Krystyna Kynst
Recollections of St Kilda
Member only event with Professor Boris Frankel
Thursday 8 December 2022
4:00-6:00pm
St Kilda Army and Navy Club (upstairs)
88 Acland Street, St Kilda
St Kilda Murders – an autumn tale . . .
Member only event hosted by Liz Kelly
Sunday, 3 April 2022
2:00pm - 4:30pm
Meet outside St Kilda Army and Navy Club
88 Acland Street, St Kilda
The Plight of St Kilda’s 19th Century Servants
Public event hosted by Carmel McKenzie
Sunday, 6 March 2022
4:00pm – 6:00pm
St Kilda Army and Navy Club (upstairs)
88 Acland Street St Kilda
Book Launch: Borne on Favouring Breezes
Member only event with John Callanan and Meyer Eidelson
Sunday, 6 February 2022
4:30pm - 5:30pm
Harbour Room, Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron
Pier Road, St Kilda
(followed by light refreshments and a free drink at the RMYS bar until 6:30pm)
John Moore Cole Airey
John Moore Cole Airey was a politician, grazier and land speculator who purchased Lot 2 in St Kilda's first ever land sale in 1842.
MIRKA at the Jewish Museum
Member only event hosted by Janine Burke
Thursday 25 March, 7:00pm
Jewish Museum
26 Alma Road, St Kilda
A member only special tour of the Jewish Museum's premier exhibition for 2021 - MIRKA.
History of Marli Place - a research journey
Member only talk presented by David Brand
Sunday 7 March, 4:00pm
Army and Navy Club (upstairs)
88 Acland Street, St Kilda
David Brand is writing a social history of Marli Place, the stately terrace that has graced St Kilda’s Esplanade for over 160 years. For almost a quarter of that time, David has made it his home.
Christ Church Book Launch - 22 March
St Kilda families: Memorials in Christ Church
EVENT CANCELLED - in keeping with current medical advice, the book launch has been cancelled.
The book, by Jenny O’Donnell and with a forward by the Archbishop of Melbourne, reveals the story behind each of the church's many memorial stained glass windows, which celebrate the lives of prominent and less prominent citizens of early Melbourne. It will be launched by Dr Andrew Lemon OAM and copies will be available for purschase on the day. We welcome everyone to this important event.
Sunday 22 March, 3:00pm
Christ Church St Kilda - 14 Acland Street
Refreshments provided
Short Story Competition
Short Story Competition Winners
To celebrate our 50th anniversary, in 2020, the St Kilda Historical Society held a short story competition. Entries closed on 7 August 2020. Thank you for your stories - all 134 of them. The winners are:
St Kilda's Hollywood
Sunday, 18 August 2019
Walking tour - starts Los Angeles Court, corner Brighton Road, St Kilda
2:00pm
Enjoy this little-known 'cul de sac’ and St Kilda corner with its unusual Art Deco and Spanish Mission residences and lanes on the former famed nursery estate of George Brunning (1830-1893), which ran from Albion Street to Maryville Street.