ABOUT THE EVENT
When: Saturday-Sunday 20-21 January, 9am-5.30pm
Where: Richmond Town Hall (Saturday) & Wattlebanks Function Room rear, 27 Bridge St (Sunday)
Entry: Free (booking required)
Immerse yourself in the history of Richmond and the Coal Valley region at the History Festival, a two-day event featuring sixteen amateur and professional historians who will present papers on local-interest topics chosen by them. The festival will be held at the Richmond Town Hall (Saturday) & Wattlebanks Function Room (Sunday) and will cover aspects of early European settlement in the region, including interactions with the Indigenous Tasmanians, the lives and times of some early residents from both free and convict backgrounds, and the origins of some local infrastructure. In parallel, photographic and artistic displays invoking historical themes will be open for inspection at various venues around Richmond.