Events

Sep
10
Sun
1960s Pop music at the Magpie Milk Bar @ Wollondilly Heritage Centre & Museum
Sep 10 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm

Join us in remembering pop music of the 1960s while having some of our cafe food.

  • Listen to 60s music
  • Dress up in 60s gear – novelty prices for best dressed
  • Bring your favourite vinyls to share or just enjoy ours!
  • Chat about your photos and memories of Picton
  • Have a milkshake (supplied by Fairley’s Dairy)

60s Magpie Milkbar

Jan
26
Fri
Museum Re-opens 26 January 2018 @ Wollondilly Heritage Centre & Museum
Jan 26 @ 10:00 am

The Museum will re-open on 26 January 2018.

Bookings for School Groups and Tour Groups can now be made on the Booking pages

Entry to museum is: Adults – $3.00, School age children – $1.00, Families – $7.00

Mar
9
Fri
International Women’s Day Exhibition @ Wollondilly Heritage Centre & Museum
Mar 9 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

“Macarthur Textile artists re-imagine Her War” 

Her War documents the lives of women in Wollondilly on the home front and overseas during the First World War.

The talented textile artists have created unique works in response to the stories in the exhibition or have included their own WW1 stories.

To be opened by Susan Conroy, Executive Director of Southern Tablelands Arts.

With wine and canapes.

Please RSVP by Monday 5 March 2018

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Apr
21
Sat
The Valley of Dispossession @ Wollondilly Heritage Centre & Museum
Apr 21 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

To celebrate the National Trust Heritage Week, the Museum is organising an event named The Valley of Dispossession.

At about 11:00am, guest speaker Taylor Clark will describe the loss of country experienced by the original Gundungorra people.

This will be followed by a showing of the Flooding of Burragorang Valley film.

Entry is a gold coin donation. Refreshments will be provided.

Register here

Aug
1
Wed
August is Family History Month @ Wollondilly Heritage Centre & Museum
Aug 1 @ 10:00 am – Aug 31 @ 4:00 pm

201808 Family History week

Do you have ancestors that came from the Wollondilly area?

If so, we are offering a free research fee for the month of August.

Come and enjoy our resources! (Fee still applies to photocopying material.)

Sep
1
Sat
History Week 2018 @ Cemetery Tours-Book now
Sep 1 @ 10:00 am – Sep 9 @ 4:00 pm

History Week 2018 was announced on 3 August 2018 by The History Council of NSW with the theme  Life and Death. Life’s defining moments and the impact of death on communities across time being explored.

2018 History Week

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

During this week The Oaks Historical Society will be conducting a program called Peeps at Pioneers and organising visits to local cemeteries.

There will be a limit of 20 people per group. Bookings are essential.

Date and TimePioneers atAddressCoordinated byBookings
Wednesday,
September 5
10:30am - 11:30am
St Mark's
Anglican Church
Cemetery
7 Menangle St
Picton
Betty VillyBooking
Saturday
September 8
10:00am - 11:00am
Wollondilly
Heritage Centre
for morning tea
43 Edward St
The Oaks
The Oaks
Historical
Society
Booking
Saturday
September 8
11:00am - 12:00pm
St Matthew's
Anglican Church
Old Oaks Road
The Oaks
Sue DavisBooking
Saturday
September 8
12:00pm - 1:00pm
St Aloysius
Catholic
Cemetery
Cnr Timothy Lacey Lane
& Silverdale Road
The Oaks
Trish HillBooking
Saturday
September 8
2:30pm - 3:30pm
Glenmore Uniting
Church Cemetery
Moores Way
Glenmore
Marlane FairfaxBooking