Third Sunday of the Month at 2pm, Queen Victoria Museum at Inveresk
Monthly meetings are held from February to November, usually on the afternoon of the third Sunday in the month, at the Meeting Room, Queen Victoria Museum at Inveresk, at 2pm unless otherwise notified. Speakers include members of the Society and other historians.
The Society hosts the John West Memorial Lecture, delivered by a prominent Australian, in March each year. The Annual General Meeting is held in February. The re-instated Mead, Smith, von Stieglitz Memorial Lecture is held annually.
Below is the current schedule for these meetings. See the latest newsletter for more information on upcoming events.
Admission is free for LHS members and $5 for visitors.
There is no need to book to attend lectures. Audio recordings of the lectures will be uploaded to this website in due course.
2026 Meetings:
Sunday, 15 February 2026 Annual General Meeting + Sophie Appleby, ‘Harlequin Bob’ – The ‘chequered and eventful’ life of convict Robert Cowburn
Sunday, 15 March 2026 John West Memorial Lecture Brad Williams, The Re-discovery of the Queenborough Cemetery at Hutchins School
Sunday, 19 April 2026 Rosalie Triolo, Anzac Topic
Sunday, 17 May 2026 Dianne Cassidy, Launceston Girls Industrial School
Sunday, 21 June 2026 Julian Burgess, St John’s Church History
Sunday, 19 July 2026 Alistair Scott, Convict Urchins
Sunday, 16 August 2026 Anne Green, Threats to Tasmania TBC
Sunday, 20 September 2026 Jen Thompson, On the foraging trail of Thomas Jeffrey, cannibal bushranger
Sunday, 18 October 2026 TBA
Sunday, 15 November 2026 Darren Watton & John Dent, Archaeological Dig at 56 Frederick Street