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On This Day: Friday, 2 April 2021
Anniversaries and commemorations come and go daily. Most of us, even the best historians, miss most occasions. If we think of history as events then we are faced with a continually showering in the grains of sand. Nevertheless, we do pick out certain patterns in the remembrance of historical dates. The blog here reminds us…
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The Sunday Breakfast Many Years Hence
Image: ID 151335952 © Photolucky | Dreamstime.com 31 years ago, I walked these streets with my lover. I am in a cafe on Gladstone Road, Dutton Park. Our first home is across the road, the home immediately after our wedding and honeymoon in 1988. We were young. The thought of what ‘a long time ago’…
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The Link to the Classics Book Club’s Book List
To go to the working document for the book list of the the Brisbane Classics Book Club’s Book List, go to this link at Google Docs: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11Zu2Y7SfeEptzA4s0CinksNEWif29ItWiDj0YT58P-E/edit?usp=sharing Members are invited to field the spreadsheet with their books suggestions. Kind regards, Neville
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Brewer’s Insights on Popular Historiography
Why the Confusion Over Professional History? Brewer’s Insights on Popular Historiography Introduction It is very difficult to communicate the art, the discipline, the profession of history to those who never have been immersed in it. There is much confusion about serious reflection on history because the idea of history, in the general mindset, is so…
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A Queensland Educationalist Historian Remembers History Educators H.R. Cowie and Ian Gray
Isn’t it the way, the historian is the last to know…
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'Oasis Gardens' at Coorparoo Historical Association
On 1 February 2014 Dr Neville Buch spoke to the Coorparoo & Districts Heritage Group on the history of The Oasis. On 3 August 2013 the Sunnybank District History Group hosted a very successful community memory event to mark 75 years since the opening of The Oasis Tropical Gardens in Sunnybank. Over 80 people squeezed…
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Who is Best to Write History in the Marketplace?
Original Article: Who is Best to Write History in the Marketplace? It is an important experience to hear what people actually say about history and historians, instead of what they want you to hear. It is not that difficult to prod some honest answers if you know where to look. And so it came to pass…
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Economics of Voluntary-Professional Endeavours in Local History
Original Article: Economics of Voluntary-Professional Endeavours in Local History By Neville Buch Disclaimer: The views expressed herein are solely those of the author and do not claim to represent the Professional Historians Association. The economy, or more precisely, economic value, works differently among members of the Professional Historians Association. Those members who are academics are paid…
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A Brief Look at Psychological Theories in Group Psychology, and Epistemology
Working with local history organisations has got me thinking about the crossover between group psychology and epistemology. If we are terribly honest with ourselves, historians – amateurs and professional alike, as with most human beings, we are petty empire-builders. It’s not that we are tyrants, or most of us are not, and we still value…
