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Royal Historical Society of Victoria

Locality: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Phone: +61 3 9326 9288

Address: 239 A'Beckett Street 3000 Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.historyvictoria.org.au/

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22.01.2022 Writing History - be it fiction or non-fiction is quite the art. Luckily, there are some very talented writers out there who are happy to share their gifts, and encourage you to write your history. We have our own writers group that meets monthly (via Zoom), where our fabulous volunteer & writer extraordinaire, Cheryl Griffin, supports all sorts of writers as they share their projects, workshop their ideas and commit to putting words to page. You can contact us for the detail...s. Then we've stumbled across some great self-paced online historical writing workshops we thought you'd be interested in as well. There is Using History to Inspire Fiction with Mirandi Riwoe. Mirandi won the inaugural ARA Historical Novel Prize this year. https://workshops.killyourdarlings.com.au/p/using-history-t and Writing Historical Fiction with Hannah Kent https://workshops.killyourdarlings.com.au/p/writing-histori And if you've been bitten by the family history bug while you were in lockdown and you'd like to take your work to the next level, you could consider a Diploma of Family History https://www.utas.edu.au/arts-la//diploma-of-family-history There is no better time to pick up your pen (or keyboard as the case may be!) put your thoughts into words and put those words on the page.

21.01.2022 Congratulations to Nick Anchen for the Judges’ Special Prize Visions of Victoria. The Magic of Kodachrome Film, 19501975 Nick Anchen Sierra Publishing, Melbourne, 2019... https://www.historyvictoria.org.au//visions-of-victoria-t/ #vcha2020

21.01.2022 We're excited to announce the Oral History Award Winner is: Out of the Madhouse. From Asylums to Caring Community? Sandy Jeffs and Margaret Leggatt... https://www.historyvictoria.org.au//out-of-the-madhouse-f/ Congratulations Sandy & Margaret, not just for your win, but for all your advocacy for Mental Health Awareness! #vcha2020

20.01.2022 Join us for a special event, this Friday, 13th November 6:30 pm: General Sir Peter Cosgrove interviewed by Emeritus Professor Richard Broome The RHSV is thrilled to invite our members and friends to join our President, Richard Broome, in a Zoom conversation with General Sir Peter Cosgrove AK AC (Mil) CVO MC (Retd), one of Australia's most significant public figures who has spent a life-time making history. General Sir Peter Cosgrove has now written his memoir, You Shouldn’t ...Have Joined (an expression much used during his days as a soldier) His memoir allows us an incredible insight into the role and world of Australia's Governor-General. He was there as two prime ministers were toppled by their own party. He was there through disasters both natural and man-made, such as the destruction of MH17. He was there for world leaders, and for ordinary Australians. You Shouldn't Have Joined ... is a true reflection of the man himself, filled with intelligence, forthrightness, compassion and a brilliant eye for a telling anecdote. We have two types of tickets for this special event, For tickets to just the Zoom conversation, the cost is $10 per person or If you purchase a signed copy of General Sir Peter Cosgrove’s memoir, You Shouldn’t Have Joined, at the RRP $49.99, your ticket is included and postage is free-of-charge. Click here to book your preferred ticket: https://www.historyvictoria.org.au//general-sir-peter-cos/ Zoom log-in details will be emailed to all ticket-holders and book-buyers 24 hours prior to the event.

