The Ballarat Historical Society was formed in 1933 as a not-for-profit organisation. Its aims are to preserve and store items of local historical importance and to encourage and facilitate research into the history of Ballarat.
Since 1981 the Society’s Collection has been cared for and housed in the Ballarat Gold Museum where it forms an important part of that museums overall Collection.
Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month at 7:30 pm AEDT or 7:00 pm AEST.
While the Gold Museum is closed for major redevelopment, normal BHS meetings will be held at the Ballarat North Community Centre (BNCC) on the corner of Walker and Armstrong Streets, Ballarat North. Members will be notified by email of any changes to this arrangement. On occasion meetings are replaced with excursions or walking tours.
NEXT MEETINGS/EVENTS
19th - 28th May - Heritage Week
Friday 19th Apr 2023, 6:00 pm at Craig's Royal Hotel
Ninetieth Birthday Dinner
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for details.
Guest speaker: Professor Richard Broome, President of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria
Members' launch of "Ballarat: 90 Golden Years"
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Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st May
Heritage Week display in the Community Hall Barkly Square
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Saturday 20th, 2:00pm at Heritage Week display
Public launch of the exciting new BHS publication: Ballarat 90 Golden Years,
featuring photos of Ballarat from the past ninety years.
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Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st May
Heritage walks around Ballarat East departing from the display at Barkly Square,
11.30 am and 2.30 pm. Free for BHS members $5:00 for non members.
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Tuesday 23rd May, 7.00 pm
Ground floor lecture theatre, Barkly Square
Annual Spielvogel Oration
The Devil in the Detail - Kevin Williams
Well known Ballarat photo historian, Kevin Williams, will probe the curios and fascinating details often hidden in a collection of images from the Society’s remarkable photographic collection.
Free for BHS members $5:00 for non-members (supper included).
Check meeting dates page for details of 2023 programme. Visits to places of interest may start at a different time.
Research: Please direct all research queries to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Newsletter: The Society publishes a bi-monthly newsletter entitled: The Lamplight.
It presents information about meetings and informative articles relating to Ballarat's history.
Newsletters can be purchased by non-members for $4.00. Check the contacts page for the address.
Genealogy enquiries should be directed to the Genealogical Society in the first instance:
www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au
Membership and correspondence enquiries:
P.O. Box 2292
Bakery Hill VIC 335
