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February 2020
Kew Court House
Our rooms at the Kew Court House are used for regular exhibitions and to meet members of the public who may have queries about an aspect of history pertaining to Kew. Our rooms are staffed by volunteers who welcome visitors between 10am and 1 pm each Friday and Saturday excluding public holidays and Easter.
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Research Group
The Research Group (including our indexing group) is comprised of KHS members. It meets each Tuesday on Level 1, Kew Library from 10am to 4pm. Members of the group work independently and collaboratively on self-directed research activities including investigations, filing, cataloguing, digitising. Additionally, all members of the group meet formally on the third Tuesday of each month. If you are interested in going the group, please contact David White, the convenor of the group.
Find out more »Collections Group
The Collections Group of is comprised of volunteers who are members of KHS. The group meets each Wednesday in our archive at the south end of the Kew Library. Typical tasks include accessioning, cataloguing, digitising and conservation. The convenors of the group is Robert Baker. If you are interested in joining the group, please contact The Archivist, KHS.
Find out more »Kew Court House
Our rooms at the Kew Court House are used for regular exhibitions and to meet members of the public who may have queries about an aspect of history pertaining to Kew. Our rooms are staffed by volunteers who welcome visitors between 10am and 1 pm each Friday and Saturday excluding public holidays and Easter.
Find out more »Kew Court House
Our rooms at the Kew Court House are used for regular exhibitions and to meet members of the public who may have queries about an aspect of history pertaining to Kew. Our rooms are staffed by volunteers who welcome visitors between 10am and 1 pm each Friday and Saturday excluding public holidays and Easter.
Find out more »Research Group
The Research Group (including our indexing group) is comprised of KHS members. It meets each Tuesday on Level 1, Kew Library from 10am to 4pm. Members of the group work independently and collaboratively on self-directed research activities including investigations, filing, cataloguing, digitising. Additionally, all members of the group meet formally on the third Tuesday of each month. If you are interested in going the group, please contact David White, the convenor of the group.
Find out more »Collections Group
The Collections Group of is comprised of volunteers who are members of KHS. The group meets each Wednesday in our archive at the south end of the Kew Library. Typical tasks include accessioning, cataloguing, digitising and conservation. The convenors of the group is Robert Baker. If you are interested in joining the group, please contact The Archivist, KHS.
Find out more »McIntyre Lecture (Nigel Lewis)
Former Slezak House, Fenwick Street Conserving Modernism in Kew Nigel Lewis Nigel Lewis is a heritage architect who entered private practice in 1976. Early projects included the first urban conservation projects for many parts of inner Melbourne and rural historic site surveys. As a resident of Kew for a large part of his life, his knowledge and interest in contemporary architecture is long-standing. The Kew Historical Society’s 2020 McIntyre Lecture will explore how modern buildings slip through the net due to…
Find out more »Kew Court House
Our rooms at the Kew Court House are used for regular exhibitions and to meet members of the public who may have queries about an aspect of history pertaining to Kew. Our rooms are staffed by volunteers who welcome visitors between 10am and 1 pm each Friday and Saturday excluding public holidays and Easter.
Find out more »On Parade – 46 years of the Kew Festival
EXHIBITION On Parade – 46 years of the Kew Festival Parades were traditionally designed to allow community groups to participate in local festivals. The Kew Festival, initiated in 1974, encouraged community groups to engage with and value local heritage. During the 2020 Kew Festival, we are mounting an exhibition of photographs of previous festival parades that will enable visitors to view and perhaps identify members of those groups. Supporting artefacts from previous festivals will also be displayed. 13 April –…
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