Convent Gardens 52/5/2

Convent Gardens 52/5/2, a photo by Collingwood Historical Society on Flickr.

In the 1980's the Abbotsford Convent was the venue for a music festival - Music In the Round - a weekend of chamber music performed by Melbourne's outstanding classical musicians. Throughout the day, music would waft across the gardens as festival-goers enjoyed picnicking outdoors on the lawns while listening to string quartets. Wonderful!

Music continues to have a home here, and while I was scouting the area for photo opportunities, Indian sitar music was being played for patrons of the restaurants on the east side of the convent. pm

This photo has been included in the Friday 2012 photo challenge for the weekly theme of "outdoors".

Darling Gardens Clifton Hill 52/5/3

Darling Gardens Clifton Hill 52/5/3, a photo by Collingwood Historical Society on Flickr.

This photo has been included in the Friday 2012 photo challenge for the weekly theme of "outdoors".

Clarke Street Gates 52/5/1

Clarke Street Gates 52/5/1, a photo by Collingwood Historical Society on Flickr.

Abbotsford Convent: out-doors! This photo has been included in the Friday 2012 photo challenge for the weekly theme of "outdoors".

Darling Gardens

Darling Gardens, a photo by Collingwood Historical Society on Flickr.

Morning light casts shadows

Morning light casts shadows, a photo by Collingwood Historical Society on Flickr.

Clifton Hill Baptist Church aka Community Church of St Mark. Baptists first met in Clifton Hill in the Albert Hall in Queens Parade from 1890 until this Romanesque polychromatic red brick with cream and brown dressings opened on 2 October 1895. The foundation stone had been laid on 25 June 1895. The foundation stone for the matching hall to the east was laid on 1 December 1902.

This photo has been included in the Friday 2012 photo challenge for the weekly theme of "light".

And the winner is........

For the second year in a row the Collingwood Historical Society has been successful at the Victorian Community History Awards! This year Karen T. Cummings' Bitter roots, sweet fruit: a history of schools in Collingwood, Abbotsford and Clifton Hill published by the Society was winner in the Best Community Research, Registers and Records Category. Karen's work was commended for its thorough research and described as "a very fine book" by the judges.

We can attest that it is a very fine book and are very proud of Karen's research and writing and that the Society has published it. Well done, Karen!! Karen is pictured below left with Caroline Hogg who launched Bitter roots, sweet fruit for the Collingwood Historical Society.

The Victorian Community History Awards which are coordinated by Information Victoria with judging input from the Royal Historical Society of Victoria aim to develop awareness of community history throughout Victoria. The Awards promote excellence in historical research and acknowledge that history can be presented in a variety of formats.

The Awards comprise a $5,000 first prize and six $1,000 prizes for the category finalists which include:

Best Collaborative / Community Work
Best Print / Publication
Best Audio – Visual / Multimedia
Best Exhibit / Display
Best Walk / Tour
Best Community Research, Registers and Records

Information on how to purchase Bitter roots, sweet fruit is available elsewhere on the website under Publications.

Plaques project a winner!

Yesterday was 31 May 2008 and the Awards Ceremony for the 2008 Victorian Community History Awards. This was also a celebration for the 10^th anniversary of the Victorian Community History Awards, so we celebrated with a large birthday cake, though not the balloons and bread with 100s and 1000s that prize-giver, Judy Maddigan, would have liked.

As mentioned in a previous post, Collingwood Historical Society entered the Plaques project in the Collaborative/Community category. There were three short-listed projects and Collingwood Historical Society was winner in our category! Frances Ilyine and Virginia Dods accepted the certificate and prize of $1,000 from Judy Maddigan, Member for Essendon, and Frances gave a thank-you speech on the Society’s behalf! Pictured below after the ceremony are from left to right: Judy Maddigan, Anne Holmes, Virginia Dods and Frances Ilyine.

Congratulations to Janet Taylor who steered this project from beginning to end, and to other members of the society who were involved in the two stages of the project: Virgina Dods, Peter Hogan, Anne Holmes, Frances Ilyine, Emma Russell and Barbara Selvay. We are grateful to the City of Yarra for providing a grant to assist in this work and also to the members of the community and businesses that have allowed us to place plaques on their buildings.

A link to details of the plaques can be found on the news section on the side bar of the web-site.

Collingwood Plaques Project short-listed for award!

Collingwood Historical Society has just been informed that our Plaques Project has been short-listed for the Victorian Community History Awards 2008!

The Victorian Community History Awards are co-ordinated by Information Victoria with assistance and judging provided by the Royal Historical Society of Victoria. The annual award seeks to encourage works that contribute to the development and appreciation of the history of Victoria.

The Award carries a major overall prize with six prizes for the following categories:

• Best Collaborative / Community Work
• Best Print / Publication
• Best Audio - Visual / Multimedia
• Best Exhibit / Display
• Best Walk / Tour
• Best Community Research, Register and Records
  

The Victorian Community History Awards recognise excellence in historical method. The various award categories also acknowledge that history can be told in many and varied formats with the aim of reaching and enriching all Victorians. Entries are judged on content and presentation with a view to encouraging innovative ways of recording community history across the state.

At a ceremony at Parliament House on Saturday 31 May 2008 we will discover if we have won in our category or overall. But just being short-listed is a great achievement!