Bendigo Advertiser rebuilds after devastating fire
Celebrating the new Pall Mall Building Recently David, one of our team of dedicated volunteers, was tasked with cataloguing the ‘Bendigo Advertiser Reconstruction Supplement printed in February 1963. This eight-page supplement complete with colour photos was printed to celebrate the opening of the new Bendigo Advertiser premises in Pall Mall. Following a devasting fire in […]
The swinging lass clock
Meet you outside the swinging lass! The story of the quote “Until 1939 (in Bendigo) the local constabulary wore helmets like their counterparts in London. There would always be a constable walking the main block and if you stopped to talk he would say ‘Move along please’. You could talk to friends and relatives as […]
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 […]
2025 Bendigo Historical Society Events
Events in Bendigo 2025 Our 2025 events are now on the ‘Events’ page of our website See our events page for details and links to book via Humanitix We run a variety of Bendigo history events, including walks, talks and tours. If you have any questions about our events please contact us. Follow us for […]
History House summer break
As the festive season approaches, Bendigo Historical Society will be taking a break to recharge and prepare for 2025. History House and the Treasures Exhibition will be closed from 15 December 2024. We will reopen on Tuesday 4 February 2025. We’d like to extend our heartfelt thanks to our members, volunteers, donors and visitors for […]
Walk into History
Sunday 3rd November 2024 10.00 a.m. Quirky Pall Mall, all the strange things you didn’t know about Pall Mall. Meet at St Kilian’s Church Join tour leader Pip Johanson as she takes you on a walk along Pall Mall Bendigo. There are lots of strange and quirky stories to discover! […]