Moonee Valley Family & Local History Blog

Curious about when your house was built? Interested in finding out about the original occupants? Wondering about the history of that interesting old building on your street? Don't know where to begin? Moonee Valley Libraries has just the guide for you! Our Researching the History of a Building guide brings together all the resources available through Moonee Valley libraries, as well as online, to get your started with your research project. Whether you're interested in when it was built, the original occupants of a building, the architecture style or tracking down an old photo of a bulding, the guide has tips and tricks to point you in the right direction. Once you're familiar with the resources available to you from home, let yourself fall down a research rabbit hole and see what you uncover. And keep an eye on Moonee Valley Library's  Eventbrite page and social media channels for our upcoming online event Trace the History of Your House, for National Family Histor...

Karen Price is a local artist who loves the rich variety of domestic architecture that can be found throughout Moonee Valley and nearby areas. On Thursday evening (19th March 2018), to mark the start of National Trust Heritage Week, Avondale Heights Library and Learning Centre will host the opening of Karen Price’s new art exhibition Here Today, Gone Tomorrow . The exhibition includes 34 pen and watercolour paintings. Concerned at the frequent sudden appearance of vacant blocks in recent years, often in spots where she couldn’t quite remember what used to there, (and perhaps also influenced by once having lived in a house later pulled down so the mansion next door could add a tennis court), Karen decided to document in ink and watercolour a selection of domestic dwellings from Moonee Ponds, Essendon, Ascot Vale, Strathmore and Travancore. Karen chooses the homes to paint based mostly on their aesthetic appeal, as well as looking for clear sight lines and trying to includ...