This page includes details of forthcoming events presented by our member Organizations, as well as the HCSA itself.

2012

*4-8 February 2012  HMB Endeavour will be circumnavigating Australia in 2012.

HMB Endeavour will be circumnavigating Australia in 2012. It will make two stops in South Australia. Port Lincoln on the 4-8 February and Port Adelaide on the 16-23 February.
More information about the trip can be found here
Also, Australian National Maritime Museum is looking for volunteers 60 volunteers for duty as Guides and Overnight Shipkeepers in Adelaide & Port Lincoln.
All volunteers need to register either online at the ANMM website at: http://www.endeavourvoyages.com.au/Or alternatively, volunteers can send an email to zcollins@anmm.gov.au including their mailing address for volunteer registration papers to be posted to.

* January-December 2012 Coro Alive!

The Coro Alive! 175 Coordinating Committee has brought together an energetic group of local residents who have developed a  program of events that will occur from mid-January to November 2012.

* From July 9-13, the Australian Historical Association Conference will be held at the  University of Adelaide. For more information, go to: www.theaha.org.au

* From 24 to 29 September The Museums Australia Conference will be held from  2012: museumsaustralia.org.au

2011

* 2 December 2011 launch of Private Journal of a Voyage to Australia

James Bell’s diary lay in obscurity for about 170 years and then was amazingly found on a market stall. and auctioned at Bonham’s, where it was acquired by the State Library of South Australia. He died a year after arrival in Adelaide, from a ‘brain infection’.

Though intended only for the eyes of his beloved in England, this diary written by James Bell, passenger on the voyage of the ship Planter to Australia in 1838, provides a unique insight into the experience of sailing to Australia in the middle of the Nineteenth Century. An invaluable addition to the history of the emigrant ships to Australia.

Purchased by the State Library of SA and published by Allen and Unwin. The book will be launched this week at the State Library of SA.

To read more about the State Library’s acquisition of the diary click here

To read Allen and Unwin’s publisher’s page with a link to Google preview click here

To view Library holdings of the book click here

*3-5 October 2011 National History Teachers Conference
‘History with a Difference’ – focusing on the new National History Curriculum
Loreto College, Adelaide, 3-5 October 2011

For bookings and further details go to www.htasa.org.au/UpcomingEvents/2011Conference/tabid/629/Default.aspx

* 29 September 2011 Retelling the Hahndorf Story : from settlement to 2011
Presented by Melinda Rankin and Lyn Leader-­Elliott
Time: 6.00pm
Date: Thursday 29 September 2011
Place: The Common Room, Kathleen Lumley College, University of Adelaide.

51 Finniss Street (OppositeThe British Hotel) North Adelaide

More information can be found by clicking here

* 7 September 2011 Disaster Preparedness Plan: The Australian Society of Archivists SA Branch is running a FREE Disaster Preparedness Workshop suitable for any individual working with archives, records, artefacts or any other collection.  This half day workshop will focus on practical issues and steps required to prepare for the unexpected threat to your collection.

- What should be in your disaster bin?

- Discover the best online resources

- What are the risk and insurance issues posed by a potential disaster?

- Hear first hand experiences of disaster management

Date: Wed 7th September 2011

Time: 9am – 1pm

Venue: Meeting Room (Ground Floor), Fennescey House, 33 Wakefield St (next to St Francis Xavier Cathedral)

Morning tea provided – sponsored by Steamatic.

Register by contacting Kirsty Buchan on buchan.kirsty@dpc.sa.gov.au or phone (08) 8343 6809 by Friday 2nd September 2011

* 6 September 2011 History Council of SA Annual General Meeting: all members of the History Council of South Australia and other interested people and organisations are cordially invited to attend the ninth annual general meeting.

Date:  Tuesday 6 September 2011

Venue:  Ira Raymond Room, Barr Smith Library, University of Adelaide

Light refreshments will be served from 5.15pm.  AGM to commence at 5.30pm followed by speaker Peter Roberts to commence at 6pm.

* 31 August 2011  Australian Society of Archivists (SA Branch): welcomes members and friends to an ASA future directions forum and branch AGM at 6:00 pm on Wednesday 31 August 2011. The forum will give members a chance to provide input and feedback on the direction of the Australian Society of Archivists, both at branch and national level.

All offices, including Convenor, Treasurer, Secretary and Newsletter Editor will be open for election, and new Committee members are particularly welcome. If you would like to find out more about becoming a committee member, please feel free to contact Kirsty with any questions (contact details below).

Date: Wednesday 31 August 2011

Venue: Ira Raymond Room, Barr Smith Library, University of Adelaide

Time: 5 :30 pm for drinks and nibbles, meeting will start at 6:00 pm

RSVP by Monday 29 August to Kirsty Buchan at buchan.kirsty@dpc.sa.gov.au  or phone (08) 8343 6809

* 4 March 2011 Launch of new Professional Historians website: the PHA (SA)’s website went live officially on 4 March; together with a directory of SA historians it includes advice on commissioning a history, and the scale of fees recommended by the Australian Council of Professional Historians: http:://www.sahistorians.org.au

*Bound for South Australia: follow weekly postings on the experiences of nine ships and their passengers sailing from England to South Australia in 1836: http://boundforsouthaustralia.net.au

*5-7 August 2011 State History Conference 2011: ‘In Perspective: Rethinking South Australia’s History’: National Wine Centre, Adelaide, 5-7 August 2011
The call for papers closes 31 March 2011: see www.history.sa.gov.au/chu/programs/history_conference

*On 4 August 2011, as curtain-raiser to the State History Conference 2011, the HCSA will be proud to present one of Australia’s most distinguished and original historians, Dr John Hirst of La Trobe University, to deliver the Annual History Council lecture on ‘South Australia and Australia – Reflections on their Histories’.

Born and educated in Adelaide, Dr Hirst is well-known both for his wide-ranging historical scholarship (as evidenced in numerous books, including Adelaide and the Country 1870-1914, Convict Society and Its Enemies, and Sense and Nonsense in Australian History) and his willingness to participate in contemporary political and social debate.

Bookings for Dr Hirst’s lecture will open on 1 July, and can be made by email or phone.

Date and time: Thursday, 4 August, 6.00 pm

Place: Napier Theatre 102, University of Adelaide (parking available at Gate 23, North Terrace)

Cost: Gold coin

History SA statehistoryconference@history.sa.gov.au or telephone History SA on 8203 9888

Or view more information on the History SA website.