Wollondilly Heritage Centre & Museum in The Oaks, New South Wales, Australia | Education

Wollondilly Heritage Centre & Museum

Locality: The Oaks, New South Wales, Australia

Phone: +61 2 4657 1796

Address: 43 Edward St 2570 The Oaks, NSW, Australia

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

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24.01.2022 Some special memories from Nattai PS! Do you know anyone here?

24.01.2022 HOPE Out of the Ashes. What does HOPE mean to you? Is it... achievement ambition anticipation... aspiration belief concern... See more

23.01.2022 While researching for a client, this beautiful poem was found. Written by George Armour about Werombi. George was not only a skilled poet and beekeeper but also a sportsman and barber. When reading the 1000th edition of The Distirct Reporter we also found an excellent article about George Armour, written by Julie Wrigley of the Camden Historical Society. We hope you will find a copy and read more about Mr Armour.

22.01.2022 As we progress with preparations for our, ‘Hope Out of the Ashes’exhibition, we are looking for objects that are fire effected that come with a story to share. If you think you can help then please contact us on email at [email protected] or private message on Facebook.

21.01.2022 History Week starts tomorrow and we are almost ready!

21.01.2022 Yesterday saw presentations about our local area developed through Yesterday’s Stories. They will soon be available online. Congratulations to all involved.

19.01.2022 Remembering objects of the past... the Lakesland School was dismantled and rebuilt in our Federation building to become our colonial school room. Great effort volunteers!

19.01.2022 On International Volunteers Day we are proud to say we are all volunteers at the Wollondilly Heritage Centre and Museum. We have volunteers from many skilled backgrounds that work as a team to show we are dedicated to preserving the local history of the people of the Wollondilly Shire and Burragorang Valley. We have researchers, exhibition curators, archivists, librarians, teachers, front desk volunteers, hospitality volunteers, cleaners, gardeners, maintenance handypersons and more! We often take turns in helping out it different roles to make our facility an award winning museum. Thank you to all our volunteers!

17.01.2022 Continuing, what does HOPE mean to you? utopia, Promised Land, bright side, castles in the air, or... light at the end of the tunnel... See more

17.01.2022 Please visit our website to see more photographs from our opening of the Hope Out of the Ashes exhibition. You can also hear the inspirational words from Commissioner Fitzsimmons. The link is http://www.wollondillymuseum.org.au//hope-out-of-the-ashes/

17.01.2022 Last week we were delighted to learn that our hard working president, Trish Hill, was awarded a "Pride of Workmanship" award from the Rotary Club of Wollondilly North. Well deserved, Trish!

17.01.2022 We have some amazing artefacts in our Estonian exhibition. What do your think these were used for?

15.01.2022 Continuing what HOPE might mean to you. Is it... hopefulness reliance reverie reward... security or stocK? See more

14.01.2022 Grandparents Day in 2017! Fun in the colonial classroom. School excursions are back at the museum and students will enjoy the colonial classroom as one of the Hands on History activities.

14.01.2022 It is History Week and our new exhibition, Hope Out Of The Ashes, is ready for viewing. However, it will continue to grow before it is officially launched later in the year.

13.01.2022 Who are the Indigenous people where you live?

13.01.2022 Only 17 days left until the opening of History Week! We are gradually getting there! Thank you to the busy volunteers and special friend, David Campbell, for the vision taking shape!

11.01.2022 Delve into the value of history in a regional context for a special, in-person exhibition for #historyweek2020! Please join @The Oaks Historical Society for a s...pecial exhibition to celebrate the Bushfire Brigades in the Wollondilly Shire @ the Wollondilly Heritage Centre & Museum! It will explore how history shows they were established to bring hope to local communities in times of bushfire and other disasters. A static display at the Wollondilly Heritage Centre will depict a timeline of the development of each fire brigade in localities across the Wollondilly Shire. It will also show how fires were controlled before the brigades started. There will be a number of artefacts to support the change in methods used to combat bushfires. This is a exclusive #historyweek2020 in-person exhibition. Entry to the exhibition is $3.00. This exhibition will run from the 5 - 13 September! To find out more, visit our FB events page or our #historyweek2020 Events Calendar on our website. Please note | To provide for possible COVID-19 restrictions, a photographic display will be included on our website at wollondillymuseum.org.au. #online Image Credit: The Oaks Historical Society Inc. #historyweek2020

07.01.2022 August is National Family History Month! What is your favourite resource to help you find your family history? Here is a hint to look after your photographs from the National Archives..

07.01.2022 What a beautiful day to be full of Hope!

06.01.2022 More pictures from our opening of the Hope Out of the Ashes exhibition.

05.01.2022 We had the opening of our exhibition and launch of the Book, Hope Out of the Ashes, with the man who gives us HOPE, Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons. Always an inspiration.

05.01.2022 We are open 10-3 this weekend (12th and 13th Dec.) and next weekend (19th and 20th). When you come and visit us you can also do some Christmas shopping in our shop! Some items seen below!

05.01.2022 Lest we forget.

04.01.2022 In Family History Month why not try the resources online with the National Library at https://www.nla.gov.au/research-guides/family-history

02.01.2022 Thank you to our visitors and volunteers who have been following restrictions of signing in, social distancing and washing hands. We have reviewed our opening plan and will now be extending our opening hours to 10am-2.30pm on weekends and public holidays. This will still give us time for additional cleaning. Hope to see you soon!

01.01.2022 In NAIDOC Week we recognise the skill of our indigenous people in their use of cultural burning. Here is a photo from our exhibition, Hope Out of the Ashes, that is soon to be officially opened. It is from Joseph Lycett’s painting of ‘Aborigines burning grassland’, 1820.