High overheads, shifting community priorities and an ageing volunteer base threaten the long-term survival of local historical societies, which hold the stories of the regions.
abc.net.au/news/uncertain-future-for-historical-societies-as-interest-wanes/102762798A beautifully preserved 178-year-old wedding dress, displayed with pride for many years at the Yarram and District Historical Society, attracted tourists from far and wide.But now the collection of authentic period dresses and artefacts from the 1800s has been boxed up and placed into storage because the museum building has been sold, and the society has had to find a new, smaller rental.
The Yarram Historical Society and Genealogy Group recently vacated the Carpenter Street premises, after it was sold by the building's owner Saputo. "We're not able to display much, so this is no longer a museum, but we have been able to keep our society running," Ms Smith said, while searching for a map amongst the taped boxes and bubble-wrapped frames."Right now, we have the story of Yarram locked away in a chook shed and a store room."Invisible value of historical societies
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