Previous FAHS award recipients. l: Alan Foskett receiving his Merit
Award from Esther Davies; m: Dr Rosalie Triolo (on right) presented with
her Merit Award by Catherine Andrews, wife of Premier Daniel
Andrews; r: Peter Cox (on right) receiving the FAHS Fellowship
award from Associate Prof Don Garden.
Nominations for the FAHS Merit Awards for 2018 are now open and close on 30 June 2018.
Eligibility for a Merit Award is open to any individual who is a member
of one of the Federation’s constituent member organisations or of any of
their affiliated societies.
A nomination for a Merit Award may be put forward by any
council/committee of management of any constituent member organisation
of the FAHS or one of its affiliated societies. It is desirable but not
required that the nominations put forward by affiliated societies have
the support in writing of the council (or where appropriate the CEO) of
the FAHS constituent member society with which they are affiliated.
The guidelines (in PDF format) and nomination form (in PDF and DOC formats) can be downloaded from the FAHS website at http://www.history.org.au/Merit%20Award.html.
Lists of previous Merit awards recipients are on the FAHS website history.org.au along with further information
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National Launch of Australian Heritage Festival
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Associate Professor Elizabeth Farrelly; Ms Wrobel, Debbie Mills, CEO
National Trust (NSW); Elinor Wrobel, owner John Passmore Museum, Brian
Powyer, President National Trust (NSW); Gadigal Elder Uncle
Charles (Chicka) Madden
The National Trust 2018 Australian Heritage Festival launched on
Wednesday 18 April at the John Passmore Museum of Art in Woolloomooloo
with a keynote address by author Elizabeth Farrelly. The
launch coincides with the International Day for Monuments and
Sites, with key addresses
in Sydney and Melbourne reassessing what is Heritage
in the 21st Century.
Chairman of the Australian Council of National Trusts, Brian Powyer,
said: 'The Australian Heritage Festival brings together people from all
over Australia to share their stories, explore traditions and bring
history to life through guided walks, tours, demonstrations and hands-on
history experiences for everyone.'
'The Festival acknowledges the wide range of cultures that have made
Australia what it is today. It is a call to celebrate what makes us
special, to share our differences and to come together over our
similarities. It helps people, families and communities form connections
with their local heritage and treasure the places they love,' Mr Powyer
said.
Many historical societies around Australia are hosting events over the next four weeks. Find an event near you https://www.nationaltrust.org.au/ahf/
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FAHS Representative to inform Redesign Work on Trove
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In 2016, the National Library was allocated
funding from the Public Service Modernisation Fund to deliver new
digitised content; update Trove’s discovery and engagement services to
enhance user discovery; and to create a sustainable and secure
infrastructure for the service. To achieve this, the Library is
embarking on a refresh of Trove’s brand and design. This can best be
achieved by seeking input from the contributors and users of Trove.
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The National Library is proposing the
formation of a Trove Redesign Community of Practice. Representatives
from cultural and research institutions, as well as Trove users and
volunteers have been invited to participate in this community of
practice.
The FAHS is represented by the RAHS Senior Vice President, Ms
Christine Yeats, BA, DipLib, DipArchAdmin who gives talks
on Trove at seminars and has also done so at RAHS Conferences.
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Digital Access to Collections Workshop, Newcastle, NSW
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Photo: l to r: Lucinda Davison, Trainer, Digital Access to
Collections; Bernadette Flynn, FAHS National and Community History
Officer and Curator; Wendy Quihampton, Project Manager, Digital
Access to Collections
Earlier this month, Bernadette Flynn, the FAHS National
and Community History Officer and Curator represented the Federation of
Australian Historical Societies at the GLAM Peak Digital Access to
Collections workshop in Newcastle.
