RHSV Training Day for WHS
RHSV Training Day for WHS

Thanks to a generous donation by the Whittlesea Bowls Club, seven members of the Whittlesea Historical Society (WHS), as well as two guests from neighbouring historical societies, attended a morning of workshops at the RHSV in A’Beckett St, Melbourne on Wednesday the 10th of June.
The day began with a presentation by Jillian Hiscock, Collections Manager at RHSV. Jillian spoke about the processes involved in the management of a collection, from acquisition to storage. Her knowledge was of great value to the WHS in the management of their own collection. Jillian particularly mentioned the assistance available through grants and fundraising.
Helen Stitt, Collections Manager (Images), then spoke about digitising collection items. Helen commented that modern collections are digitised in order to preserve documents and photos, and to make sharing easy. She gave some helpful hints for WHS to use regarding the ongoing process of digitising their own collection, and for other avenues of training.

The building that houses the RHSV was much admired, being an historical army medical corps drill hall. For lunch, participants moved to the central CBD, to The Bank on Collins. This restaurant is housed in an imposing historic building on the corner of Collins St and Queen St, which made the perfect setting for a relaxing meal. Afterwards, participants walked across the road to view the impressive Gothic Bank, which has recently been converted into a banking museum. WHS would highly recommend a visit to these locations if you are interested in the historical buildings of Melbourne in its heyday.
WHS thanks the Whittlesea Bowls Club and the RHSV for their assistance in making this training day possible, and looks forward to further collaboration on other projects.