EVENTS

We invite the community to join in our program of special events.

Events 2019	Date
Eurobodalla Show. Come and see our display and sale items. Showground opens at 9am Moruya Showground.	January Saturday 26th Sunday 27th
Highlights of the Museum. The Museum has a rich collection of artefacts which range in date from pre-European settlement to the modern day. The museum also houses an extensive collection of documents, microfilms and photographs. Many of these objects tell personal stories about people's lives, places and artefacts. The range of objects in this exhibition, selected and curated by the collection team, reflects the wide range of interests of our volunteers. The objects on display all tell a fascinating story and include: A ball gown that Mrs Grace McVey wore when she met Queen Elizabeth 11 in 1954. A camera used by a missionary in Mongolia and Nepal in the early 1900's. An early sewing machine brought out from Ireland in 1890. An excerise book used by an 11 year old school boy in 1861. .	1st December to 28th February
General Meeting of the Society. At the Museum	February Saturday 9th 2pm
Women in Portrait:Ambrotypes to mobile phones. The exhibition explores the changes in the way women are protrayed in photography from the 19th Century to the present day in an exhibition of historical and contemporary photographs and portraits. (International Women's Day) At the Museum.	March Friday 8th to Saturday 6th April
General Meeting of the Society. At the Museum	May Saturday 11th 2pm
Who's been sitting on my chair? Exhibition as part of the River of Art Official opening 2pm Saturday the 18th May at the Museum. $5 includes afternoon tea.	May Saturday 18th to Saturday 29th June
Plants, Preserves and Crafts Sales Day. Don't miss our Bonsai bargains. At the Museum.	June 8th 8.30am
Annual General Meeting of the Society. At the Museum	August Saturday 10th 2pm
Unpicking Time: This exhibition features home made and hand altered clothing from our collection. At the Museum.	September to October
Plants, Preserves and Crafts Sales Day. This will be our final sales day for the year so don't miss out At the Museum.	October 5th 8.30am
Pellicular fantastic Moruya celebrates home movies and recordings in support of UNESCO's World Day for Audiovisual Heritage and Home Movie Day. There will be talks on the history and importance of home movies (including video) and recordings (audiotape, photographs etc.) as well as a workshop on caring for home collections. Talk: The Significance of Home Movies Friday 11th October 11am to 11.30am. Workshop: Preserving audio visual material. Saturday 26th October 10.00am. Please email Secretary@mdhs.org.au to make a booking. Members $5, Non Members $10. At the Museum.	5th October-November
Morning Tea at the Museum. Next year the Historical Society will turn 50 and the Committee would like to invite members of the Community to a special morning tea at the Museum on Wednesday 16th of October at 10.30 am. The Historical Society held its inaugural meeting in June 1970 and we would very much like to hear your memories of this time and your ideas on how we can celebrate this important milestone next year. Maybe you are in this 4th Class Moruya school photo or maybe you remember the Air Raid Tavern in the 70's.(Photo from ANU Tooths Yellow cards.) At the Museum	October Wednesday 16th 10.30am
General Meeting of the Society. At the Museum	November Saturday 9th 2pm
MDHS Christmas Party At the home of Fran and Huon Hassall at Bingi Further details coming soon. .	December Sunday 8th 12noon