20.01.2022 Today is World Digital Preservation Day! Officially the aim of World Digital Preservation Day is to create greater awareness of digital preservation and create a wider understanding of how digital preservation permeates all aspects of society business, policy making, personal good practice. For us here at the RHSV, digitising and digital preservation is a mammoth task, and it is led by Jillian, our Catalogue Manager. Part of Jillian's job is to not only digitise our collec...tion but also ensure best practice on how to store and preserve that digital catalogue so it is safe and accessible for many generations to come. Take a look at one of our digital book scanners in action - operated by Kerri, one of our marvellously talented volunteers. The other image is of our manuscripts room, all of those documents in all of those boxes - the journals, books, ledgers, ephemera et all - they all need to be digitised and digitally preserved. But, digital preservation itself can be a complex task, with multiple issues around how to store the digital items, or how to catalogue born-digital documents and images and ensure accessibility with constantly changing technologies. Take a look at the 'Bit List' of Digitally Endangered Species for some guidance on the best ways to store - or not to store - your digital items (spoiler alert: storing all your photos on a hard drive in the cupboard isn't a great option!)https://www.dpconline.org//champion-digital-prese/bit-list Digital records and archives need regular evaluation, taking into account new technologies, risk management and security. So, if you have digital images, a family history or you are part of an organisation that houses collections, archives or memorabilia, take a moment to assess your Digital Preservation strategy. Find out what digitising options are available and get cracking on your Digital Preservation journey #WDPD2020

19.01.2022 The 2020 VCHA Victorian Premier’s History Award winner was Printed on Stone The Lithographs of Charles Troedel by Amanda Scardamaglia Here is a sneak peak into this beautifully presented book. With stunning imagery (and some of the best end paper ever!), meticulous research and invaluable insights into advertising and early Melbourne life, it really is a 'must read' (and it makes a great Christmas gift...if we can mention Christmas this early ) You can find the book here: http://ow.ly/KmCu50C8GI6 Amanda will be talking about her book and research at an RHSV event on Monday 30 November, you can register for the Zoom event here: https://www.historyvictoria.org.au//amanda-scardamaglia-d/

19.01.2022 Applications are now open for the Public Record Office Victoria 2020-2021 Round of the Local History Grants Program! This Program supports the efforts of the many community groups and organisations that collect and preserve the materials and memories from Victoria’s past. It aims to encourage collaboration and partnerships between volunteer groups to undertake projects (e.g. oral history, digitising, and interpretation) as well as to develop skills and resources to support c...ommunity collections. Small grants of up to $15,000 are made for the preservation and sharing of Victorian history by a variety of local community based organisations interested in telling the stories from their own communities, preserving their collections and increasing opportunities for the public to engage with the past. For more information head to https://prov.vic.gov.au//gra/local-history-grants-program PROV will also be running an online info session on Jan 21 for all your queries, you can register online here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/local-history-grants-inform Applications close midnight, Tuesday 9 March 2021. Commissioner Meyer presenting ambulance certificates 1953 VPRS 12800/P1 item H2567B.

19.01.2022 Our Melbourne's Twenty Decades book is in the spotlight this week thanks to CBD News! Click through to read Meg Hill's interview with RHSV President & Twenty Decades editor, Richard Broome https://cbdnews.com.au/melbournes-20-decades/ And then click on through to our website to pick up a copy or two! It makes a great Chrissy present & will be included in our gift guides we'll be posting over the next few weeks... https://www.historyvictoria.org.au//melbournes-twenty-dec/

19.01.2022 If you are keen to learn more about Aboriginal Australian History, we now have all episodes from Professor Richard Broome’s 2007 course HIS2/3AAH Australian Aboriginal History for LaTrobe University online. The lectures focus on Australia’s Aboriginal history, on how our colonial past has shaped current perceptions of our First Nations peoples, and how through key skills of research and conceptual analysis, history can help identify the wrongs of the past and contribute tow...ards a reconciled future. https://www.historyvictoria.org.au//australian-aboriginal/ Lecture 5 - 16 are all the original lecture video recordings. We’d like to thank La Trobe University for kindly allowing us to reproduce the lecture, as we aim to share with the general public this important part of Australian History. As the lectures are from 2007, some information may be superseded, and we welcome any feedback. We would also like to advise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples that this series contains images or names of people who have passed away. #NAIDOCWEEK2020 #AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBe

