‘nation’ with ‘university’ does the truth hold\, especially for foundational institutions in settler colonies\, such as the University of Melbourne? In this lecture Dr Jones will take a number of case studies highlighted in his latest publication Dhoombak Goobgoowana and ask what this work has accomplished and whether it encourages a radical re-thinking of the role of institutional histories. Along the way he hopes to explain the strong connections between an eighteenth-century cockney pedestrian\, a leading twentieth-century Australian psychologist\, Indigenous knowledge and Hugh Anderson’s historical project. \n  \nDr Ross L Jones BA (hons) Dip.Ed. (Melbourne) M.Ed.Stud. PhD (Monash)\, Senior Research Fellow in the Indigenous History of the University of Melbourne Project in the Centre for the Study of Higher Education in the Faculty of Education at the University of Melbourne. The outcome of this project is the recent publication of\, Dhoombak Goobgoowana: a History of Indigenous Australia and the University of Melbourne\, volume one: Truth (eds Ross L. Jones\, James Waghorne and Marcia Langton) Melbourne University Press: Carlton\, 2024. Volume 2 ‘Voice’ will be published in 2025. A free e-book is available from the MUP website here. \nRoss studied in the History School and Education Faculty at the University of Melbourne and then taught for two decades in secondary schools in Australia and the United Kingdom. He then completed a Master of Educational Studies and a PhD at Monash University\, the latter on the eugenics movement in Victoria. \nAfter teaching the histories of medicine and biology in the Department of the History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Melbourne\, he took up an ARC postdoctoral position in the History School at the University of Sydney which culminated in\, amongst other publications\, Anatomists of Empire: Race\, Evolution and the Discovery of Human Biology (2020). In 2016 he was awarded the Redmond Barry Fellowship at the State Library of Victoria to write on the history of tuberculosis. He has held honorary positions at the University of Melbourne\, the University of Sydney and La Trobe University variously in Medicine\, Law and History departments. Ross’s research interests and publications range across medical and educational eugenics in Australia and the US and UK; the history of human anatomy\, anthropology and race theory; the development of public education; medical biography and public health policies. He was commissioned by the Melbourne Medical School to write Humanity’s Mirror: 150 years of Anatomy in Melbourne (2007). He has given numerous keynote and invited presentations at local and international conferences. Ross has also been regularly involved in all forms of media as a public historian\, on screen and as a researcher\, including for Who do you think you are? on SBS. He has 90\,000 readers for articles in The Conversation and has been invited to talk for local and national radio on many occasions. He has also prepared and participated in documentaries for ABC Radio National. \n  \nHugh Anderson (1927-2017) was a scholar of formidable breadth\, productivity and versatility. While it is as a folklorist that he is arguably best known both in Australia and abroad\, Anderson’s prolific output also included biography\, bibliography\, history\, school textbooks and documentary collections. His range of interests was very wide: Anderson seemed as comfortable in writing about John Pascoe Fawkner as Squizzy Taylor\, as at home with an Aboriginal gumleaf player and a Sydney street poet as with the exquisite verse of John Shaw Neilson or the stately poetry of Bernard O’Dowd. Anderson’s historical and biographical writing incorporated many of the materials\, perspectives and insights derived from folklore studies\, and he treated literary creativity as central to telling the Melbourne\, Victorian and Australian stories. Anderson’s boundary-riding between history\, biography\, folklore and literature was remarkably productive for him\, and it was not unusual among writers with his radical-nationalist politics in the middle decades of the twentieth century. (An edited version of material written by Professor Frank Bongiorno) \n  \nThis event is offered both in person at the RHSV and also via ZOOM. Those who are attending by ZOOM will be sent their log-in details 24 hours prior to the event. \nAs with all RHSV events\, we serve refreshments from 5:30pm until 6pm when the lecture will start. 6pm is also when the ZOOM broadcast will start.
URL:https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/event/hugh-anderson-lecture-delivered-by-dr-ross-jones/
LOCATION:RHSV Gallery Downstairs\, 239 A'Beckett St\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:What's On
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ORGANIZER;CN="Royal Historical Society of Victoria":MAILTO:office@historyvictoria.org.au
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