The society’s Harry Stephens says his group features a large selection of computerised records, books and photographs as well as many local artefacts from the past including items from wars, glass negatives taken of Duck River 100 years ago and a popular selection of bridal gowns worn over a century ago.
“We’ve been getting a lot of curating advice from Auburn librarians and are presently researching a stack of donated albums with one including a German Jewish family that settled here before WWI,” Mr Stephens said.
“There’s a story behind every item and I’m also investigating a Granville councillor whose five sons went to fight in WWI but only three came home.”
Passionate about keeping history alive, Mr Stephens says you can’t avoid making mistakes in the future without knowing about the past.
“History repeats itself as they say and have been saying for centuries,” he said.
Also busy at schools giving history talks when required, he says there’s a section in the Year 4 primary school curriculum on local history and he is always happy to oblige guest speaker requests.
Open to the public on Wednesdays, 10am-2.30pm, he said their display room is “80 per cent set up” after the move but everyone is welcome to drop in any week.
For more info or to book him for a local history talk, call Mr Stephens on 0400 005 780.