19.01.2022 Hip Hip Hooray, we're delighted to be open once again! Our guided tours of Flagstaff Gardens have resumed. Our delightful tour guide Chris is back on deck to run you through Flagstaff Gardens rich history. https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/rhsv-walking-tours/ Our Library is back open to researchers, though it is always best to call or email beforehand so we can make sure we have the items you were looking for. https://www.historyvictoria.org.au//general-research-enqu/... Our Gallery is open once more, so you can come in and view our The Swamp Vanishes exhibition (it's such a gorgeous exhibition, we have extended it's run due to lockdown) https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/the-swamp-vanishes/ Our bookshop is also open (so good to be back browsing bookshops!) but you can still shop online of course (click & collect option is also available) https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/bookshop/ We obviously have strict conditions in place, so please remember your mask, remember to sanitise on entry and we need all visitors to sign in. We can't wait to see you soon!

16.01.2022 The History Article Award 2020 winner is: Woman’s Sphere Remodelled. A Spatial History of the Victorian Woman’s Christian Temperance Union 18871914 Ruby Ekkel Victorian Historical Journal, vol. 91, no.1, June 2020 https://www.historyvictoria.org.au//VICTORIAN-HISTORICAL-J... Congratulations Ruby! #vcha2020

16.01.2022 Congratulations Lucy Bracey! Winner of this years VCHA Historical Interpretation Award Annie’s War. The Story of One Boroondara Family’s Wartime Experience Lucy Bracey, illustrated by Gregory Mackay City of Boroondara, Melbourne, 2019

16.01.2022 Three big events/workshops to draw History Month to a close. Today we have What’s in a Street Name? Dandenong’s Early History https://historymonth.org.au//whats-in-a-street-name-dande/ and... Transcribing Oral History workshop https://historymonth.org.au//transcribing-oral-history-wo/ Tomorrow, the 31st October, there's Writing Historical Fiction with Kelly Gardiner https://historymonth.org.au//writing-historical-fiction-w/

15.01.2022 Every year, on 11 November at 11 am - the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month - we pause to remember those men and women who have died or suffered in all wars, conflicts and peace operations. This year marks the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. As the world welcomed peace, thousands returned home to much fanfare, and their loved ones. Thousands more never made the journey home. You can join in a virtual ceremony this year at 10:45 via t...he Shrine of Remembrance YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/user/ShrineMelbourne or Facebook Live event https://www.facebook.com/events/1098267750625057 The Australian War Memorial will also hold a nationally televised Remembrance Day commemorative ceremony, broadcast live across Australia by the ABC and available later on ABC iview. As it is also #NAIDOCWeek2020, we highly recommend you listening to The Shrine's podcast with Professor Glen Stasiuk that explores the role played by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in war and peacekeeping. https://www.shrine.org.au/forgotten-aboriginal-and-torres-s Both the Shrine of Remembrance and the Australian War Memorial have some great online resources available as well this year, from tours and activities for kids as well as "place a virtual poppy" and personalised messaging, so be sure to explore their sites as well. Images from the Australian War Memorial A03267 An unidentified cinematographer capturing the last shots to be fired before the armistice on 11 November 1918. Note the line of bare trees under which the guns are placed. H11563 Sydney, NSW. 1918-11-11. Crowd in Martin Place celebrating the news of the signing of the armistice. This date was celebrated in later years as Remembrance Day H11260 Adelaide, South Australia. 1918-11. A huge crowd at Parliament House for the Declaration of the Signing of the Armistice. (Donor W.S. Smith)

14.01.2022 And that's a wrap on HISTORY MONTH 2020! A huge thank you to all the event holders and everyone who Zoomed, Webexed, Facebooked and YouTubed in for a whole month of exceptional history. In the midst of a pandemic, this history community came together to share ideas, stories and research so we could all get to know our local, family, state and national history a little bit better.... There are still plenty of online exhibitions up for you to look at, so keep the site bookmarked and make sure you check out all the remarkable digital exhibitions that have been put on https://historymonth.org.au/events/ We have fingers & toes crossed we can do more in-person events next year, but we must admit, being able to attended an event in the comfort of your own time has been quite enjoyable! If you've been inspired to engage with your local history, you can find a list of historical societies on our website, or check out your local library for information on how to get started researching your family. https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/societies/

