This October YPRL is increasing awareness of local history in our Region. It is time to investigate, explore and discover the history of where you live, work and play during our annual Local History Month program.
The Plenty River is Melbourne’s third river. Join members of the Greensborough Historical Society to celebrate their new publication: Walking the Kurrum Yallock (Plenty River): History, heritage, and environment by Anne Paul which will be launched by Kate Thwaites MP at Diamond Valley Library, Thursday 5 October 10.30am—12.30pm
We will follow this event with a Community Walk along the River at Lower Plenty on Thursday 26 October, 10.30am —12.30pm.
Guest speakers in the program include:
Adam Dinech who will speak about the history of urban development in Macleod at Watsonia Library on Thursday 5 October 6.30pm—7.30pm.
Tony Williams who will speak about the Eltham Music and Social Scene of the 1970s at Eltham Library on Sunday 15 October 2.00pm—3.00pm.
A panel of speakers from Melbourne Water and Friends of Toorourrong Reservoir will discuss the History of the Yan Yean Reservoir and how it revolutionised Melbourne’s water supply in 1857. Whittlesea Library Tuesday 17 October, 11.00am—12.30pm.
A Poppy Making Workshop to dedicate to a local Anzac will take place at Thomastown Library, 27 October, 11.00am—12.00pm.
Get on your walking shoes and join us for more local stories:
Whittlesea Township Walk – Whittlesea Library, Tuesday 10 October 9.30am—11.00am
Crime and Tragedy at Yan Yean Cemetery, Wednesday 11 October 1.00pm—3.00pm
Lalor Local History walk, Lalor Library, Wednesday 18 October, 1.00pm—2.00 pm
Want to know more and or have a question?
We have four local history collections. Based at Eltham, Diamond Valley, Ivanhoe and Mill Park Libraries. We will have special items on display and a librarian on hand to answer your questions - and hear your own stories of living locally - at two locations:
Visit our local history collection at Mill Park Library, Monday 9 October 1.00pm—3.00pm and Ivanhoe Library, Thursday 12 October, 10.00am—12.00pm
Please note registrations are required for local history month events.
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