PAST PROGRAMS

Come in from the cold this winter and celebrate Ballarat Winter Festival by creating your very own snow globe. Bookings recommended.

Expand your knowledge of British family history research, especially with the newspaper index.

Dive into the story of a long-forgotten Gold Rush with Dr Douglas Wilkie, exploring Colonial Victoria in the years before the well-known 1851 gold rushes.

A panel discussion about ‘Hidden Histories’, featuring people actively working to give voice to marginalised communities and to provide historical interpretation that is complex, dynamic, inclusive and, where necessary, provocative.

Join Emeritus Professor Geoffrey Blainey AC as he brings to life some of the well-known and the forgotten people and events in the history of the Ballarat region. Professor Blainey is one of Australia’s most significant historians, authors and public intellectuals. His 40 published books include the international best seller, ‘A Short History of the World’.

Join Sarah and Hermione from the Eureka Centre Education team as they unearth objects from Public Record Office Victoria’s Eureka Collection.

Nigel Wearne and Luke Watt join forces together in Above The Bit. Skirting the fringes of blues, country and outlaw folk, Above The Bit shines a light on true tales of mutiny and civil disobedience in Australian history, including the Eureka Stockade.

This workshop introduces Ancestry and its features. Ancestry is the best place to start when beginning your family history. 

Gariwerd: Exploring the history and nature of the Grampians - a public lecture.