1920s · Anzac · Architecture · Attachment to place · Belonging · Biography · Camden · Camden Cottage · Camden Story · Colonial Camden · Community identity · Cultural Heritage · Dairying · Dr West · Economy · Elderslie · Families · Family history · Farming · First World War · Gardening · Genealogy · Heritage · Historical consciousness · Historical Research · Historical thinking · History · History of a house · House history · Interwar · Landscape · Living History · Local History · Local newspapers · Local Studies · Memory · Military history · Myths · Place making · Placemaking · Ruralism · Sense of place · Settler colonialism · Social History · Storytelling · Voluntary Workers Association · War · War at home · welfare · World War One

The Patterson family of Elderslie, the value of family histories

The story of the Patterson family of Elderslie NSW illustrates the value and importance of family history.

Adaptive Re-use · Anzac · Architecture · Attachment to place · Belonging · Community Health · Convalescent Home · Convalescent hospital · Cultural Heritage · First World War · Heritage · Historical consciousness · Historical Research · Historical thinking · History · Job creation · Living History · Local History · Medical history · Memory · Place making · Red Cross · Second World War · Sense of place · Storytelling · Tourism · Travel · Volunteering · Volunteerism · War · War at home · Women's history

A scholarly visit to the harbour city

A scholarly visit to the harbour city of Auckland New Zealand by UOW historian Dr Ian Willis was an opportunity to learn more about medical history.

Adaptive Re-use · Aesthetics · Architecture · Attachment to place · Belonging · Business · Camden · Camden Council · Camden District · Camden Heritage Conservation Area · Camden Regional Economic Taskforce · Camden Story · Camden Town Centre · Colonial Camden · Community identity · Cultural Heritage · Cultural icon · Edwardian · Fashion · Festivals · Film · Film Making · Gender · Heritage · Historical consciousness · Historical Research · Historical thinking · History · Interwar · Jacaranda · Job creation · Lifestyle · Living History · Local History · Local Studies · Media History · Memory · Modernism · Place making · Placemaking · Ruralism · Sense of place · Storytelling · Streetscapes · Tourism · Travel · Victorian

Making short films to promote the 2019 Camden Jacarada festival

A group of amateur filmmakers undertook a photoshoot in the Camden town centre to promote the 2019 Camden Jacaranda Festival.

1920s · Adaptive Re-use · Aesthetics · Architecture · Attachment to place · Belonging · Business · Camden · Colonial Camden · Colonialism · Community identity · Cultural Heritage · Cultural icon · Economy · Edwardian · Elderslie · Fashion · First World War · Heritage · Historical consciousness · Historical Research · History · Interwar · Lifestyle · Living History · Local History · Local Studies · Macarthur · Memory · Modernism · Myths · Narellan · Place making · Ruralism · Sense of place · Storytelling · Streetscapes · Tourism · Urban growth · Urban Planning · Urbanism · Victorian · War

The Camden cottage

The Camden cottage is an Edwardian housing style typical of the early 20th century.

Adaptive Re-use · Aesthetics · Architecture · Art · Attachment to place · Belonging · Camden · Camden Show · Community identity · Cultural Heritage · Cultural icon · Economy · Farming · Festivals · Heritage · Historical consciousness · Historical Research · Historical thinking · History · Interwar · Leisure · Lifestyle · Living History · Local History · Local Studies · Macarthur · Memorials · Memory · Modernism · Monuments · Myths · Parks · Place making · Public art · Ruralism · Sense of place · Storytelling · Streetscapes · Theatre · Tourism · Urbanism · War

Aaron Bolot, a Sydney architect, and Camden’s Interwar heritage

Sydney architect Aaron Bolot designed the extension to the Camden agricultural hall. This building was one of many that were built in Camden during the Intewar period.

