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 […]
The Narre Warren & District Family History Group invite you to their Annual General Meeting. The guest speaker is Patrick Ferry. In addition to being an Archivist and local historian Patrick Ferry is also a PhD student at Monash University researching the history of seals (of the wax kind) in Australia. Patrick will showcase some […]
Join the Friends of Cheltenham and Regional Cemeteries on this interesting look at people who died in tragic circumstances in the 1930s and who are buried in the Cemetery. More details to come.
Join the Brighton Cemetorians on a walk in the Brighton General Cemetery. The Victoria Police was formally established in January 1853 from an existing colonial police force of 875 men. Of the large numbers of Irish who joined the Police Force many were laborers, miners, farm workers and even pardoned convicts. These early policemen worked […]
Dandenong and District Historical Society invite you to their Annual General Meeting. The guest speaker is Julian Dunn. Julian has undertaken extensive archaeological research into the early buildings at the Police Paddocks for the Bunurong Land Council and he has agreed to share with us his findings: “New insights into historical land use and construction […]
Join the Narre Warren & District Family History Group on a tour of the Harkaway Cemetery. When: Sunday, 25 October 2026. More details, including confirmation of time, to follow.