Highland Fair Saturday, 1st June, 2024, 9am Central Park, Wingham, $2 coin per adult entry Massed Bands, Quintet Piping Competition, Opening Ceremony, Highland Dancing, Tossing the Caber, Hurling the Haggis, Pipe Bands, Clan stalls, Market stalls, Food stalls, and more. Sunday Concert Sunday, 2nd June, 2024, 2pm Presbyterian Church, 10 Moon St, $10 entry
Wingham Museum’s ‘Resolving the Photo Collection’ project aims to both improve the preservation of the museum’s large-format photos, portraits and artworks, and to improve public access to the collection. The NSW Government funded the project through a $7,000 Creative Capital grant, while the Society supplied the labour to clean, repair, research and digitise the collection….
The Tourist Information Centre at Taree has closed and MidCoast Council are trialling a new system of Visitor Hubs throughout the Manning area. The MVHS Wingham Museum has been selected to be one of the visitor hubs. Tourists can use their smart phone or tablet to scan the QR code on the hub poster at…
Manning Valley Historical Society continues to embrace digital technology with the purchase of a new full-frame digital camera. The Society plans to use this camera to produce high-quality digital content that adds to the cultural experience for visitors to the museum, and provides them with a fresh interpretation of the collection. “The videos and articles…
MVHS Volunteer Barbara Finnegan works with videography, Jake Davey, on her scene. His enthusiasm for the project energized our actors. Photo by Daryl Gregory. Wingham Museum has engaged Taree videographer, Jake Davey, to help produce and deliver a catalogue of short documentary-style videos and re-enactments. This digital material focuses on the unique stories behind the…
Manning Valley Pioneering Settler Isabella Mary Kelly was an independent property owner and a very early settler in the Manning Valley. She was disliked by her male counterparts who had her falsely convicted of a crime she did not commit. Actor: Cassidy Donavan Writer: Robyn Greenaway and Cherie Jenkins. Director/Editor: Jake Davey Studios. This video…
This project proposed to rehouse the photographic and document collection of the MVHS Research Centre. It was based on the recommendations of Conservator, Kaye Soderlund, following her 2019 audit and was made possible through an $8,144 grant presented by the National Library of Australia in 2020. Twelve months on from winning the grant and our…
July 20, 2021 To the Rotary Club – Wingham, Please accept our thanks for your recent donation of $600 to the Manning Valley Historical Society. As you know, we were able to purchase a laptop with the money you donated, which will fulfil an important role in the museum. Its flexibility will allow us…
Manning Valley Historical Society Behind the Scenes in the Museum Even with the difficulties surrounding us we are still managing to develop our Museum. Many thanks must go to our volunteers who, with their combined efforts, make our society and museum what they are today. Dr Kelly’s buggy, featured in the previous Newsletter, has now…