The museum roof is leaking and can no longer be repaired. It needs replacing urgently, and everything we care for sits underneath it. We are asking Blackwood and the broader community for help to fund the work and protect the collection.
Read MoreGary has built a goldfields diorama on behalf of the Society, and it is now set up in our main display area. Mine shafts, ladders, poppet heads, mine portals and mine carts, all on a small scale.
Read MoreAfter several months of work by our volunteers, the meeting room, hallway, entrance way and kitchen have been repaired and repainted, a new veranda now greets visitors out the front, and the roof leaks are behind us. A grand opening is on the way.
Read MoreThe Blackwood & District Historical Society is proud to support the ANZAC Day Dawn Service in Blackwood. Thank you to Pippa Morris, President of the Ballan RSL Sub-Branch, for acknowledging our community's participation.
Read MoreThat's a wrap on another successful Easter Sunday night Bingo event at the Blackwood Easter Carnival 2026. A huge thank you to our generous local sponsors and volunteers.
Read MoreJoin us and explore the wall of photos from Blackwood's history. Margot Hitchcock and designer Jinny Coyle will be available for questions and book signings. Two new books available including The History of the Chinese in Blackwood.
Read MoreThe story of Elizabeth Jorgensen, born to Chan and Jane Ty You at Golden Point, Blackwood in 1898, a window into the Chinese community on the Blackwood goldfield.
Read MoreMary Grimes was the first landholder in Blackwood, purchasing Lot 1. Her land would become the site of the Blackwood Hotel and the centre of town.
Read MoreAn interesting menu from Lerdies Restaurant (closed 2012) in Blackwood. Our members are putting together a new book on the history of the Blackwood Hotel, targeting a launch to coincide with the reopening.
Read MoreOur historian Margot Hitchcock was busy signing books at the museum open day today.
Read MoreA great photo sent in showing the effort that went into moving lumber to the mills in Blackwood and Barrys Reef.
Read MoreThe work never ends with older buildings! This open day the crew re-sealed the stables. Over 150 years old, it needs constant attention, and the results look really good.
Read MoreAfter many years without the must-have Aspects of Early Blackwood we now have them back in stock. Come visit us on November 4th for your very own copy.
Read MoreThe Historical Society visited Trentham Primary School to share the history of Blackwood with students.
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