13.01.2022 Keen to get out & about these holidays and explore everything Melbourne has to offer? Then make sure you schedule in one of our Flagstaff Gardens Tours! Late last year, we had the fun task of taking the crew from the Professional Tour Guide Association of Australia around the gardens for one of our tours. And when the professionals give you the thumbs up, you know you're doing a good job! Come join our expert volunteer Chris Manchee, and he'll take you through the Gardens num...erous roles in the making of Melbourne, from its humble beginnings as a rocky hill and gravesite through its evolution as an important place of research, celebration and...bowling! Flagstaff Gardens has it all! We received this lovely review from PTGAA member, so if you're keen to know more about your fair city, come on down and join up on the next weekly tour! https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/rhsv-walking-tours/ "A really worthwhile and fun day out. The way Chris explained some of the intricacies of Flagstaff Gardens, and indeed, the area around was enlightening for me. A special take out was the way the streets in the area were named after judges in Victoria. " Quote by Anne Josefsberg - PTGAA Member

13.01.2022 Whilst cataloguing some pastoral and military images recently, we came across this one and had an immediate sense of déjà vu. The details are a bit sketchy (as in, we have very little to go on!), but our little image seems to be credited to the Melool Pastoral station, near the Murray Darling Homestead. Around 300km from Killeneen, near Corowa, the homestead that Tom Roberts used as a base for his very famous painting, Shearing the Rams in 1890. The similarities between the two images are startling, so we're off to research a teeny tiny bit more about the photographer, the station and if these two ever crossed paths (Edit: we’re being cheeky, not suggesting this is an original source image, but we can’t wait to find out more about this image and photographer and if their similarities are on purpose)

12.01.2022 Only a few days left and our online celebration of all things #HistoryMonth will come to a close! Today is another jam packed history extravaganza, here's the top picks: At 10am this morning we have Be Connected ~ Family History by Goldfields Libraries https://historymonth.org.au//be-connected-family-history-/ At 11am, we have our Cataloguing Clinic with our Collections Manager Jillian. Talk today is all about Thesauri. A must for anyone who manages a catalogue or collectio...n https://historymonth.org.au/sessions/cataloguing-clinic-2/ Also at 11am is an info session of interest to Historical Society volunteers or organisers Remote Service delivery: learning from adaptation https://historymonth.org.au//historical-society-info-sess/ 3pm see's us zooming in to Heide Museum Of Modern Art to join Lesley Harding and Kendrah Morgan, authors of Mirka & Georges: A Culinary Affair, for a behind the scenes discussion and Q + A. https://historymonth.org.au//online-book-talk-under-the-c/ Then at 5:30, we have the Oral History Australia & AGM- speaker presentations which this year, are the shortlisted entries for the VCHA Oral History Award, including the winners Sandy Jeffs and Margaret Leggatt. https://oralhistoryvictoria.org.au//29-10-annual-general-/ And at 6pm, we can't forget The Australian Garden History Societies latest talk: Governor LaTrobe: His Melbourne House and Garden Be sure to book https://historymonth.org.au//governor-latrobe-his-melbour/

12.01.2022 Today is the start of NAIDOC Week! There are so many fantastic events on, check out the NAIDOC website https://www.naidoc.org.au/get-involved/naidoc-week-events There are some great resources on the site as well, like ideas on how to plan a NAIDOC event https://www.naidoc.org.au/get-involved/plan-your-event As well as teaching resources https://www.naidoc.org.au/resources/teaching-guides ... This year's breathtaking poster was designed by Tyrown Waigana, a Perth based artist and designer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wgPR4sxj1s #NAIDOC2020