Across two days, Wendy Quihampton, Lucinda Davison, industry
partners and guest speakers outlined how to manage the collections in
our care - Plan, Prepare, Digitise and Share. The level of information
while complex was broken down into small chunks - the motto for Digitise
- do it once, do it right!. Workshop materials included:
The importance of planning - how and what to prioritise, strategies for
funding and the benefits of working collaboratively with other
organisations.
Technical information covering file standards and formats including the
varying types of metadata and how to add metadata to an image.
The complexities of copyright along with fair dealing and exceptions for cultural and educational organisations.
Industry partners presented collection management systems (cloud based
technologies and open source systems); innovative media migration from
older systems such as magnetic tape along with specialised data
preservation including a cost of inaction calculator.
Sharing, how to share and the audience reach of various sharing
platforms - from Trove, Twitter, Instagram to History Pin and
Flickr.
The workshop concluded by outlining the importance of measuring impact through analytics and view counters.
The comprehensive workshop notes were made available to workshop
participants. These can be freely shared. If you would like a copy
contact Bernadette Flynn fahsbflynn@gmail.com.
GLAM Peak Digital Access to Collections Project is planning to update
these materials into a comprehensive booklet at a later date.
Further information at http://www.digitalcollections.org.au/
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Featured Historical Society - Cinema and Theatre Historical Society of Australia Inc.
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The Cinema and Theatre Historical Society of Australia (CATHS) was formed in Melbourne, Australia in 1989
The aims of the Society are to record the history of cinemas and
theatres, and to promote interest in theatre heritage and architecture,
and other related areas.
The Society operates an extensive archive containing material on the
history of cinemas and theatres in Australia, New Zealand and Papua New
Guinea.
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The Cinema and Theatre Historical Society
developed from a group of about twenty people with a shared interest in
the history of Cinema Theatres. In the mid 1980s, the group galvanised
around threats to the Regent Theatre in Melbourne
and persuaded the National Trust and the City Council to be allowed
to run open days at the Regent. This attracted great interest from the
public and developed a pool of interested members. The Society
currently has 340 members across Australia and overseas.
CATHS continues its aim to collect and record material on cinemas and
theatres (large and small, old and new). The collection includes books,
manuscripts, clippings, programs, memorabilia and in excess of
10,000 cinema photographs gathered over the years from donations,
bequests, purchases etc.
The society also records the history of cinemas and theatres in the
form of books, magazines and audiovisual materials. Books published
include 100 Years of Hoyts Cinemas and Melbourne's Capitol Theatre and a Quarterly Cinema Magazine Cinema Record.
Images: l, Cover of CinemaRecord Magazine; r, Volunteer Brian Hunt and
Archivist Royce Harris discuss the CATHS Archive display for Seniors’
Week.
CATHS has compiled a cinema and theatre database of
all known past & present cinema and theatre venues in Australasia.
This contains details on nearly 6000 cinemas and theatres of the
past and present, and most venues which operated as commercial cinemas
from the first 'flickers' to the present day. As well as purpose
built theatres, the database also includes many public halls, Mechanics
Institutes and Schools of Art, as these venues were frequently used as
places where the local community went to the pictures.
The
archive is located at the Prahran Mechanics Institute - Local
History Library and is open to the public Wednesdays and
Thursdays. The database resides on InMagic/DB Textworks available
in-house to members and visitors for research and family history
searches. Records have been migrated to Ragic a cloud
database, which is searchable via the CATHS website. The content is
updated regularly.
As Mike Trickett, Secretary of CATHS reflects, for many
communities, the theatre was the focal point for entertainment in the
local area and is therefore an important part of social history. The
society frequently receives requests for information from people
researching family history or trying to locate the theatre they recall
from their matinee days.
