Hall Museum 2020 News Archive

December 2020

Moore family visit - We were very pleased to welcome Ted and Kathy Moore to the Centre on Thursday 19th December, both from pioneer families...
Brass on the grass - Over two hundred people visited Hall on Sunday last to listen to 'brass on the grass'. After unpredictable weather during the week, with a share of high temperatures, high winds and rain, the afternoon was warm and windy, but dry, and conditions were perfect by the time the last note off Charles Anderson's march, 'ORB' faded away...
Fooling around in flannels - After a long delay because of the pandemic, on Sunday we were able to give Friends and our collaborators from the Historical Society an exclusive preview of the joint exhibition Fooling Around in Flannels...

Brass on the Grass - After a six month COVID delay we are delighted to again be hosting the (twelfth) annual Brass Band Concert with the Canberra Brass - 'Brass on the grass'...
Memories of a Hall lad - The Brown family has been an important part of the life of the village for well over a century. In particular, for the majority of that time the family has been involved in the ownership and management of Hall general store, initially in partnership with members of the Southwell family...
Remembrance Day - The Hall School Museum and Heritage Centre was gain represented at the Hall village Remembrance Day ceremony, at Jim Rochford Grove...

Sampling the Past - When Margaret Shumack began embroidering her needlework sampler in 1887, as an eleven year old student at the https://museum...

'Ginninderry' gathering - The Centre was well represented at a special gathering at The Link, Ginninderry recently. Alastair Crombie was amongst those to address the gathering, giving some background to the display 'A palette of pioneer places', which has been mounted at The Link for the past four weeks...

Recognition for Rod and Judy Roberts - Rod and Judy are pillars of the Wallaroo community – and have been for almost 40 years. Now they are Yass Valley Council's Senior Citizens of the Year! Together, they restored the historic 'Allwood Cottage' at great time and personal expense and were successful in obtaining grants from Council...
Vale Errol Lea-Scarlett (1932-2019) - [Re-printed with kind acknowledgement to Queanbeyan Museum and it's Journal 'Quinbean'] It is with sadness that we note the passing of historian Errol Lea-Scarlett...
On display at Ginninderry - On Tuesday 7th January our exhibition based on Isla Paterson's water colour painting of a selection of heritage buildings - 'A palette of pioneer places' - was mounted at The Link, Ginninderry...
Cameron Archer calls in - Cameron is descended from both the Archer and Cameron families of Ginninderra - his name says it all! Cameron visited in the course of collecting material for the family history he is researching for publication, which will relate the story of the Cameron family (the 'Glebe' Camerons - not to be confused with the 'Waterholes' or Majura Camerons) from the Scottish highlands to the Limestone Plains...