11.01.2022 And the big one.... This year's Victorian Premier’s History Award goes to: Printed on Stone. The Lithographs of Charles Troedel Amanda Scardamaglia... Melbourne Books, Melbourne, 2020 Congratulations Amanda, it's a gorgeous book & very well deserved winner! #vcha2020 You can buy the book here: https://www.historyvictoria.org.au//printed-on-stone-the-/ And you can watch the awards in full here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01p6xabpGpk

11.01.2022 Every month, one of our volunteers, Ashley Smith, writes an article for the Docklands News based on an image from our archives. This month, Ashley journey's back to the mid-1880s when this section of the Yarra was a temporary railway... https://www.docklandsnews.com.au//history-november-2020_1/

11.01.2022 Be sure to head in and view The Swamp Vanishes! We are so excited to welcome people back in to view this beautiful exhibition. Before European settlers arrived in the Port Phillip district, a large wetland that lay between the Yarra River and the Moonee Ponds Creek sustained the indigenous people and the cultural traditions of the Kulin nation. It was known by the new settlers as Batman’s Swamp, later West Melbourne Swamp. In less than 20 years that important wetland had be...en despoiled by European settlers, who turned into a receptacle for sewage and rubbish. While the wetland had initially been described in terms of beauty, within a few short years the swamp was noisome and reviled, and talk began of draining and reclamation. By the end of the century significant engineering works had changed the very shape of the land. A feature of the land which had sustained aboriginal people for millennia prior to European settlement in 1835 became a refuge for the down and out during the 1930s depression. ‘Reclamation’ works continued, until the wetland is now represented by the Dynon Road Tidal Canal, parallel to Dynon Road, and a small Wildlife Reserve. This exhibition traces the how a significant wetland vanished from sight. The Swamp Vanishes will end in February 2021, and it truly is a must see exhibition with so many original artworks, maps and images on display for the first time. So come on down! We're open Monday to Friday 9am-5pm 239 A'Beckett Street Melbourne

10.01.2022 Oh how we wish you could reach in and feel this weeks collections discovery! What you are looking at here, is a Bachelor of Arts Degree from 1889, awarded to William Begg. Everything about these items takes your breath away. The script, the seals, the presentation, they are such extraordinary finds. The wax seals (we are assuming they are wax seals, we haven't had a chance to do any research yet!) are something else - and so well preserved. The item in the tin (beats our ro...lled-up-in-a-plastic-tube degrees) is from 1815, but as it appears to be in Latin, we'll have to wait to we have a few more hands on deck before we can properly identify what it is - though it does appear to be on velum or the like. So don't mind us, we'll just be over here researching our little hearts out, trying to identify and catalogue this gorgeous little mystery box! See more

10.01.2022 ON TONIGHT! Join us at 5:30pm for a chat with #VCHA2020 winner Amanda Scardamaglia. Amanda will be discussing her Victorian Premier’s History Award winning book Printed on Stone The Lithographs of Charles Troedel. Click through for to register for this free online Zoom event https://www.historyvictoria.org.au//amanda-scardamaglia-d/ You can purchase a copy of Amanda's beautiful book here: https://www.historyvictoria.org.au//printed-on-stone-the-/

10.01.2022 Happy 2021 We reopen our doors today after a Christmas/New year break, so you can pop in to visit our bookshop or gallery anytime 9:30am-4:30pm. Library & research visits are best booked in advance. Here's to a brilliant year of History!

10.01.2022 Update for all our members who have been waiting on the printed versions of our History News & the Victorian Historical Journal... Both the printers and the mailing house experienced delays in the lead up to Christmas, so whilst the digital versions of both publications went out late last year, the printed versions have been quite delayed! (Typical 2020 ) The good news is the remaining orders were sent out late last week, so if you had been waiting for the Journal or History News - rest assured you will have a copy in your hot little hands by the end of this week. Do give us a call if you still haven't received your copies by then, and if you're keen to sign up to receive these outstanding publications, head along to our members page & sign up http://ow.ly/yk8T50D71ou Happy History Reading!!!

