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WESTBURY  & DISTRICTS  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY

Over the last fifteen years we, as a group, have been involved in the following activities:

Functions such as:-

• Five Tasmanian Family and Local History Faires providing a forum and display area for groups from throughout the state and from the mainland
• slide nights,
• valuations,
• reunion dinner for ex-concert members,
• forum for past sporting groups,
• Australia day exhibition for the whole of the council district resulting the book In the Blink of an Eye,
• held working bees to make our present headquarters habitable and liased with the Rotary Club to assist in lining garage etc]
• attended workshops at QV museum  [oral history , conservation of collection]
• hosted workshop run by roving curators
• hosted other history groups for lunch and tours,
• visited other history groups,
• attended conferences state wide and presented papers,
• provided guided tours for bus and walking groups
• published numerous books and provided suitable book launches for same
• successfully applied for grants such as eHeritage  and MVC
• had “show and tell” evenings
• visited properties of historical interest
• entered teams in local trivia competitions
• worked with UTAS and overseas students on a project
• provided a research service for the public
• accumulated an extensive collection of photographs and information
• provided guest speakers to local organizations
• assisted with council records
• designed and built display stands
• developed our own web site
• formulated plans for a building upgrade and worked with MVC on these
• assisted in providing information for self guided walking tours of town, time capsule and information notice boards
• powerpoint presentations at fairs and special evening
• provided displays for other organizations [ Westbury Show, Tasmanian Writers week at Woolmers, Harveydale Rodeo, St Patricks Day]
• provided advice and information  to groups such as Westbury Working Together [parade of champions, silhouette trail,]
• manned rooms for visitors to town to acquaint themselves with local history
• provided informed comment on radio
• published newsletters