NEWSLETTERS

The Australian Centre for Public History at UTS and 2SER 107.3 have come together to create History Lab, Australia’s first investigative history podcast, breathing life into public history and bringing it to new audiences.  History Lab is about exploring the gaps between us and the past and invites listeners to participate in the making of history. Examining the legacies the past leaves in the present, it asks listeners to think about the silences, the unknowns and the unknowables in the stories we tell. 

The Foundation’s grants round this year are now open.  Closing date for applications is Friday 3 August.

Submissions are now open for this year’s Heritage Perth Weekend 2018 to be held on the weekend of 20-21 October. 

The winner of the Margaret Medcalf Award will be announced at the presentation event to be held on Thursday 28th June, State Library Theatrette at 10am. This year's award will be presented by Hon. David Templeman MLA, Minister for Local Government; Heritage; Culture and the Arts.

We are delighted to have as our guest speaker for our annual lecture Alec Coles, Chief Executive Officer, Western Australian Museum.  Alec will speak on how the New Museum will build on the past strengths of the WA Museum and what new directions it might take, no doubt including reference to the recent State Government announcement about entry fees to the New Museum.   Alec is bound to provide a very erudite and informative presentation, generate a robust discussion and hopefully provide a sneak peek at some images of the New Museum.

Andrea Gaynor is an Associate Professor of History at the University of Western Australia. An environmental historian, her research seeks to use the contextualising and narrative power of history to solve real-world problems. 

We were saddened to learn of the death of David Hutchinson, first curator of the W.A. Museum, on 27 December 2017. 

Historians will find much to discuss and dispute in Darkest Hour, a film that covers the short period of Churchill’s life in May 1940 from just before he became prime minister of Britain until the evacuation of British troops from Dunkirk. The film has a number of strengths, one being Gary Oldman’s brilliant, unheroic portrayal of Churchill as a man plagued by doubts in his own ability, who drank his way through a significant amount of alcohol (mostly whisky) every day, and who was desperately dependent upon his wife’s support and encouragement.

Congratulations to

• Samantha Ehrenfeld

• Peter Gifford

• Nick Drew

• Bobbie Oliver

• Jenny Gregory

Each winner received a Double Pass to the film courtesy of Universal Studios.

We have two fabulous books to give away, courtesy of Fremantle Arts Press, Fremantle.

Who should attend? Anyone interested in learning how to do professional oral history interviews: Beginners, intermediate and advance, those wanting to gain an accredited oral history qualification: 

Since 2003, 16 researchers and historians, creating works on various Western Australian subjects, have won the Margaret Medcalf Award. Recognizing excellence in referencing and research using State Archives held by the State Records Office of Western Australia (SRO), the award honours Miss Margaret Medcalf OAM, Western Australia’s second State Archivist, for her valuable contribution to the development of archives in Western Australia.

Places for religious service; sites connected with ritual or rites; burial grounds and memorials; places for reflection or contemplation; or any other site with which we connect on a spiritual or emotional level.

RWAHS's next Second Hand Book Sale will be held on 7-8 April 2018. 

Please bring any books you no longer want to Stirling House or call the Office on 9386 3841 to arrange a pick up. 

Many thanks in anticipation.