Stories of Bendigo Women
Women’s History Month: Discover the Stories of Bendigo’s Women Every March, during Women’s History Month, we are reminded that many of the stories that shaped our communities were created by women whose contributions were often overlooked or quietly woven into everyday life. One of the best places to discover these stories is the online collection […]
Exhibition: Bendigo With Love
Bendigo with Love: An exhibition of Photographs of the 50s and 60s by Allan Doney This Easter, the Bendigo Historical Society invites the community to step back in time with a new exhibition celebrating the work of one of Bendigo’s most remarkable photographers. “Bendigo with Love: Photographs of the 50s and 60s by Allan Doney” […]
Allan Doney Collection welcomed to BHS
Allan Doney Collection Event The National Trust of Australia (Victoria) has gifted the The Allan Doney Collection to Bendigo Historical Society (BHS). We formally welcomed The Allan Doney Collection into the BHS archives on 16 October 2025 with an event at History House. Collette Brennan, CEO, National Trust of Australia (Victoria) and Euan McGillivray, BHS, […]
BHS to co-host regional seminar
Making Ourselves Useful – historical societies in the community presented by Bendigo Historical Society & Royal Historical Society of Victoria Victorian Historical Societies have been invited to the Shamrock Hotel in Bendigo for ‘Making Ourselves Useful – historical societies in the community’. This regional seminar will be held on Sunday 7 September 2025, from 9am-4.30pm […]
Legal Eagles – new exhibition opening soon
Legal Eagles on the Goldfields is the next exhibition to be held at History House Museum The exhibition will provide a glimpse into the social history of Bendigo’s legal and justice system. In the early days of the goldrush, Bendigo was relatively unregulated. The huge influx of diggers from many different backgrounds led to anxieties […]
Walk into History Event Wine Bank On View
Wine Bank History Walk Join us for out latest Walk into History at Wine Bank. Wine Bank owner, Mark Coffey will lead a tour into the bank chambers on Sunday 6 July at 10am. Bookings are essential. BHS members $7.50 Non-members $15 For more details or to book go to the events page on our […]
Bendigo Heritage Attractions Fiesta
It’s Fiesta Time As part of Bendigo Heritage Attractions Fiesta, History House Museum will be open for extended hours on Saturday May 17th 2025 – 10am to 5pm Visitors will enjoy curated talks about selected items in the current exhibition “Treasures” which highlights a selection of people and stories from over 40,000 items in our […]
Victorian Community History Awards Announcement
Victorian Community History Awards Announcement Community History Award winners were announced in Melbourne recently. Winner of the Digital Storytelling Award was Bendigo Military Museum for their Faces of Peace Storytelling Project – Congratulations @bendigomilitarymuseum Bendigo Historical Society received a Commendation in the same category for our What’s in the Box? series. Thanks to all our […]
Community History Awards nomination
Exciting news! We’ve been shortlisted for a community history award! BHS digital program, What’s in the Box?, has been shortlisted in the 2024 Victorian Community History Awards. These annual awards are sponsored by the Public Record Office Victoria and the Royal Historical Society of Victoria. Thank you and congratulations to everyone involved in the creation, […]
Search our online collection
Bendigo Online Archive at Victorian Collections – over 36,000 items! Bendigo online archive -Bendigo Historical Society has a searchable online collection of over 36,000 items. The Bendigo Historical Society has a collection that is of historic significance to the region. It represents the unique story of Bendigo, whose gold-mining history had a widespread effect on […]