Information about BRAC Reading Room
YES! The Reading Room is open to the public every Wednesday and Thursday. Researchers can attend any AM or PM session by booking directly with us, and view records ordered through the PROV catalogue. There will be a number of protocols and limitations for the time being - you can read about those HERE. |
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Get your PROV calendar
Only two months of twelve down, it's not too late to DOWNLOAD print off a copy of PROV's 2021 calendar, showcasing beautiful images from all parts of the collection. Bendigo is June's pin up with a petition from Bendigo Chinese storekeepers and miners used as the feature photo.
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Discovering History: Tonight!
The next of the La Trobe-BRAC-Library lecture series is on tonight - both in person and online. Visit or tune in to hear about homes and housewifery on the Goldfields from Katrina Dernelley from La Trobe university. Bookings are essential for both formats - book HERE.
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International Women's Day 2021
A reminder that our 2020 exhibition - Locating the Women of Bendigo - can still be accessed on our website. The display features images from our collection as we explored the some lesser known histories in our community across three centuries with the aim of inspiring more research on some fascinating lives using our collection. Who was the African-American giantess who awed the Town Hall? Which doctor headed an Oxford Research Hospital? Find out HERE!
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Collection Focus: Sunraysia TAFE Board
BRAC holds several record sets from Sunraysia TAFE, including VPRS 18115, papers from committee & working parties of the Board & Council. the 58 boxes of records cover the years from 1974 to 2009 and contain information for planning of sites, for audits, for special projects and much, much more which can all be ordered to the Bendigo Reading Room via PROV's catalogue.
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Bendigo Queer History Exhibition
The upstairs display cases will feature some amazing artifacts and stories from March 1 - 28, including research undertaken using PROV and BRAC resources. Read PROV's piece outlining the exhibition and the research behind it HERE.
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Discovering History: The Best Catch Up TV
Missed any of the last quarter's Discovering History seminars from BRAC, GLC & La Trobe? Fear not - you can watch them anytime on the Library's YouTube Channel! Click through to watch the latest lecture:
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PROV Online Exhibition
PROV's latest exhibition seeks to capture the kindness, creativity, hardship and surrealness that defined 2020 through a series of Victorian photographs - view HERE.
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Bendigo Region Rate Book Guide
Not sure what you will find in our collection of Rate Books? Look no further than our Rate Book Guide! We take a look and provide a sample of both what information you might find in any given collection, and how the information is structured. Rate books are a wealth of social information as well as providing details about individuals - if you haven't delved into this fascinating set of records, start HERE.
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2021 Local History Grants Program
A reminder that applications to for the 2021 round of Local History Grants funding closes on TUE 9 MARCH - find out about the program HERE.
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2020 Provenance Journal
Provence is PROV's journal featuring peer-reviewed and general research article, and this edition includes seven fascinating articles developed using primary records from the collection. One piece, by John Burch, Parish plans as a source of evidence of Aboriginal land use in the Mallee back country looks closely at a large part of BRAC's catchment area. To read the full journal, click HERE, or to view John Burch's article, click HERE.
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Coming Up In Heritage
For the moment, many events are on hold or due to be rescheduled. We look forward to bringing you an updated list in Winter - but keep an eye on our Facebook page too.
1 - 28 MAR - Bendigo Queer History Exhibition, Bendigo Pride Festival, Bendigo Library, upstairs gallery Hargreaves Street, FREE
THU 4 MAR - 5:30PM Discovering History - Life in the Clearings: Home & Housewifery on the Central Victorian Goldfields, presented by Katrina Dernelley, delivered by BRAC, GLC & La Trobe, at the Bendigo Library & via Zoom, bookings essential, FREE
THU 4 MAR - 7:00PM The Furnace - Film Screening, a fundraising night at Star Cinema Eaglehawk for the Bendigo Historical Society, 2 Peg Leg Road, Eaglehawk, bookings essential, tickets $20
FRI 5 MAR - 2:00PM Women's History Beyond Stereotypes, online presentation by Penelope Lee, Dr Madonna Grehan & Professor Odette Best as part of the Her Place Museum's Unmasked: celebrating nursing & midwifery, Victoria and beyond exhibition, FREE
SUN 7 MAR - 10:00AM Golden Heart: Highlights of our CBD History, with Jim Evans, Bendigo Historical Society, from Visitor Information Centre $5
SAT 20 MAR - 11 JUL - Mary Quant: Fashion Revolutionary, Bendigo Art Gallery, gallery exhibition on the iconic British fashion designer, tickets $25
SUN 11 APR - 10:00AM King's Bridge & Its Surroundings: A Taste of Irishtown, with James Lerk, Bendigo Historical Society, from Gasworks Retort House, Weeroona Avenue, $5
SUN 19 APR - 11:00AM Monumental Bendigo Walk, with Pip Johanson & Heather McNeil, from RSL Gardens, Pall Mall, $5
18 APR - 2 MAY - Australian Heritage Festival Victoria, a range of events hosted across the State for Heritage Month, full program to be announced soon
SUN 2 MAY - 11:00AM The Almost-Lost Wineries of Strathfieldsaye Bus Tour, Bendigo Historical Society, $15
SUN 2 MAY - 10:00AM Passport to the Borough, with Aylene Kirwood, Bendigo Historical Society, from Old Court House Eaglehawk, $5
EVERY SAT - 8:00PM Bendigo Ghost Tours, presented by Twisted History, starting at the Pall Mall Tourist Information Centre, Bendigo, tickets $35
If your group has a heritage event coming up in the next quarter, please email us with details. BRAC provides this listing for information only, listing is not an endorsement.
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Sharing Our History
BRAC's vision is to collect, protect and share the history of Central and Northern Victoria, through researchers, historians, academics using the documents in our collection. Help us share what we hold in our archive by forwarding this email to friends, colleagues or groups that you think might have an interest in our collective history.
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