Women In Portrait

This exhibition featured our collection of portraits of women from the Eurobodalla district, While many show women in traditional roles of wives, mothers and daughters others reflect the roles that…
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Unpicking time

A significance assessment of our collection found that ‘while aesthetically pleasing, items … also have a high research potential relating to domestic dress making and alterations.’ This exhibition takes a…
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Heroes of the Eurobodalla

Heroes of the Eurobodalla Over 500 men and women, born in or with family connections to the Eurobodalla region, enlisted to serve in World War 1. Many made the ultimate…
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ILLUMINATED: The Art of Children’s Book Illustration

Travel through worlds of OnceUponATimes in our online exhibition “ILLUMINATED: The Art of Children’s Book Illustration”. Travel from JJ Grandeville’s world of intricate engravings in The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (!853) through…
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Genealogy

The Genealogy Library Collection Do you want to start researching your family history but need some guidance? Why not come along and join the Moruya & District Historical Society Genealogy…
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Welcome to Moruya & District Historical Society

A key aim of our society is to share the rich history of Moruya with as broad an audience as we can while making our history as dynamic and interactive as possible.

History is not only knowing names and important dates, or about looking at artefacts from previous eras. These activities are important, but real living history is best understood by knowing the stories about people’s lives, places and artefacts. We hope to tell you as many those stories as possible.

Our Museum

The Moruya and District Historical Society is a non-profit group of volunteers, dedicated to preserving the history of Moruya and the surrounding areas on the South Coast of New South…
Genealogy

The Genealogy Library Collection Do you want to start researching your family history but need some guidance? Why not come along and join the Moruya & District Historical Society Genealogy…
Membership

Membership is open to all those with an interest in the history of Moruya and the surrounding district. Membership benefits include: Regular general meetings and workshops on historical topics; a…
Contact Us

Moruya & District Historical Society 85 Campbell Street, MoruyaNSW 2537Australia Telephone: (02) 4474 3224 Email enquiries General: secretary@mdhs.org.auResearch: research@mdhs.org.au President: Huon HassallVice president: Annie…

MDHS is COVID Safe

Moruya & District Historical Society is pleased to announce that it is re-opening on Wednesday 25^thNovember.

We are registered as a COVID safe venue and will be following the Government guidelines to keep all visitors and volunteers safe with contact tracing, sanitizing, and social distancing.

We are excited to be welcoming our members and the public back with two extremely interesting and informative exhibitions in the Museum.

Please read the full details about our reopening here.