Open 10:00–3:00 Mondays, or by appointment
Hours
Thursday 10.00am - Noon
by appointment
Monday 10.00am – 3.00pm
(excluding Public Holidays)
Or other times by appointment
Research
The types of assistance that we can provide include Family, House, Club, and Business Histories. We can also supply digital copies of photographs in our collection.
Individuals with family and local history enquiries should also look at the list of resources on this website. There are many useful on-line sources of information. In particular, we have access to Ancestry.com.au.
Original research is undertaken for articles published in our newsletters and for presentation at meetings on local topics.
We undertake simple queries without charge, however if your query is more complex, our volunteers can search the collection and online resources for you on a fee-for service basis.
The cost of these research enquiries for private individuals is calculated at $25 per hour or part thereof. Research can be emailed or posted to you. There may be additional costs for printing and postage. The cost for research for commercial use is by negotiation. There is a discount for research undertaken for our Members.
Alternatively, you can join us when we are open and we can assist you to access the collection.
Our researchers are volunteers, and all research fees received are used for ongoing care and development of the collection.
Family history support sessions:
This is not just a genealogy group! It’s a hands-on practical group facilitated by 2 of our members, Sue and Hilary, both of whom have qualifications in Museum Studies and are keen family historians.
Participants can be provided with practical support, encouragement and general advice regarding how to organise and care for your family collection of documents, photos and ‘treasures’ in a way that will preserve them for future generations, without necessarily costing you a fortune.
Alternatively, if there are items that you do not wish to keep, but wish to place in an appropriate public collection, options for placement can be suggested.
Participants will also be able to access the Society’s collection and a variety of online research platforms to which the Surrey Hills Historical Society has subscriptions. These include Ancestry, Find My Past, The Genealogist, Newspapers.com and the Biographical Database of Australia.
One-to-one sessions can be booked by email to shhistory3127@gmail.com for Wednesday afternoons (2.00-4.00pm) or Thursday mornings (10am-noon) – public holidays excluded.
Cost: $5.00 per session.
Venue: Maling Heritage Centre
190A Canterbury Road, Canterbury, 3126
Enquiries: Shhistory3127@gmail.com
The current Cities of Boroondara and Whitehorse lie within the clan territory of the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung, members of the Kulin nation. Their pattern of settlement responded to the changing seasonal availability of plants and animals. The Wurundjeri spent the summer months along the banks of the Yarra. Here they made use of abundant food, hunted animals and trapped the plentiful fish available. During the winter months they moved to higher ground on the fringes of the Dandenongs for more shelter. In this area the creeks were intermittent, which mitigated against permanent settlement. Large clan celebrations and corroborees are said to have taken place on the high land now occupied by Beckett Park.
For further information regarding Wurundjeri cultural heritage contact https://www.wurundjeri.com.au/
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The Surrey Hills Historical Society acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi-Wurrung people as the Traditional Owners and original custodians of the land on which we meet. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present.
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