About Ashgrove Historical Society Inc.
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- Written by Administrator
Ashgrove Historical Society Inc.
(ABN: 85 369 822 992)
Patrons
:
Manfred Cross
Meta Truscott
"Welcome to the Ashgrove Historical Society's website. Ashgrove is an inner suburb of Brisbane (Australia). We hope have a wonderful time exploring Ashgrove's past through the resources you will find here. If you would like to add to the Society's collection, please contact our archivist. We are able to scan documents and images and return originals to you promptly. We welcome visitors to our monthly presentations and hope you will consider becoming a member of this vibrant society."
Lindy Sugars - President
The Ashgrove Historical Society Inc. was incorporated as the Ashgrove-The Gap Heritage Association Inc. in 1999. It was re-launched as the Ashgrove Historical Society Inc. in May 2003 with new objects reflecting its changed role and focus.
Membership is open to all those people who have an interest in ensuring the history of Ashgrove and its historic features are not lost to time. The Society’s vision is broad, reflecting the full range of interests of its members from serious to social, all set within the context of preserving and recording the suburb’s history.
The Society aims to research, record, preserve, inform and generally entertain and entrance all those who join its ranks. Applicants for membership are welcome whether they bring nothing more than an interest in its aims, or those particular skills and experience that will allow its historical goals to be well met. It is a member of History Queensland Inc.
Ashgrove Historical Society News
Display outside Woolworths Ashgrove
Our photo display and stall will be outside Woolworths Ashgrove from 9:30am - 5:30pm on the following dates:
Friday 16 January 2015
We will be selling our publications and a calendar for 2015 featuring photos of Ashgrove in the past.
Ashgrove 150 Plaques Booklet Publication
The Society has recently produced and distributed the booklet 'Ashgrove 150 Plaques: Enoggera Creek Bikeway, Ashgrove Sportsground' with the support of a Brisbane City Council grant from the The Lord Mayor's Suburban Initiative Fund and The Gap Ward.
The 32 page publication documents the history behind each of the plaques, covering 150 years from 1856 - 2006, laid on the bike path around the Ashgrove Sportsground.
Each page represents one of the plaques in order and contains a related photograph or map and a summary of the significance of the event or year represented on the plaque.
Ashgrove Historical Society has donated sets of the publication to local schools, the Ashgrove library and to two local scout groups.
Visit one of our displays or a monthly meeting to purchase a copy.
MEETINGS and DISPLAYS
MONTHLY MEETINGS - 2014
10:00 am to 12 noon, 1st Sat of each month
Ashgrove Library, 87 Amarina Avenue
7/02/2015 – The life of Dorothy Hawthorn: Lindy Sugars
7/03/2015 - Local Military Sites, WW2: Peter Dunn
11/04/2015 – The Life of Dennis O'Connor: Bob Potter
2/05/2015 – The Three Mile Scrub: Sandy Pollock (Qld Herbarium)
6/06/2015 – 'The Running Man': Michael Bauer
4/07/2015 – The life of Dorothy Bayley: Sandra Bayley
1/08/2015 - to be advised
5/09/2015 – to be advised
3/10/2015 – (AGM) to be advised
7/11/2015 – St John's Wood history: Sandra Bayley & Ben Webb
5/12/2015 – The history of Christmas cards: Morris Moorhouse
For more information contact the Secretary, Julie, ahs.secretary@bigpond.com
Address
Ashgrove Historical Society Inc.
PO Box 355,
Ashgrove,
Qld 4060
Email: ahs.secretary@bigpond.com
ABN 85 369 822 992
www.ashgrovehistoricalsociety.org