South Eastern Historical Association Inc.

Category: Seminar

  • Textile Conservation workshop held July 15 2023

    The S.E.H.A held a Textile Conservation workshop at the Springvale Community Hub on July 15, 2023. The presenter was Erina McCann of Tiaki Objects Conservation https://www.tiakiobjectsconservation.com/

    The workshop covered –
    Introduction to textiles conservation, care and management
    • Strategies for collection management and care
    Prevention Conservation
    • Environmental monitoring
    • Collection maintenance
    • Pests and infestations
    • Manual handling
    • Storage and display
    Basic cleaning of textiles
    • Why clean?
    • What to clean
    • When to clean
    • Equipment and methods for cleaning
    Rehousing and storing your collection
    • Selecting materials
    • What not to use
    • Demonstrations

    Erina, our presenter, was wonderful, came with samples of resources, showed us techniques and also gave advice on specific items brought along by participants.

    Springvale Community Hub is a great venue, easy access, easy parking and has great facilities and they set the room up for us. The City of Greater Dandenong kindly allowed us to use the room gratis.

    The Royal Historical Society of Victoria also advertised the seminar for us on their Facebook page and twice in their weekly newsletter which is emailed to all their members; we are grateful for their support.

    In summary – it was a very useful and informative seminar, and those who attended were very happy and learnt so much. I can recommend Erina McCann of Tiaki Objects Conservation, if your Society wishes to hold a similar seminar or needs expert textile conservation advice.

  • Cemeteries: bringing history to life seminar report

    Cemeteries : bringing history to life seminar was held on Sunday, October 13 2019. It was jointly hosted by the Narre Warren & District Family Group and the South Eastern Historical Association. Lynne Bradley, President of the Narre Warren & District Family History Group, and I were the organisers and we were both thrilled at how the day went, the calibre of the speakers and the enthusiasm of the audience.  Here is my report of the day and a summary of the presentations.  Heather Arnold.

    Cemeteries bringing history to life seminar report

     

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  • Notes from the ‘Stuff you need to know 2’ seminar July 2018

    Our ‘Stuff you need to know’ seminar was Sunday, July 29 2018 at the Narre Warren Mechanics’ Institute Hall, 59 Webb Street.

    Here are some notes from the day. Unfortunately, the session on Community Banking did not go ahead as the guest speaker could not make it, due to unexpected circumstances.

    Digitisation: Turning History into Pixels presented by Murray Adams, Mornington Peninsula Shire Local History Digitisation Officer. As well as giving us lots of practical information on digitising, Murray also talked about George Rose, the founder of the Rose Stereograph Company, who produced the Rose Series postcards.

    Murray Adams Turning history into pixels

    The following sessions were presented by Lynne Bradley, President Narre Warren & District Family History Group and Heather Arnold, Local History Librarian Casey Cardinia Libraries and President, Koo Wee Rup Swamp Historical Society.

    We’ve got a policy for that!  What policies should you have and why.

    We have a policy for that updated Oct 2018

    Where on the Net.  Free local and family history information on the Internet. We also looked at some free creative design tools – Canva and Gimp.

    Where on the Net

  • Stuff you need to know seminar 2

    Following on from our inaugural ‘Stuff you need to know seminar’ held in February 2017 is ‘Stuff you need to know 2!  It’s FREE and it’s on Sunday, July 29 and everyone is welcome!

    This free seminar will cover the following topics –

    • Digitisation 101 – Murray Adams, Mornington Peninsula Shire’s Digitisation Officer.
    • Community Banking – Gary Rowe, Business Development Manager, Bendigo Bank.
    • We’ve got a policy for that! – what policies should you have and why
    • Where on the net? – free useful local and family history resources (and more) on the Internet.  The last two sessions are presented by Lynn Bradley, President of the Narre Warren & District Family History Group and Heather Arnold, Local History Librarian Casey Cardinia Libraries.

    When:  Sunday, July 29 2018, 10.00am for 10.30am.  Venue:  Narre Warren Mechanics’ Institute Hall, 59 Webb Street, Narre Warren. Bring your own lunch or buy from one of the many take away or dine in eateries in Narre Warren & Fountain Gate. Tea, coffee and cordial available throughout the day.

    RSVP by 26 July to: Heather Arnold harnold@dcsi.net.au 0407 521 637 or Lynne Bradley president@nwfhg.org.au 0413 182 551

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  • Notes from the ‘Stuff you need to know seminar’ February 2017

    Our ‘Stuff you need to know’ seminar was Sunday, February 12 at the Narre Warren Mechanics’ Institute Hall, 59 Webb Street. Fifty people attended from 27 different organisations, so the day was a great success.

    Here are some notes from the day.

    Should your Society be using a family history database for local history? Presented by Lynne Bradley, President of the Narre Warren & District Family History Group http://nwfhg.org.au/

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    Trove – find and keep your treasures at Trove. Presented by Heather Arnold, Local History Librarian, Casey Cardinia Libraries.

    trove-heather-arnold-seha-seminar-feb-2017

    What the Royal Historical Society of Victoria and the History Victoria Support Group can offer your Society. Presented by Cheryl Griffin – Convenor of the RHSV HVSG  http://www.historyvictoria.org.au/

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    Cataloguing – three different approaches to cataloging your collection. Presented by Linda Burridge, Berwick mechanics’ Institute; Lynn Bradley, Narre Warren & District Family History Group and Belinda Ensor, Victorian Collections

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  • SEHA Seminar February 12 2017

    You are invited to attend the South Eastern Historical Association Seminar on Sunday, February 12 at 10.00am for 10.30am at the Narre Warren Mechanics’ Institute Hall, 59 Webb Street.

    The free seminar will cover the following topics –

    • Should your Society be using a family history database for local history?
    • Trove – find and keep your treasures at Trove
    • Cheryl Griffin – Convenor of the RHSV HVSG will talk about what these groups can offer your Society
    • Cataloguing – a panel discussion on three different approaches to cataloging your collection.

    See the flyer here for all the details  seha-seminar-day-feb-2017

    RSVP by February 9 to Heather Arnold  0407 521 637 harnold@dcsi.net.au