Moonee Valley Family & Local History Blog

Lots of things are looking quite different this year, and in particular, festivals and events that we’d usually attend in person have had to make a giant leap from the physical world to the virtual. A more traditional festival- a scene on the east side of Pridham Street, Flemington, c.1900-1905. Photograph courtesy of Moonee Valley Libraries. The folks at  Royal Historical Society of Victoria have put together a fun and varied virtual history festival that you can take part in without leaving your home- festivals have never looked like this before! Welcome to the Stay at Home Festival . In the wise words of the Royal Historical Society- Have. Some. Fun. The festival happens all the time, any time, in your own time (for as long as we’re all spending most of our time at home). And there are events and activities for home historians of all ages! Ever wanted to try creative writing with a historical theme? Join the History Writer’s Group and get a new writing task each month. Interes...

Interested in the history of the First World War and how it affected Victoria? The Royal Historical Society will be hosting an exhibition on the Australian Red Cross in the Great War and conference on the theme The Other Face of War: Victorians and the Home Front in the city this August. The opening of the exhibition will be on Friday 8th August, and Dr Bart Ziino of Deakin University will give a lecture entitled At Home with the War: the Great War in Victorian Private Life . The next day there will be numerous talks by a variety of authors and academics looking at how the First World War affected Victoria. For more info, the full program, and how to book, see: http://www.historyvictoria.org.au/rhsv-conference-2014

The Royal Historical Society of Victoria is now seeking entries for the 2014 Victorian Community History Awards. Local history projects created by Victorian individuals or organisations in the last year can be nominated to win prizes of up to $5000! Entries close on 1st August 2014. See the entry form for more details.

Explore the heritage of Victoria during History Week 21st -28th  October 2012. For more information about events and locations checkout the Royal Historical Society of Victoria web page.

The Royal Historical Society Victoria's History News is now available at the Sam Merrifield Local History Room or may be viewed on their website . Their website has recently been updated, it is easier to navigate, they will be constantly updating the content and improving access to information on events.

The July/August, 2011 History News is now available online.  The Sam Merrifield Library has the latest edition of the Victorian Historical Journal for June, 2011 and available in the Local History Room. Some of the articles in the journal include the following - Community Cookbooks: Women's Words and Hospitality at Bayswater Church of Christ 1962-1990 by Kerrie Handasyde. The Arrival and Settlement of Macedonians in the Inner Western Suburbs of Melbourne by Nick Anastasovski.  Singing in 'a sort of musical chaos': Dame Nellie Melba and the campaign to Lower the Pitch of the Grand Organ in the Melbourne Town Hall by Simon Purtell.