62 Bay Road, SANDRINGHAM
WHAT WE DO
- Collect, preserve and catalogue material relevant to the history of Sandringham, Black Rock, Beaumaris, Hampton, and parts of Highett and Cheltenham.
- Record oral histories from local residents and past residents.
- Disseminate this knowledge available through social media, web page, books, articles, newsletters, and displays.
- Research local history and write stories based on this intriguing work.
- Liaise with local businesses, volunteer organisations, clubs, to collect historical information and provide advice on historical material and projects
To Be Rescheduled for 2021 - Dates and Details to be Advised
Sandringham and district Historical society
A series of History Forums are planned throughout the year. You can attend one or more.
The format will be small forums with up to ten guests held at our Resource Centre 62 Bay Road Sandringham. A short presentation by an expert on the topic will be followed by discussion over drinks and nibbles.
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History in the Making – Creating A Covid-19 Archive for our Community 2
SDHS’ collection for our historical community archive is growing. Contributions can be made as photos, videos, brochures, newsletters, personal journal en ...
History in the Making – Creating A Covid-19 Archive for our Community
This is a very important time in the history of the world and indeed of our own community. SDHS is launching a project to collect material from its member ...

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A Hampton Story - by SDHS member Margaret Watts
My great grandparents, John Silk Sherrard junior and his wife Jane, nee Potter, started marital life in Melbourne in 1876. Neither however would have contemplated that they would ultimately probably hold the record for the most unusual living arrangement in Hampton.
When John and Jane’s fortunes fluctuated in the depression, he left to find work in North West Tasmania. Jane stayed on with their four daughters in Melbourne’s Tin Pan Alley and she worked as a midwife.
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