We enjoy sharing stories about our own projects and others from the world of history and heritage, so do take a look through our past editions below to get a flavour of the types of stories we share. If you would like to subscribe to our seasonal newsletter, please fill in this form and we will add you to our mailing list!
This newsletter was written by one of our two intern students from the Australian Catholic University History Honours program. Maddy has written about two projects she’s been involved in with us - pigeons and layers of history underground - and her own thesis on the political legacy of Natasha Stott Despoja through collections of objects.
Read MoreWe’ve got new stories for you from Maribyrnong, Neighbourhood Postcards - Spencer Street Bridge, and EMILY’s List Australia
And updates from Monbulk RSL’s Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library Collection and from The East Melbourne Hebrew Congregation and our exhibition - part of Open House Melbourne 2022
Read MoreWe've been in Flemington with filmmaker Malcolm McKinnon on an oral history project for the Flemington Kensington Community Legal Centre. Our Neighbourhood Postcards for the month (now individual places rather than long walks) tell tales of a basketball court, horticultural hall and radio station. We're keen to tell you about two truly amazing courses we completed last year, thanks to AIATSIS and AMaGA, and encourage everyone to consider doing them too. And some extras… 🍒🍕
Read MoreWe’ve been discovering new communities and diving deeper into old places recently. You can read about the book loving community in Monbulk, the retention and restoration of a simple old goods shed (but one that happens to be the only place in the port of Melbourne that can show us how shipping operated in the pre-containerisation era), and how museums have ‘pivoted’ to accommodate and reflect the COVID pandemic.
Read MoreNeighbourhoods, placemaking, recipe collections and a new edition of our Memoir Toolkit have filled our 2020 work year.
Articles on the first two explain our ‘Know Your ‘Hood’ project - our contribution to community- and place-making - and our involvement with Riverlee’s New Epping development - a different kind of placemaking work.
We finish with a reflection on 2020’s Covid-induced resourcefulness and self-sufficiency in the kitchen by exploring a collection of recipes from the 1930s and ‘40s, and a heads up for the January launch of our revised edition of the DIY Memoir.
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