Richmond River Historical Society Inc. in Lismore, New South Wales | Community museum

Richmond River Historical Society Inc.

Locality: Lismore, New South Wales

Phone: +61 2 6621 9993

Address: 165 Molesworth Street 2480 Lismore, NSW, Australia

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

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24.01.2022 At the 2020 Australia Day ceremony in Lismore, Richmond River Historical Society acknowledged our 60 new citizens by donating two books of Lismore's history to each family. We are sharing our belief in the importance of knowing our community's history as a way of focussing our commitment to be part of this community's future. Here is a copy of the Welcome note received by each family.

24.01.2022 Researching your House or Street? For those who may have missed the presentation on 26 July at the Museum, you may like to listen in to Angela Cattern's interview with Glenys on ABC Radio this morning. Here's the link - just scroll to 3.25:00 for the beginning of the interview. https://www.abc.net.au//saturd/saturday-breakfast/12562942

20.01.2022 Due to the coronavirus emergency, Richmond River Historical Society wish to advise that the Lismore Museum and Research Room will be closed from c.o.b. Wednesday 18 March, to avoid unnecessary face-to-face interaction. If you wish to contact us, please phone 6621 9993 and leave a message, or email [email protected], as we will monitor both regularly. We will review the situation on 21 April. Thank you for your understanding.

20.01.2022 Researching your House or Street? For those who may have missed the presentation on 26 July at the Museum, you may like to listen in to Angela Cattern's interview with Glenys on ABC Radio this morning. Here's the link - just scroll to 3.25:00 for the beginning of the interview. https://www.abc.net.au//saturd/saturday-breakfast/12562942

18.01.2022 Terrific to see that we have had lots of interest in our Researching your Street/House on Sunday 26th at 2pm! As we are very limited in the number of attendees allowed at the Museum, we have decided to broadcast the presentation on Zoom as well. if you would like to watch via Zoom please message the museum with your email address asap and I will send you the link.

17.01.2022 Looking forward to seeing you all back at the Lismore Museum once restrictions are lifted. in the meantime, our volunteers are happy to respond to contacts by email or messenger and books are still available by post.

17.01.2022 If you weren't able to catch Angela Catterns interview with Robert Smith about Famous people who have lived in Lismore you can catch it here. Interview starts at 3 hours 28 mins. https://www.abc.net.au//saturd/saturday-breakfast/13246344

14.01.2022 Need more books whilst in self isolation? You might consider this an opportunity to catch up on your local history reading .We are offering a single capped price of $10 for Postage and Handling for private orders regardless of the number. Here are some of our most regularly sold items, or go to our online list for all publications available. While our Museum and Research Room are closed, we are still able to process orders for publications for distribution by mail.

14.01.2022 The Richmond River Historical Society proudly celebrates NAIDOC week 2020. Perhaps it is a good time to visit our Bundjalung Room at the Lismore Museum to reflect on the land that "Always was, Always will be" Aboriginal Land and to recognise that First Nations people have occupied and cared for this continent for over 65,000 years.

14.01.2022 Looking forward to a visual feast with Lee Dunn as she presents "The History of Art in our Region" at our AGM on Sunday 30th May, 2pm.

13.01.2022 We have our RRHS AGM ON 26th July, but it would be good to support Coraki Museum’s AGM on the 24th July.

10.01.2022 Kathy, one of our volunteers, has curated and installed this display of old Lismore souvenir items in the main room of the Lismore Museum. Drop in and have a look at these lovely pieces. The museum is open Mon-Wed and Fridays 10 til 4pm.

07.01.2022 Take some time this weekend to browse through the Lismore Museum and learn about our local history and the upcoming activities for 2020. The museum will be open for our Quarterly meeting this Sunday 15 March at 2pm. Robbie Braithwaite will tell us about some of the intriguing information she discovered when researching her book "A Stroll around the Block". Robert Smith will also outline "The Society's 2020" plans and activities for the year ahead.

07.01.2022 It's a great time to visit the Lismore Museum and Research rooms. Very helpful volunteers are waiting to help you. Open Mon-Wed 10-2 and also Friday. https://www.visitlismore.com.au//Lismore+Historical+So/485

06.01.2022 We are very pleased to say that we are re-opening the Museum and Research room next Monday 22nd June albeit for limited hours! Due to the extra work for our volunteers due to Covid19 requirements, hours will be 10am to 4pm - Mon and Wed, and 10 til 1pm Tues and Friday. If we can get more volunteers, we will be able to open for longer on these days. Anyone interested??

04.01.2022 Today we are celebrating the Lismore Lantern Parade of 2021. Remember the Museum is now open 10am - 2pm Saturdays, so please drop in while you're in town. #lismorelanternparade #lovemore #lismore #whatsonlismore #whatsopentoday

03.01.2022 More volunteers, means more opening hours, more research completed, more cataloguing and more visitors to chat to. Drop in to the museum if you're interested or send us a message. Love to hear from you.