10.01.2022 Has anyone finished their jigsaw? Day and night I was valiantly resisting the siren call of the Queensland rainforest until border closures sent me racing home to Melbourne with the puzzle almost finished. https://www.historyvictoria.org.au//jigsaw-puzzle-1000-pi/

10.01.2022 We are so excited about our upcoming event with Amanda Scardamaglia discussing her Victorian Premier’s History Award winning book. On next Monday, 30th November, Amanda will join us for this free event to discuss the research behind her book, Printed on Stone The Lithographs of Charles Troedel. This book is the first to document the visual history of print advertising in Australia and in so doing provides a valuable illustrated social history of Australia. Charles Troedel (1...8351906) was a master printer and lithographer, and the face behind the production of most of Australia’s early advertising posters, product labels, and other print ephemera, as well as the iconic Melbourne Album. Troedel’s catalogue of lithographs trace the production and evolution of nineteenth century commerce and culturein the home, at the bar, in health, hygiene and housework, with fashion and style and in leisurely pursuitsdefining the legal categories under which this content was protected and the way advertising came to be regulated. A history such as this is only possible because of the well-preserved archive documenting the work of Charles Troedel and his firm Troedel & Co. This archive includes the corporate records of Troedel’s printing business spanning over a century, and nearly 10,000 copies of print specimens produced by the company, which were donated by the firm to the State Library of Victoria in 1968. The author of the book, Dr Amanda Scardamaglia, has meticulously researched this archive as a State Library Victoria Get your tickets here: https://www.historyvictoria.org.au//amanda-scardamaglia-d/ And you can find a copy of Amanda's book here (it is a beautiful book, we highly recommend it for the art/advertising/history/beautiful things lover in your life): https://www.historyvictoria.org.au//printed-on-stone-the-/

09.01.2022 EVENT REMINDER! On tonight at 6:30pm, our president, Emeritus Professor Richard Broome, is talking to General Sir Peter Cosgrove about his new memoir, You Shouldn't Have Joined. Dr Andrew Lemon will be chairing this event. General Sir Peter Cosgrove is one of Australia’s most significant public figures who has spent a life-time making history. His memoir allows us an incredible insight into the role and world of Australia’s Governor-General. He was there as two prime minist...ers were toppled by their own party. He was there through disasters both natural and man-made. You Shouldn’t Have Joined is a true reflection of the man himself, filled with intelligence, forthrightness, compassion and a brilliant eye for a telling anecdote. This will be a great event, a magnificent chance to listen to one of Australia's most loved Governor Generals talk about his life and some of Australia's most momentous events. For your last minute ticket options, click through to our website: https://www.historyvictoria.org.au//general-sir-peter-cos/

09.01.2022 A great new documentary is launching this week Brazen Hussies. The film celebrates the living history of Australian feminism, and reveals a revolutionary chapter in Australian history. Brazen Hussies shows us how a daring and diverse group of women joined forces to defy the status quo, demand equality and create profound social change You can catch the preview here: https://youtu.be/sTOccDdT0Gg And tonight, the YWCA is hosting an exclusive pre-screening of Brazen Hussies fol...lowed by a Q&A with the filmmakers https://www.ywca.org.au//exclusive-pre-screening-of-braze/ For more details on the films release - pending cinema restrictions - you can head here: https://www.brazenhussies.com.au/

