Greetings history friends and colleagues,
Strange times indeed! We apologise for the slight lateness of our spring newsletter – we’ve been a little discombobulated by recent events as no doubt many of you have. While we are probably reading too much about the pandemic these days, we nevertheless bring you corona related items - but from a different perspective.
In the interests of focusing on community well-being in a time of crisis we write of Melbourne’s Yarra River and encourage you to take an autumnal walk through our urban history of waterfront communities. Now that you are only allowed out on your own or with one other person it’s a perfect time to walk with your eyes peeled for historical evidence.
We have a fascinating article by University of Melbourne historian Antonia Finnane about Wuhan being a place of much greater interest than the ‘China virus’ it’s become known for.
We also bring you an opportunity to contribute to a collection of Covid19 experiences – the Melbourne History Workshop has collaborated with Arizona State University to launch the Melbourne node of ‘A Journal of the Plague Year: An Archive of Covid19’ – please explore this website and make your contribution. It is another good way to fill the hours of isolation.
While we’re on the subject of documenting our experiences, these weeks and maybe months are a good time to write your memoirs or encourage family members to write theirs, so we thought we’d remind you of our easy-to-use DIY Memoir.
Stay isolated, stay engaged, stay healthy - and happy reading
Emma and Susan
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