CDHS ANNUAL DINNER - The annual dinner on Tuesday 10 December will feature Dr Jeff Brownrigg self described 'some sort of cultural historian'. He has sought to make better...
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND TALK - Please come along to the AGM and PLEASE consider joining the Council - we really do need new members! A formal notice of AGM will be emailed to all financial...
July 2024
The Valley Brides by Frances McGee - The Valley is today's Woden Valley, and the brides were married to soldier settlers, men who had returned from the First World War. Wesley Churches Centre,...
June 2024
DR ARTHUR ANDREWS - EXTRAORDINARY LOCAL HISTORIAN - Gary Kent will be talking about the remarkable Dr Arthur Andrews at the next CDHS general meeting. Dr Andrews (1848-1925) contributed greatly to his adopted...
May 2024
The Metcalfe Letters - Sue Tongue and Janet Wilson will talk about the letters Nancy Metcalfe wrote in the 1940s and 1950s. Nancy was one of the East Block 'Cable Girls.' during...
April 2024
Down Mugga Lane - more than a trip to the tip. - Come and hear Nick Swain reveal the surprisingly varied history of the Mugga Lane and Narrabundah Lane area. From explosives magazines to wineries, abattoirs...
The Lost Cemeteries of the ACT - Come along and hear Tim Adams talk about the lost cemeteries of the ACT. Tuesday 13 February 5pm for 5.30pm start. Vercoe Room, Wesley Uniting Church Centre,...
