On Thursday 17 November, The Blue Mountains City Council conducted a Senior’s Expo at the Cultural Centre in Katoomba between 10am and 2pm. The Blue
The McLaughlin Display Cabinet in the BMHS Meeting Room has recently had a layer of clear security film applied to all glass surfaces. This will
Poets, Painters & Pioneers, Banjo Paterson’s Remarkable Family. A talk By Heather Knight on 5/10/2024 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AS_8cUJctUL9SqIquOOS2xfQpqyZuOUj/view?usp=sharing
From the Gnomes at Glenbrook to the Rhododendrons of Blackheath, festivals are a joyful, friendly, indispensable part of Blue Mountains’ life. In the pre-electronic world,
BMHS relies on a great team of volunteers to support the work of the Society. Many volunteers, like Ted, work to preserve the Society’s collections
Garden Working Bee – Saturday 29 September commencing at 10am. A Garden Working Bee will take place, weather permitting, on Saturday 29 September commencing at
Dr Meg Foster is the Chancellor’s Research Fellow in the Social and Political Sciences Faculty at the University of Technology, Sydney. Her talk was based
A Talk by Michael Duffy to the Blue Mountains Historical Story in 2023 recounting Tall Stories and Other Tales based on his latest book. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RESazuFr9lgFkLEQcltUVTuwnTrAxJJr/view?usp=sharing
Fire stories, a lesson in time: the 1957 Leura fires. Link to video https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-lA8Eu8NcUgLUZ7pHsfcbR78NRbPs2zJ/view?usp=sharing
Video of the official opening of Hobby’s Reach Research Centre extensions, Dec 3 1994, followed by a tour of Tarella cottage and the grounds. Click
Meeting & Public Talk – Andy Macqueen: “The Frenchman: Francis Barrallier, life and journeys 1772-1853”. Click on following link: Barrallier, a talk by Andy Maqueen
The Paragon, is it being restored ? Here are some memories. A restoration partition now surrounds the Paragon. Here is a meeting/presentation involving the ‘Friends
