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.
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.
COVID Requirements
The Museum meeting room can now accommodate 80 people. There is no need to book to attend lectures in person. More details are in the latest Newsletter, and in email notifications to members.
Masks are no longer mandatory.
2023 Meetings:
Sunday, 19 February 2023 – Poster
Annual General Meeting with guest speaker Geoff McLean, The significance of the Tamar Valley / Launceston region for the Tasmanian Aboriginal people
Sunday, 19 March 2023 – Poster – John West Memorial Lecture
Dr Nick Brodie, The Long Shadow of John West’s War
Sunday, 16 April 2023, Anzac theme – Poster
Stephen Cornish, The accidental historian
Sunday, 21 May 2023
Maureen Martin Ferris & Sandra Duck, Tasmanian Pictorial Church Index
Sunday, 18 June 2023 Moira McAlister, Dr Barry Cotter & wife Izzy
Sunday, 16 July 2023
Jacqui Triffitt, On the Front Foot: The Rise of Tasmanian Women’s Cricket
Sunday, 20 August 2023
Tabatha Badger, Florence Perrin
Sunday, 17 September 2023 – Mead, Smith, von Stieglitz Lecture
Marion Sargent, JM Haenke’s architectural legacy
Sunday, 15 October 2023 Dr Kate Bagnall, Tasmanian Chinese history and heritage
Sunday, 6 November 2023 (Monday long weekend) Excursion to East Tamar. Members only.
Sunday, 19 November 2023
Michelle Blake, Virtual tour of local heritage in Launceston: Why we live the way we do