Top Award to Sustainable Collections Project
Congratulations to the Orange, Blayney and Cabonne sustainable collections project with took out one of the top awards at the 2011 Museums and Galleries National Awards recently. The project is an advisory service assisting museums with the documentation and assessment … Read more
Inky Way Book Launch Celebrates 150 Years of Newspapers in Orange
Local author Elisabeth Edwards’ new book A Gentleman of the Inky Way marks the 150th anniversary of newspapers in Orange. The book brings together the articles of veteran Orange journalist Joe Glasson who had an unrivalled knowledge of the people … Read more
The getting of wisdom
Education, one of the basic building blocks upon which people build their lives, will be the subject of Orange & District Historical Society’s next monthly History Alive meeting, on Wednesday, November 9 at 7.30pm. The meeting will focus on the … Read more
Dairies, milkmen and ice-cream factories
Dairies, milkmen and ice cream and butter factories will be the subject of Orange and District Historical Society’s next History Alive meeting, to be held on Wednesday, October 12 2011. Cows were essential to all the early settlers in the … Read more
Roller Skating: Rolling Through The Years
Orange and District Historical Society has prepared a display on Roller Skating – Rolling through the years – on show at Orange City Library. Many thanks goes to Mrs Lorraine Ashbrooke who loaned much of the memorabilia for show. The … Read more
