by gehs | Mar 27, 2024 | History, News & Events
50 Glass Slides digitised In 1910 The Jesters played at Arcadia on the Esplanade, St Kilda A collection of 50 gelatin coated plate glass negatives were donated to us over 30 years ago, by Brian Gales who at the time was caretaker and trustee of the Brighton Cemetery....
by gehs | Mar 6, 2024 | News & Events
We invite members and friends of Glen Eira Historical Society to join us and view close up some of the items from our Collection and hear their stories. Our volunteers have chosen particular objects they are interested in and will each give a short talk describing the...
by gehs | Oct 29, 2023 | News & Events
We invite members and friends to our November Speaker Series to learn more about the architecture and past residents of one of Caulfield’s earliest surviving houses, Heatherbrae, which dates from the 1860s. Who the original six room villa was built for remains a...
by gehs | Sep 8, 2023 | News & Events
Our September Speaker Series features a talk by Carolyn Macvean, Manager of the Victorian Parliamentary Library and Information Service. Come and learn some of the history of the library, completed in 1861, and how it is used today by members of Parliament and staff....
by gehs | Jul 30, 2023 | News & Events
An exhibition Gallery Two, Glen Eira City Council Gallery Corner Glen Eira and Hawthorn Roads, Caulfield 3162 7 September to 1 October 2023 Gallery opening hours Did you know there was an Operatic Society in Murrumbeena in the 1930s, and rock bands such as Sherbet and...