One of the challenges outlined by Trickett is maintaining
membership levels and attracting younger people to join the group. A
stall at the Collector's Fair and online advertising assists in drawing
attention to the organisation. Members and visitors are welcome at the
meetings, which attracts about 60 members and visitors
and include talks and screening of newsreels, film shorts and
cartoons. A recent guest speaker presented a documentary made at
Swinburne Film and TV school about Australian documentary film
pioneer Charles Herschell's career. Other events by
CATHS are outings to facilitate inspections for documenting and
photographing cinema venues. CATHS is also active in
advocacy for the preservation of theatre and cinema buildings
and artefacts. A recent submission was for the preservation of the
1930's Inter-War Spanish Mission Roxy Theatre in Parramatta.
Meetings are held at the Sun Theatre, 8 Ballarat Street, Yarraville VIC 3003
email: caths@caths.org.au
website: www.caths.org.au
phone: CATHS Archivist - Royce Harris 0406 476 048
Sources: The Cinema and Theatre
Historical Society of Australia website and interview with
CATHS Secretary, Mike Trickett
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National Pioneer Women’s Hall of Fame Residency Program
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 The
National Pioneer Women’s Hall of Fame at the Old Alice Springs Gaol is
excited to announce the launch of our inaugural artist-in-residence
program. They are currently seeking expressions of interest,
and local Central Australian creative practitioners are welcome to
apply, including but not limited to, visual artists, craftspeople and
designers, performing artists, screen artists, writers and musicians,
working across diverse media. The Women's Museum are also open to
proposals for a range of creative collaborations from further afield.
If you are interested in working on-site, with the collection at The
National Pioneer Women’s Hall of Fame, or have any ideas for
collaborative projects please get in touch to discuss your ideas and the
possibilities for a residency.
Guidelines and an application form are available by contacting The National Pioneer Women’s Hall of Fame. Applications close on Monday 30 April 2018 (later applications can be accepted).
Phone: 08 8952 9006
email: operations@pioneerwomen.com.au
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Talk, Royal Historical Society of Queensland, Brisbane
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(Photo: Edison Tubes, 1884, 1891, Tamworth Powerstation Museum)
Edison Street Tubes - World’s first commercial Underground Electricity Mains
Research Engineers, Brian Becconsall and Stuart Wallace from Engineering
Heritage Queensland (EHQ), will give a talk on the early history of
Electric Lighting In Brisbane.
In 1880’s, following on from experience in London and New
York,underground electricity mains invented by Thomas Edison were
laid in William Street in Brisbane. In February this year, large
sections of these mains were recovered and samples will be sent to
museums around Australia and the world. These tubes were invented
in 1891 by Thomas Edison in the USA, and used in Brisbane to connect the
Government Printery power station to new electric incandescent lighting
in Parliament House in 1896. Superseded and abandoned in 1906, they
were rediscovered in 1992, and in Feb. this year, large sections were
removed for the Queens Wharf project. Samples are being organised for
Parliament House, and local and overseas museums, including the RHSQ.
When: 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm, Wed, May 9, 2018,
Location: 115, William Street, Brisbane
Cost: Free. Bookings for catering
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AGM and Inaugural Weston Bate RHSV Oration, Victoria
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Date : Tue 15 May
Time : AGM 5pm, lecture 6pm
Venue : RHSV, 239 A’Beckett Street, Melbourne
Cost: Free for RHSV members, $10 for non-members. Book Now
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Following the AGM,distinguished
historian, Stuart Macintyre will be delivering the inaugural Weston Bate
RHSV Oration on History and Heritage. The RHSV takes a keen interest in
Victoria’s heritage – and understandably so since the dramatic growth
of the State places great pressure on its built form. This lecture
explores how the understanding of heritage has been shaped by such
episodes of rapid change, and argues that history is
too often neglected in heritage conservation.
Stuart Macintyre AO, FAHA, FASSA is Emeritus Laureate Professor of the
University of Melbourne and a Professorial Fellow of the School of
Historical and Philosophical Studies. He is President of the Academy of
the Social Sciences in Australia. He is also a Fellow of the Australian
Academy of the Humanities. A former Dean of the Faculty of Arts at the
University of Melbourne, he has been voted one of Australia’s most
influential historians.