1920s · Aesthetics · Agricultural heritage · Agriculture · Architecture · Attachment to place · Australia · Belonging · Burragorang Valley · Colonial frontier · Colonialism · Community identity · Cowpastures · Cultural Heritage · Cultural icon · Edwardian · Ghosts · Gothic · Governor Macquarie · Guesthouse · Heritage · Historical consciousness · Historical Research · Historical thinking · Hotels · Interwar · Landscape · Landscape aesthetics · Legends · Leisure · Living History · Local History · Local Studies · Macarthur · Memory · Mysteries · Myths · Place making · Ruralism · Sense of place · Settler colonialism · Storytelling · Tourism · Travel

The Burragorang Valley, a lost Gothic fantasy

The Burragorang Valley is a lost Gothic fantasy where many people were attracted to the grandeur and beauty of the valley's landscape. Much of the valley's mystery has been lost under Lake Burragorang.

Aesthetics · Agricultural heritage · Agricultural modernism · Architecture · Attachment to place · Australia · Belgenny Farm · Business · Camden Park House and Garden · Community identity · Cowpastures · Cultural Heritage · Cultural icon · Dairying · Engineering Heritage · Engineering History · Farming · Food · Heritage · Historical consciousness · Historical Research · Historical thinking · History · Industrial Heritage · Lifestyle · Living History · Local History · Local Studies · Lost Sydney · Macarthur · Memory · Menangle · Mid-century modernism · Modernism · Monuments · Myths · Place making · Placemaking · Ruralism · Sense of place · Sydney · Sydney's rural-urban fringe · Tourism · Town planning · Urban growth · Urban Planning · urban sprawl · Urbanism · USA · Utilities

The Rotolactor, a Menangle milking marvel

The Rotolactor was Menangle's milking marvel. A rotating dairy that was a tourism attraction and an example of industrial modernism on the colonial property Camden Park estate.

1920s · Aesthetics · Anzac · Architecture · Art · Attachment to place · Australia · Belonging · Cafes · Camden · Camden Airfield · Camden Museum · Camden Show · Colonial Camden · Community identity · Convicts · Country Women's Association · Cultural Heritage · Cultural icon · CWA · Farming · First World War · Gender · Heritage · Historical consciousness · Historical Research · Historical thinking · History · Interwar · Lifestyle · Living History · Local History · Local newspapers · Local Studies · Macarthur · Memory · Modernism · Monuments · Movies · Narellan Military Camp · Place making · Railway · Restaurant · Retailing · Ruralism · Second World War · Sense of place · Tourism · Urban Planning · urban sprawl · Urbanism · War · War at home · Women's history

The Camden story, an evolving project

The Camden story, a continually evolving project that details some of the parts of the local story.

20th century · Adaptive Re-use · Architecture · Attachment to place · Built heritag · Business · Business History · Camden · Camden Story · Cultural Heritage · Cultural icon · Heritage · Historical consciousness · History · Interwar · Leisure · Local History · Local Studies · Memory · Mid-century modernism · Modernism · Motoring History · Moveable Heritage · Narellan · Place making · Placemaking · Retailing · Sense of place · Storytelling · Tourism · Transport · Urban growth · Urban history

Clintons Motors Car Showroom, motoring and modernism

In March 1948, Camden celebrated a new era in motoring with the opening of Clintons Motors' modern showroom. The introduction of the FX Holden marked a pivotal moment in Australian automotive history, showcasing innovation and capturing community excitement. This Art Deco building symbolized modern shopping and transformed Camden's motoring landscape.

Aesthetics · Architecture · Art · Attachment to place · Belonging · Camden · Camden Museum · Camden Park House and Garden · Camden Show · Churches · Colonial Camden · Colonialism · Community identity · Cowpastures · Cultural Heritage · Cultural icon · Edwardian · England · Gothic · Heritage · Historical consciousness · Historical Research · Historical thinking · History · Interwar · Lifestyle · Living History · Local History · Local Studies · Macarthur · Memory · Modernism · Myths · Nepean River · Place making · Ruralism · Sense of place · Settler colonialism · Sydney's rural-urban fringe · Tourism · Victorian · War

The Camden Story: living history on our doorstep

Experience the Camden Story through the living history on our doorstep. Walk the historic Camden town centre precinct and district or visit the exciting Belgenny Farm or view the informative exhibitions at the Camden Museum.