The Friends of Cheltenham and Regional Cemeteries invite you to an in-house talk at the Pioneer Cemetery Cottage to hear about four interesting people interred at the Cheltenham Memorial Park. When: Wednesday, May 27, 2026 at 10:30am for an 11.00am start. Where: Cottage, Cheltenham Pioneer Cemetery, Charman Road, Cheltenham; entry will be via a door […]
Narre Warren & District Family History Group’s guest speaker for June will be one of their members, Scott Morris. Scott’s presentation will focus on Australia’s forgotten Prime Ministers – the PM’s that no-one talks about anymore from history. Among them will be our first Labour PM, caretaker PM’s, a wartime National Party PM and one […]
Koo Wee Rup Swamp Historical Society Annual Luncheon – guest speaker is musician, Stan Ciuchak, who will talk about the history of Australian bush songs, including Waltzing Matilda, and Click Goes the Shears. Stan’s presentation will be accompanied by music and song. When – Sunday, June 21, 2026 at 12 noon. Where -Tooradin & District Sports Club, Recreation […]
The Brighton Cemetorians invite you to the Glen Eira Story Stelling Festival – Artists of the Brighton Cemetery When: Saturday, June 27, 2026 at 2.00pm. Where: Brighton General Cemetery – meet at the front gate on North Road Many artists who played significant roles in the history of Australian art are buried in the Brighton […]
Cranbourne Shire Historical Society invite you to their Annual Luncheon. The guest speaker is David Francis – Author, lawyer & academic, who will talk about his family home – Tooradin Estate, built in the 1880s and purchased by his parents, Derry and Judy Francis in 1966. When: Sunday, July 12, 2026 at 12 noon. Where: […]
The guest speaker at the Dandenong & Springvale Historical Societies Combined Luncheon is Simon McKeon, who will share the history of the McKeon Pharmacy owned by his father Charles McKeon in Lonsdale Street Dandenong in 1952-1976 and the family history. Simon was awarded Australian of the year in 2011. Where: Dandenong Club, 1579 Heatherton Road […]
Narre Warren and District Family History Group invite you their meeting where the guest speaker is Heather Arnold – The Social History of Mechanics’ Institutes. From the grand Athenaeum in Melbourne to the small hall in a country town, Mechanics’ Institutes have played a role in the life of communities for over 180 years. The […]
The Friends of Cheltenham Regional Cemeteries invite you to a talk about four notable people buried at the Cheltenham Memorial Park – a Titanic survivor, a tragic female entertainer and comedian, a legendary AFL footballer and one of the power houses behind the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. When: Wednesday 29th July 29, 2026 – 10:30 am […]
Mornington Peninsula Family History Society invite you to their seminar – Hints and tips for overseas travelling – especially if you’ve long dreamt of visiting ancestral places searching cemeteries and delving into Archives. Walking in your ancestors’ footsteps, viewing places they would have seen is an experience not to be missed if you can manage […]
The guest speaker at the Brighton Cemetorians AGM is Professor Shalin Naik from the Walter and Eliza Institute of Medical Research. Shalin will talk about Eliza Hall who, in 1912, created a charitable trust in honour of her late husband, Walter. He will also talk about Dr Gordon Clunes McKay Mathison, who was to have […]