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Oral History Agelink Theatrical Production, WA
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Sarah of Enderslea Farm
2018 National Trust Heritage Festival
Friday Saturday and Sunday
18th 19th and 20th May 2018
Bookings online at trybooking.com, tickets $37 or Diane Pope at popetwo@gmail.com or phone 08 93865575
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Enderslea Farm in Chittering will be the venue for three performances of Sarah of Enderslea Farm by director Jenny Davis and producer Diane Pope.
Staged in the old convict-built stone barn at Enderslea Farm the
play is about the Morley family who arrived in the Swan River
Colony in 1830. The story of Sarah Morley, her
family and convict son-in-law (who arrived on the convict transport
Mindan in 1851) give the human dimension to the struggles of
establishing Western Australia.
A ‘farm fare’ Afternoon Tea is included and follows the
performance. Carmel and Nick Humphries of Bindoon Estate give free
wine tastings.
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History Festival Launch, SA
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South Australia's History Festival Launched
The History Festival is one of South Australia’s largest community
events. The festival promotes the State’s wonderful collections, places
and stories through an amazing range of history-related activities. The
History Festival began in 2004 as SA History Week and has grown each
year, becoming a month-long festival in 2011. Its popularity and success
is due to the hard work and enthusiasm of the event organisers,
including thousands of volunteers, who are passionate about sharing our
history.
Its popularity and success is due to the hard work and enthusiasm of the
event organisers, including thousands of volunteers, who are passionate
about sharing our history.
The 2018 History Festival opened
on 28 & 29 April with Open Doors: Built Heritage Weekend; a special
weekend focusing on South Australia's buildings and architectural
history. Open Doors will provide an opportunity for people to see behind
the façades and explore the state’s buildings in new ways.
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Talk, Canberra and District Historical Society, ACT
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Talk hosted by Canberra and District Historical Society : The Kingo - Can it be heritage listed?
Date: 5.00pm for 5.30pm, Tuesday 8 May
Photo: Nick Swain, president of the Canberra & District at the Kingston Hotel, photo, Karleen Minney.
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Canberra and District Historical Society
President Nick Swain and Past President Marilyn Truscott discuss the
submission for heritage listing of the Kingston Hotel, ACT.
Note: In January this year, the Canberra and District Historical Society
made a nomination to the ACT Heritage Council for the Kingston Hotel to
be heritage listed. Nick Swain, President of the society said the hotel
was associated with notable incidents in 20th century Australian
history, including the Petrov affair and the 'faceless men' incident. Read More
Venue: Conference Room, Telopea Park School
Cost: Free, visitors welcome
Bookings: CDHS Office 02 62812929 or email here
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Launceston Historical Society involved in Archaeological Dig
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The remains of a kitchen at Kerry Lodge convict dig site.
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John Dent from the Launceston Historical Society.
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An archaeological dig in northern Tasmania
is revealing more stories about the state's convict
past. Archaeologists and historians are discovering more about the
lives and living conditions of convicts who worked at the Kerry Lodge
convict site, just outside Launceston.
About 40 convicts worked to quarry stone at the site for the nearby
Kerry Lodge bridge that was built in 1835. Convicts there also
helped build the original Midland Highway.........
The project is a collaboration between the University of Manchester, the
University of Tasmania, the Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery and
the Launceston Historical Society.
John Dent from the Historical Society is thrilled to be part of the
dig. 'After doing the research it's great to be able to prove that
what you've researched is correct,' he said.
'It just tells and fills in a lot of the gaps that you don't get from
the historical record. The records are fairly sparse and so you
can't actually find a lot of this information from the historical
records. Digging it and finding the information here gives you that
extra level of detail and information that you just can't find in the
historical record.'
Source: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-04-13/stories-of-tasmanias-convict-past-being-unearthed-in-new-dig/9645318. Photos: ABC News: Damian McIntyre
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Book Publication, History of Nyungar Performance, WA
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Dancing in Shadows explores the power of Indigenous performance pitted against the forces of settler colonisation.