08.01.2022 We are very excited to share our latest publication, Vera Deakin and the Red Cross. Written by RHSV Fellow and honorary secretary Carole Woods OAM, Vera Deakin and the Red Cross tells the story of Prime Minister Alfred Deakin youngest daughter, and her tireless work for the Red Cross. Motivated by imperial fervour during World War I she sidestepped the Australian government’s restrictions on women’s service and sailed to Cairo to join the fledgling Australian Red Cross. ... There she became founding secretary of the Australian Red Cross Wounded and Missing Enquiry Bureau, an organisation devoted to finding information on behalf of the relatives of Australian soldiers who had gone missing or been wounded or killed during the war. 23 and formidable, she welded a disparate group of women into a committed team, and was noted for bringing ‘an infinity of consolation to so many people’. Vera was honoured during her lifetime - including an OBE at the tender age of 26 - but her story was largely forgotten. The centenary of World War l revived interest in her and her work, but until now, there hasn't been such a biography done on Vera's work and life. Carole has captured this significant figure in Australian history through this perceptive and poignant biography. She explores Vera’s humanitarian activism within the defining events of the 20th century and shines a light on a woman who defied society’s expectations in order to help those in need. We have advance copies available in our bookshop (just in time for Chrissy!) It's a gorgeous hardcover book, with over 66 images of Vera's life, from daughter of the Prime Minister, to searcher for the missing, wife, mother and tireless humanitarian. Pick your copy up here: https://www.historyvictoria.org.au//vera-deakin-and-the-r/

07.01.2022 Now for the Digital Storytelling Award! This year we have joint winners: La Mama. The Biggest Little Theatre in Australia Rachel Fensham and Andrew Fuhrmann for the Digital Studio at University of Melbourne and Digital Heritage Australia https://digitalheritageaustralia.com/lm08/... Misadventure in Little Lon Emma Ramsay and Andy Yong https://truecrimegames.com/games/ https://apps.apple.com//misadventure-in-littl/id1462608638 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details Congratulations Rachel Fensham and Andrew Fuhrmann for La Mama and Emma Ramsay and Andy Yong of @truecrimegames for Misadventure in Little Lon!

06.01.2022 Queen Victoria Market vibrant, colourful, a kaleidoscope of sights and sounds. Take a trip back in time to 1901, with Cheryl Griffin's new CBD News article https://cbdnews.com.au/queen-victoria-market-vibrant-colou/

06.01.2022 The winner of the Community Diversity Award is: The Boite. History Through Music, Song and Story Jen Rose, Well Chosen Words in partnership with The Boite https://theboitehistory.org/about/ Congratulations on being a #vcha2020 winner!!

05.01.2022 A little quiz to get you in relaxation mood for the weekend. A copy of "Remembering Melbourne" to the first person to get the three-part answer correct. CLUES Demolition on this former Melbourne institution commenced on today's date (November 20) 87 years ago.... This former Melbourne icon had been standing for 78 years. My final curtain call came on the previous Saturday night. QUESTIONS What was the name of the Melbourne institution? What took place on the previous Saturday night before demolition? What building now stands upon my former site in Melbourne's CBD? GOOD LUCK!

05.01.2022 We were blown away by Carriberrie, a breathtaking online journey of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander song and dance set across stunning Australian landscapes. Carriberrie is available online now at https://www.carriberrieonline.com/ #NAIDOCWeek2020 #AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBe

02.01.2022 We are very excited to receive copies of the VCHA winning book, Annie's War by Melbourne historian Lucy Bracey, in our bookshop this week. Annie's War tells the story of 7 year old Annie and her life in Australia during World War 1. Based off real letters from Annie and her father, who was fighting on the Western Front, this book provides readers - especially young readers - with a deeper understanding of the lasting impact World War 1 had on Victorian's and communities all... over Australia. It puts the War in context of everyday life, it explores its lasting impact, and explains how things did not return to normal immediately after 1911 armistice. It tells the story of loss and hardship in a thoughtful, caring way. It is a beautiful book, perfect for independent readers, but we think it creates some key talking points and encourages kids to think about the past in a personal way, so it is perfect to read together with your kids or grandkids. In stock just in time for Christmas, you can purchase a copy by following this link to our bookshop: https://www.historyvictoria.org.au//annies-war-the-story-/

02.01.2022 So many interesting ideas in this Institute of Digital Archaeology project! https://www.abc.net.au//late/the-odour-of-history/12966596