PAST PROGRAMS

A public talk and film screening with historian Lucy Bracey and filmmaker Erin McCuskey. A Ballarat and District Irish Association event in partnership with the Eureka Centre.

A public lecture by Marjorie Theobald reflecting on the contribution of the Red Ribbon Activists to the development of Australian Democracy.

Discover how PROV records and other useful resources can help you when researching your home. 

A public lecture by Dr Anne Beggs-Sunter Dr Anne Beggs-Sunter about the Irish National Foresters (INF) in Australia from the 1880s to the 1960s.

In the leadup to the 170th anniversary of Eureka, come and create your own mini diorama of the Eureka Stockade to take home.

This session will show you how to select and order records through the new Public Record Office Victoria (PROV) online catalogue.
 

A public lecture by Graeme Cartledge about the advent of municipal government and its place as the earliest form of democracy in colonial Victoria.

If you have Irish ancestors, this will provide an overview of how to search Irish records.

2024 marks 170 years since the attack by government forces on protesting miners barricaded at the Eureka Stockade.

At commemorative events across our community, we will honour those involved in the Eureka Rebellion.