by Karen Cummings | 14 Oct, 2022
Look under the section Participate for future events. Next meeting 27 October, History Walk 12 November.
by Karen Cummings | 31 Aug, 2022
We were saddened to learn of the death of Gillian Hibbins. She was well known as a writer, mainly on historical topics, but for us of course she was best known as the author of our publication A Short History of Collingwood. The book may be short but manages to cram...
by Karen Cummings | 3 May, 2022
Have you discovered our Notables database yet? If not, why not start with the latest additions. Max Kreitmayer was a larger-than-life fellow known for his famous Waxworks in Bourke Street. What is perhaps less well known is the fact that each of his three wives,...
by Karen Cummings | 11 Apr, 2022
An article about breweries in Collingwood has been added under the Resources section. Two new people have been added to the Notables database: teacher Emily Christopherson who taught in some of Collingwood’s schools, and John Finnamore, a young Irishman who made...
by Karen Cummings | 27 Mar, 2022
A video produced by the Education Department in 1987 in conjunction with Collingwood Historical Society is now available on our Youtube Channel. https://youtu.be/wWe0CUupOBY