VCHA 2013 Entries List - Royal Historical Society of Victoria

2013 Victorian
Community History
Awards
Keilor 150 Years of Local Government
Curated by Susan Jennison OAM & Dorothy Minkoff, Keilor Historical
Society
An exhibition was held in March 2013 to celebrate 150 years since a
Local District Board (Local Government) had been set up in Keilor. This
was the catalogue that celebrated the exhibition.
Norwood, it changed the face of Melbourne
Roland Johnson
The book describes 'Norwood', Brighton, Melbourne's most opulent
Boom mansion. It covers Melbourne's story from Fawkner to the Land
Boom and Bust of 1880 - 93, and then profiles Mark Moss (the builder)
and other owners of Norwood and their remarkable sporting stories of
Lawn Bowls, Sailing and Horse Racing.
Re-creating La Trobe's Cottage Garden
Friends of La Trobe's Cottage
La Trobe's Cottage Garden project has been re-created from scratch, a
rare pre-gold rush garden originally established in 1839. Only plants
identified from La Trobe's letters and from contemporary paintings have
been grown to create the ambience familiar to him. Visitors today learn
more about the garden from plant labels and guided tours.
Faces, Places & Events Galleries
http://www.lilydalehistorical.com.au/galleries.htm
Lilydale & District Historical Society
'Faces, Places & Events project used Flickr to create 15 themed
galleries on our society website covering our collecting area. Each
gallery has 10 images and more can be added any time via Flickr.
People can view them and order them via the site ePAYPAL.
Indexing of 4000 Negatives
Lilydale & District Historical Society
The Society has 4,000 plus negatives of images copied by Sandy Ross
since 1971. Using Excel members have keyed in the negative details
ready for inclusion with DBTEXT when purchased and linked with
digital images now being scanned and accessible to all.
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