2022 News Archive

CDHS annual dinner - Our annual birthday dinner will be at the Southern Cross Club Orion Room on 6 December at 7pm for 7.30pm. After dinner speaker will be the Mayor of Yass,...

Members' Night - Tuesday 8 November will be Members' night with members encouraged to present a short (10 -15 minute) account on a subject of their current research or...

Canberra and Blowflies - Local treasure Dawn Waterhouse will be talking about Canberra and Blowflies at our next meeting which is on 11 October at 5 for 5,30pm. The monthly meetings...

Heritage and Healing: How Heritage Helps. - ACT Region Heritage Symposium, Saturday 13 August at the Athenaeum Room, Llewellyn Hall, ANU School of Music. Papers will explore the following questions:...
The First Chinese in the District - The 9 August meeting of the Society will be held in the Vercoe Room at the Wesley Centre 20-22 National Circuit Forrest commencing at 5.30pm. Free parking...

Restoration of slab built cottage at Allwood - The 12 July meeting of the Society will be held in the Vercoe Room, Wesley Centre, Forrest at 5.30pm. Free parking is available at the Wesley Centre 20-22...

THOMAS WESTON - CRHR PROJECT - Weston 'clothed' Canberra with trees. The Canberra Region Heritage Researchers and seeking to have a biography of Weston written. They are after funding...
Black Mountain - an important local icon - Linda Beveridge, Convenor of the Friends of Black Mountain will talk about some the fascinating cultural and natural aspects of this important local icon....

Canberra's Ill-Fated City Railway - • Where: Vercoe Room, Wesley Uniting Church, 22 National Circuit, Forrest. • Date: Tuesday 10 May 2022 at 5.00pm for a 5.30pm start. • Parking is...

HISTORY BOOK FAIR - Curious about the history of our nation and its national capital? At the Canberra & District Historical Society's Book Fair we will be offering a wide...
Wesley Uniting Church history and heritage - Don Whitbread OAM will be speaking about the history of this heritage church. Don's father was the church's minister from 1948 to 1955. His talk will be...
National Trust Open Day at Duntroon Dairy - CANCELLED AT SHORT NOTICE DUE TO WET WEATHER. This event was to mark the start of the ACT Heritage Festival.
EXHIBITION OF HISTORICAL CURIOSITIES - Running for the length of the ACT Heritage Festival (9 April to 1 May) during CDHS normal opening hours we will be displaying some of the more curious...
Inaugural Father Brian Maher Memorial Lecture by Dr Richard Reid, CDHS Vice President - This talk will be held at Family History ACT, Community Hub, 41 Templeton Street, Cook. Evening. Call 6251 7004 for start time.

Fatal Contact: How epidemics wiped out Autsralia's First Peoples. - CDHS Councillor Dr Peter Dowling will talk about his recent book at the National Library of Australia on 22 March 2022 at 6pm. Bookings through the National...
Canberra Day Oration - We are pleased to announce that Professor Brian Schmidt AC, FAA, FRS, Vice Chancellor and President of the ANU, will be delivering the 2022 Canberra Day...

FOOLING AROUND IN FLANNELS: CRICKET ON THE LIMESTONE PLAINS - Until June 2022. After a successful exhibition in partnership between the Hall School Museum and Heritage Centre and CDHS the storyboards can now be seen...