History at Work
oral history, pictorials, research, words, history, stories, exhibitions, archives, writing, digitisation, significance, images, heritage, editing, memoirs, interpretation
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History@Work's favourite websites
History@Work enjoys encouraging an interest in history, whether professional or amateur, personal or broader. There are many websites you can visit if you are interested in:
Reading more about professional history and heritage:
- Australian Council of Professional Historians Association – www.historians.org.au
- Professional Historians Association of Victoria – www.phavic.org.au
- Heritage Council of Victoria – www.dpcd.vic.gov.au/.../heritage-council-of-victoria
- Heritage Victoria - www.dpcd.vic.gov.au/heritage
- Oral History Association of Australia (Victorian branch) - www.oralhistoryvictoria.org.au/
Viewing archives, records and collections held in the public domain:
- Public Record Office of Victoria – www.prov.vic.gov.au
- State Library of Victoria – www.slv.vic.gov.au
- National Library of Australia – www.nla.gov.au
- Royal Historical Society of Victoria - www.historyvictoria.org.au/
- Picture Victoria - www.picturevictoria.vic.gov.au/
- Picture Australia - www.pictureaustralia.org/
- Collections Australia Network - www.collectionsaustralia.net/
Exploring genealogy, family history or local history:
All the archives above contain genealogical, family or local history material. You can also visit the:
- Genealogical Society of Victoria - www.gsv.org.au/
- Australian Institute of Genealogical Studies - www.aigs.org.au/
- Most local historical societies in Victoria can be accessed via the Royal Historical Society of Victoria – www.historyvictoria.org.au/online.htm
- Indigenous Australia, National Archives of Australia - www.naa.gov.au/.../indigenous-australia/
Applying for grants or funds for a local community history project:
- Public Record Office of Victoria, Local History Grants Program - www.prov.vic.gov.au/lhgp/welcome.asp
- Heritage Victoria - www.dpcd.vic.gov.au/heritage/grants