Kenmore and District Historical Society Incorporated
The Kenmore & District Historical Society Inc aims to research, promote, record and publish the history of the Kenmore district, including the suburbs of Kenmore, Kenmore Hills, Chapel Hill, Fig Tree Pocket and Pullenvale.
The Annual General Meetings held in November each year and the committee meets each year for a planning day to assess current activities and to plan for the next year.
The Society was formed through a Steering Committee late in 2013.
A Management Committee was formed early in 2014 and first met in February and became officially incorporated in May 2014. There are many members of the Society who have lived in the Kenmore district for many decades. There are also younger people who have a keen interest in understanding the continuity of the community in which they live.
The current committee members are:
President Judy Magub Ph: 3878 4330
Secretary Ian Muirhead
Treasurer John Carter
Committee Members
Edna Winkel
Sue Deal
Deann O’Donoghue
Latest News
The Kenmore and District Historical Society meetings are held on the third Thursday of the month from 7 to 9 pm at the Kenmore Library Meeting Room, unless otherwise advised.
Our first meeting for 2021 will be held on Thursday 18 February at 7pm in the meeting room at Kenmore Library.
This month’s guest speaker is Dr Margaret Cook. Dr Cook will be speaking about Brisbane’s flood history, drawing on her own experiences through the 1974 and 2011 floods as well as the information in her book “A River with a City Problem”.
Meeting Dates for 2021 are:
March 18; April TBA; May 20; June 17; July 15; August 19; September 16; October 21 and November 18.
Members will be notified in advance of any changes to these dates.
Current COVID restrictions only allow for 15 members to attend each meeting. A week before the meeting we will send an email to all members asking for RSVPs via return email, so that we can be sure of the number of people attending. If the library advises any changes to these arrangements, members will be notified by email.
For further information contact the committee at kenmorehistory@gmail.com
Membership
Everyone is welcome to join the Kenmore & District Historical Society Inc. The benefits of becoming a member are detailed below.
- Knowledge that you are supporting volunteer work within the Society
- Receipt of a monthly newsletter
- Events and activities
- Free access to research material
- Monthly meeting with a guest speaker
- Opportunity to meet others from our local community who have an interest in history
- Be involved in the process of recording and preserving our local history for future generations
A membership application form can be completed here.
Resource Location and Arrangements
The Kenmore and District Historical Society (KDHS) has a collection of resources covering a broad range of themes on Kenmore and district. The RSL have generously allowed KDHS to store these valuable resources, as well as a printer and computer, at the RSL rooms at the Fairview Aged Care Facility, Pinjarra Hills. The room is a place where members of KDHS can view the society’s resources and research material.
For more information about the KDHS resource location and arrangements please follow this link.
Please note that the KDHS collection can be viewed by appointment only. If any members wish to view our records please contact the Committee at kenmorehistory@gmail.com
Research Assistance
If you can assist with our research we would be very grateful. Maybe you have early photos of the area or maybe you are a long term resident and would like to share with us your memories in an oral history.
