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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
History House open Tuesdays and Thursdays from January 30.
First “Walk into History” Sunday 4 February 2024, 10.00 a.m. ‘Let’s not get sloshed!’ – pubs, breweries and beer shops. Join James Lerk on our first Walks into History for 2024. He will lead us as we wander through the neighbourhood between View and Arnold Streets to tell us the stories of pubs and breweries dotted throughout the area in the early […]
History House Closed Dec. 4 – Feb. 1.
History House at 11 Mackenzie Street will be closed to the Public from Monday December 4 until February 2024. It will reopen to the Public on Tuesday February 1 from 9.00 a.m. – 3.00 p.m. Building works will be undertaken during this time to construct a Community Museum in preparation for the first exhibition to […]
History House reopening January 31.
The BHS Collection has been relocated to History House at 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo. The new location is now open to the public on Tuesdays […]
History House Reopening January 31.
Bendigo Historical Society History House at 11 Mackenzie Street will be closed for six weeks. History House will reopen on Tuesday January 31 from 9.00 a.m.- 3.00 p.m. Email contact will still be available. See details on the BHS website.