Our Society’s history in brief

• 1935 – A local historical society was formed at a public meeting on 19th June. Functioned until September 1936.

• 1950 – Public meeting in September lead to further activity of a society.

• 1958 – First meeting of the Bendigo Historical Society of Victoria, 6th November.

• 1977 – Location of the Society in the historic 1858-era Survey Office ‘Dudley House’ in View Street.

• 1990 Incorporation as the Bendigo Historical Society Inc. (11th May).

• 1999 – Bendigo City Council requested Society vacate Dudley House while building renovated. Collection stored off-site and not accessible to the public. After renovations completed other uses were made of Dudley House. In conse-quence, the Society met initially in a room at the Town Hall and, more recently, in a room adjacent to the Library.

• 2003 – Establishment of working space for cataloguing work upstairs in the Goldfields Regional Library, Bendigo. Collection remains
in inadequate storage off-site.
Publication of the ‘Historic Guide to Bendigo’

• 2004 - Through its committee, the Society continues to search for a permanent and suitable ‘home’ with provisions for meeting space and secure storage for its collection. Computer and digital camera equipment purchased.

• 2005 – Major exhibition (‘Making Tracks’) is
mounted at Dudley House for one month with large attendance figure.

• 2007 –The Society's collection moved into a secure environment in the de-commissioned Bendigo Gaol. Provision of working space at that location for sorting and cataloging work by members and volunteers.