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. Ella Birt writes here about her thesis and two pieces using the work she’s done with us to reflect on the meanings of places and communities in the context of history and heritage.
Read MoreThis 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 MoreA 19th century lottery bill
Neighbourhood Postcards
Our visit to Nhill
And more from ...
Our archive: The lottery ticket reminded us of another piece of forensics work we did a couple of years ago
Our research: So much doesn't get to see the light of day if it's not front and centre in our delivered projects, so occasionally we'll share some of the more interesting stuff with you through this newsletter
And beyond ...
We'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.
Read MoreLife is a little quieter than usual as we move through winter with yet another tightening of restrictions in Victoria, so this newsletter invites you to engage with history more actively than usual. :)
We ask for your help (the Humanities dilemma), if you’d like to be a guinea pig (for a project we’re piloting), and what you think (about statues).
We hope you’re faring well and look forward to hearing from you in relation to one or more of our invitations below.
Read MoreStrange 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…
The summer break is a wonderful time for catching up with friends, family and loved ones. In this spirit, we bring you a story about collecting through several family generations.
With bushfire season approaching, it is also timely to remember Ash Wednesday and the many devastating fires that affect Victorians each year. Cockatoo is just one community for whom bushfire season holds great significance.
Finally, we have some history and culture related articles and events to take you into the new year….
It's been a whole year since we launched our newsletter, and are excited to bring you another edition. As the days get longer and thoughts turn to the holidays, it's time to remind ourselves of just how active the field of history is each year and its broader role in the 21st century.
As such, HistoryAtWork formally endorses the Value of History Statement adopted across Australia in July this year. In this edition of our newsletter, we invite you to read and reflect on the statement. Perhaps you have some thoughts about the statement you'd like to share with us.
In other history-related news, History Week 2019 is in full swing again…
With the depths of winter still ahead, we bring you stories from warmer places and the latest in our work.
In our last newsletter, we shared with you our thoughts on communities - what it means to be part of one, and how they evolve over time. We continue this discussion with some thoughts on the role that communities have in shaping cultural collections and the built heritage around us.
If you're still reeling from last month's federal election and have politics on the brain, you may be interested in our work with Boroondara's mayoral portraits. In this piece, we share some fascinating - and occasionally scandalous! - insights into the professional and private lives of the city's past leaders….