Historian Anna Haebich documents how the Nyungar people of Western
Australia strategically and courageously adapted their rich performance
culture to survive the catastrophe that engulfed them, and generously
share their culture, history, and language in theatre.
Dancing in Shadows sheds light on a little-known history of Nyungar performance.
https://uwap.uwa.edu.au/collections/new-releases/products/dancing-in-shadows-histories-of-nyungar-performance
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Family & Local History Conference & Fair, QLD
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The Waves in Time Family & Local History Conference & Fair is being held on the 24 – 26 May 2019 at the Lake Kawana Community Centre located at Bokarina on the beautiful Sunshine Coast.
This is the 3rd Queensland State Family & Local History Conference
and in 2019 it will be hosted by Caloundra Family History Research Inc.
with the support of History Queensland.
The three day event will begin on Friday with a full morning of free
public talks on family history themes of interest to researchers from
beginners to more experienced such as Ancestry, Trove and FamilySearch.
The afternoon program will comprise three workshops. The free family
history fair will continue throughout the weekend.
On Friday evening there will be a Welcome Function for conference
delegates. We hope that the launch of a Queensland book will be
included.
Saturday will begin with a keynote speaker followed by a full day of
talks by local and interstate presenters on various aspects of family
history research. A parallel stream of talks on local Queensland history
will also be presented.
A Conference Dinner will be held at a venue overlooking the water.
Sunday will begin with a keynote speaker and be followed by three
presentations in the two streams (family and local history). The
conference will finish about midday.
The call for speakers opened
on 1 April and closes 31 August 2018. Successful speakers
will be advised by 12 November 2018 and will be entitled to a
free conference registration.
Further information at http://wavesintime2019.org.au/conference-overview/
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Digital Access to Collections Workshop, Alice Springs
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You’re invited to the Alice Springs Digital Access to Collections Workshop!
Dates: 20th to 21st June 2018
Location: Witchetty’s Artspace, Araluen Arts Precinct, 61 Larapinta Drive, Alice Springs NT
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This free two-day workshop gives attendees
the opportunity to participate in training focused on digitisation and
the provision of digital access of collections, Q&A’s with leading
technology providers and the chance to network with other GLAM
organisations.
Who should attend? Staff and volunteers from small- to
medium-sized non-metropolitan collecting organisations, including
galleries, libraries, archives, museums, indigenous keeping places,
sporting clubs, returned services clubs and historical societies.
The workshops will provide information, training and advice for
organisations on their way to providing digital access to their
collections.
Funding is available to organisations through grants that can support
participation at the workshop and/or assist with setting your
organisation up for digitising collections. More information about the
grants can be found at
http://www.digitalcollections.org.au/workshops/grants
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Wisemans Colonial Weekend, NSW
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The Wisemans Colonial Weekend – a trip back in time to the 1800s for the
whole family as the historical township of Wisemans Ferry plays host to
Convict Footprints & a raft of family entertainment. From street
theatre to craft stalls, Aboriginal dancers to buskers, classic
Australian bush dance to living-history theatre- the town will be
transformed with roving actors, music, stalls and entertainment.
The weekend will also host the premiere of 2 new Convict Footprints
shows written specifically for this event. Saturday will see the first
of these productions live in the big tent at the historic Wiseman’s
Ferry Inn followed by an evening of classic Australian Bush Dance. And
what better way to round off such a huge day than with a fantastic
fireworks display into the night sky. Sunday will see the second of the
Convict Footprints premieres as they join with the wonderful
‘edutainers’ at Tobruk Sheep Station to bring you a wild ride through
the history of sheep farming in Australia!
Further information: http://wffv.org.au/event/wisemans-colonial-weekend-18-19-20-may-2018/
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The FAHS e-Bulletin, No. 177,
2nd May 2018
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