Brighton Cemetery walk – Melbourne Grammar School

Brighton General Cemetery Cr North and Hawthorn Roads, Caulfield South, Victoria, Australia

Brighton Cemetorians present their Melbourne Grammar School walk. Established in 1854, Brighton General Cemetery is the resting place of some of Melbourne’s most significant residents.  This walk will look at […]

Leslie Moorhead lecture

The Leslie Moorhead lecture will be held on Tuesday, October 10 2023 at 10.30am at St Marks community room, cr Waterloo Place and Barkly Street, Mornington. The guest speaker is […]

Wonthaggi – Seniors Festival – Local Newspapers 1910-2023 Personal Notices

Wonthaggi Museum Railway Station, Murray Street, Wonthaggi, Victoria, Australia

Join the Wonthaggi and District Historical Society for the Seniors Festival. Talk: Local Newspapers 1910 -2023 Personal Notices - Births, Deaths and Marriages. Are your family details in our Newspaper […]

Talk – Naval Graves with Lance McDermott

Casey Complex 1/65 Berwick Cranbourne Road, Cranbourne, Victoria, Australia

The Narre Warren and District Family History Group - guest speaker - Naval Graves – Lance McDermott. The Naval Graves Project is a volunteer group that researches, locates, photographs, and […]

Dandenong and District Historical Society AGM

Dandenong and District Historical Society Annual General Meeting will be held on Sunday, October 15, 2023 at 39 Clow Street, Dandenong. The meeting starts at 2.00pm but please arrive by […]

Wonthaggi – Seniors Festival – The Tales of Wreck Beach

Wonthaggi Museum Railway Station, Murray Street, Wonthaggi, Victoria, Australia

Join the Wonthaggi and District Historical Society for the Seniors Festival. Talk: The Tales of Wreck Beach.  Speakers will tell the early history of Wreck Beach / Harmers Haven. 1842 […]

Brighton Cemetery walk – Ned Kelly associations

Brighton General Cemetery Cr North and Hawthorn Roads, Caulfield South, Victoria, Australia

Brighton Cemetorians present their Ned Kelly associations walk, as part of Senior’s Month. Established in 1854, Brighton General Cemetery is the resting place of some of Melbourne’s most significant residents.  […]

Getting to know your Family History: Irish Records

Mallow House Museum 325 Rossiter Road, cr Henry Street, Koo-Wee-Rup, Victoria, Australia

Getting to know your Family History: a series of talks on the third Thursday of the month, 2023. Presented by Jane Rivett-Carnac, President of the Narre Warren & District Family […]

Hands on the Past: Dandenong History

Dandenong Library 225 Lonsdale Street, Dandenong, Victoria, Australia

See Greater Dandenong's rich history first hand by viewing and handling special objects from the City’s Civic and Cultural Heritage Collection, at the event Hands on with the Past. You will […]

Murder, Mayhem & Misadventure – Cheltenham Pioneer Cemetery tour

Cheltenham Pioneer Cemetery 237 Charman Road, Cheltenham, Victoria, Australia

Murder, Mayhem & Misadventure: Come and join the Cheltenham Friends committee for this intriguing tour at Cheltenham Pioneer Cemetery.  Dark tales lurk behind the walls of all old cemeteries. So […]