thanks national trust for including this as part of the heritage festival and Meg Lees and the Fitzroy History Society for making it happen.
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become a member of the fitzroy history society
become a member of the collingwood historical society
wonder, as I do, why the Royal Historical Society of Victoria don’t get rid of the royal connection. I’m embarrassed for them.
check out Melbourne’s best kept secret – a working mens institute that survived the previous century, open to all.
there’s heaps of great research sources on slv website including researching your home as well as the city of yarra’s library and own dedicated local history librarian.
do a fitzroy historical walking tour regularly run by Michael Shelford.
follow Roy Maloy on facey, twitter, tik tok etc for an irregularly run fitzroy historical walking tour, / cinematic endeavours/ events tied up in Fitzroy’s history. & Published books here including bio of Squizzy Taylor and his contemporaries.
watch the curse of oak island if you’re both a nerd, a dreamer, a skeptic, and happen to love the fine art of American voiceovers.
look around you, ask questions.
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