SUNDAY 2nd March 11am to 5pm We are excited to be back on Glenferrie Road for this annual local community event. Of-course there will be live music and entertainment but the highlight will be a visit to the Hawthorn Historical Society. An opportunity to chat...
The Hawthorn Historical Society will conduct it’s Annual General Meeting followed by Dr. Sally Warmington’s talk: A Mansion by the Creek For almost seventy years, a grand Scotch Baronial mansion called Hawthorn Glen stood on a large estate on the...
SUNDAY 18 August 2pm Peter Dyring, HHS member, long-term resident of Denham Street and member of the Hawthorn Bowling Club, will share with us stories of the early years of this historic institution which was founded over 140 years ago. Meet: 25 Inglesby Road,...
SUNDAY 21 July 2pm The Melbourne land boom of the late 1880s was one of the greatest speculative booms in history followed by a ferocious financial bust which shaped the future of Melbourne for many decades. Dr Peter Yule uses the fortunes of the Baillieu family to...
– an exhibition at the Hawthorn Arts Centre 20th March to 4th May 2024 ‘Old Hawthorn, Fresh Eyes’ unpacks complex narratives and hidden stories that enrich our society. Featuring photographs, ephemera, original maps and postcards, and...
SUNDAY 19 May 2024 2pm Pam Carter, Hawthorn Historical Society member, local and family historian, will share her family history discoveries, unpacking some unwelcome surprises. She will reflect on the complexity of uncovering difficult things a family has kept...
