What's Happening July-August 2016

HISTORIC
CITY OF WANNEROO MUSEUM AND HERITAGE
MUSEUM IN A BOX
The extremely popular Museum in
a Box program has been designed
for use by educational institutions
throughout Perth.
The City has curated four different
boxes, each addressing a different
person or subject connected to
World War I and the Wanneroo area.
Each box contains real museum
specimens and
artefacts, images,
DVDs, CDs, books
and educational
resources.
For more details
contact the City
on 9405 5905.
FREE
FAMILY HISTORY
Presented by Wendy Bloomfield and
Olive Sampson.
Family history research is lots of fun
and very addictive but knowing where
to start can be difficult.
Join us for a guided presentation about
genealogy tools and resources such as
Ancestry and learn how to record and
organise the information you discover.
Saturday 23 July 2016 / 2pm-4.30pm
Wanneroo Library and Cultural Centre,
3 Rocca Way, Wanneroo
Cost $20 per person, bookings are
essential.
Enquiries on 9405 5920 or email
museum@wanneroo.wa.gov.au
FAMILY HISTORY
MORNINGS
Visit the Museum’s Community
FREE
History Centre on Monday mornings
to learn all about your ancestors.
Experienced genealogical research
volunteers will be on hand to assist you.
Mondays from 10am-1pm
Wanneroo Library and Cultural Centre,
3 Rocca Way, Wanneroo
Enquiries on 9405 5925 or email
museum@wanneroo.wa.gov.au
ALL THINGS LEGO®
The City will come alive with
the biggest and largest LEGO ®
display we have seen, packed
with fantastic models and there
will be plenty to occupy the
whole family.
There will be a ‘Brickpit’ play
section with 20,000 LEGO ® bricks
and DUPLO ® for young children
and LEGO ® workshops for children
aged 4-12 years old only.
All materials provided. Parents and
caregivers are free but must stay
and play.
Saturday 16 July and
Sunday 17 July 2016
10am-4pm, Wanneroo Library
and Cultural Centre, 3 Rocca Way,
Wanneroo
Cost $5 per person
Spaces are limited and bookings
are essential by calling 9405 5920
COLLECTING
STORIES AND
TELLING TALES
A new exhibition, Collecting Stories
and Telling Tales, commemorates
Wanneroo’s rich history by sharing
the diverse stories of people who
have called Wanneroo home or who
have a connection to the region.
Part installation and part exhibition,
this showcase of photographs, art,
maps, historical objects, films and
oral histories takes you through
Wanneroo’s history from before
settlement, through to recent times.
FREE
Best of all, you can get involved!
Record your memories of Wanneroo
on one of our memory cards , collect
your card from your local library or
the Wanneroo Museum to have it
featured in the exhibition.
You can also join us in the Wanneroo
Gallery to have your photo taken
as part of the exhibition. There are
costumes and props available and
you can print your photo and keep it
as a memento.
3 free photo sessions are available:
Monday 4 July 2016 / 1pm-3pm
Friday 15 July 2016 / 1pm-3pm
Saturday 23 July 2016 / 1pm-3pm
Enquiries to 9405 5920
Soldiers at the 10th Lighthorse Camp.
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
Do you have an interesting
collection that you would like to
share with the public?
Contact the City to discuss displaying
your private collection at the
Wanneroo Museum during November
and February 2017.
Contact the curator on 9405 5903.
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