Category: Living History

The living history movement finds new supporters
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The living history movement finds new supporters

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The living history movement finds new supporters in Camden

Gardens: a special place
Aesthetics · Art · Attachment to place · British colonialism · Camden · Camden Community Garden · Camden Park House and Garden · Camden Produce Market · Camden Town Farm · Campbelltown Art Centre · Colonial Camden · Colonialism · Community Health · Community identity · Cultural Heritage · Cultural icon · England · Entertainment · Fashion · Festivals · Heritage · Historical consciousness · History · Landscape aesthetics · Leisure · Living History · Local History · Macarthur · Memorials · Memory · Monuments · Moveable Heritage · Parks · Picton · Place making · Public art · Sense of place · Settler colonialism · War

Gardens: a special place

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The gardens of the Macarthur region are a special place for wellness and wellbeing. The provide a quiet and contemplative landscape for relaxation and thought.

An afternoon of art may offer serotonin mood boost, welcome distraction from chronic pain
Aesthetics · Art · Camden Museum · Community Health · Community identity · Cultural Heritage · Heritage · Historical consciousness · Historical thinking · History · Living History · Local History · Memory · Monuments · Moveable Heritage · Place making · Sense of place · Theatre

An afternoon of art may offer serotonin mood boost, welcome distraction from chronic pain

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An afternoon of art may offer serotonin mood boost, welcome distraction from chronic pain

What is Camden’s heritage, does it really matter and what does it mean?
Aesthetics · Architecture · Attachment to place · Camden · Camden Museum · Colonial Camden · Colonialism · Community identity · Cowpastures · Cultural Heritage · Cultural icon · Edwardian · Farming · Festivals · First World War · Governor Macquarie · Heritage · Historical consciousness · Historical Research · Historical thinking · History · Interwar · Landscape aesthetics · Living History · Local History · Macarthur · Memory · Monuments · Place making · Ruralism · Second World War · Sense of place · Settler colonialism · Town planning · Urban growth · Urban Planning · urban sprawl · Urbanism · War · War at home

What is Camden’s heritage, does it really matter and what does it mean?

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What is Camden’s heritage, does it really matter and what does in mean?

Whiteman commercial buildings in Camden, an example of adaptive re-use
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Whiteman commercial buildings in Camden, an example of adaptive re-use

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The Whiteman's General Store, a historic Victorian colonial building in Camden, has been successfully repurposed through the Burra Charter principles of adaptive reuse, maintaining its architectural integrity. Operating continuously for over 135 years, it now houses various retail and professional outlets, contributing significantly to the town's charm and community identity.

Australian Newspaper History Group Newsletter Extracts by Ian Willis
Attachment to place · Camden · Camden Show · Campbelltown · Communications · Community identity · Cultural Heritage · Cultural icon · Entertainment · Fashion · Festivals · Heritage · Historical consciousness · Historical Research · Historical thinking · History · Living History · Local History · Local newspapers · Macarthur · Narellan · Newspapers · Place making · Ruralism · Sense of place · War

Australian Newspaper History Group Newsletter Extracts by Ian Willis

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Extracts from the Australian Newspaper History Group by Ian Willis about Macarthur region local newspapers in New South Wales

WSU Sculpture Award and Exhibition Campbelltown
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WSU Sculpture Award and Exhibition Campbelltown

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The Lakes at WSU is an inspiring setting for the 8th WSU Sculpture Award and Exhibition 2018

Living History at Belgenny
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Living History at Belgenny

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An informative talk was given on Howell Living History Farm USA recently at Belgenny Farm Camden NSW

Camden Produce Market and Camden Community Garden, sites of community engagement
Agricultural heritage · Agriculture · Agriculture history · Attachment to place · Belonging · Camden · Camden Community Garden · Camden Produce Market · Camden Story · Camden Town Farm · Community Engagement · Community Health · Community identity · Community organisations · Community work · Dairying · Farming · Floods · Gardening · Heritage · Historical consciousness · Historical Research · Historical thinking · History · Honey · Horticulture · Lifestyle · Living History · Local History · Macarthur · Place making · Placemaking · Produce · Retailing · Ruralism · Sense of place · Sydney's rural-urban fringe · Urban Planning · Volunteering · Volunteerism

Camden Produce Market and Camden Community Garden, sites of community engagement

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The Camden Produce Market and the Camden Community Garden are active sites of community engagement on land gifted to the Camden community by Llewella Davies.

A country show comes to town
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A country show comes to town

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The 2018 Camden Show is the 132nd event of this festival celebrating local rural life. In 2019 over 40,000 attended the annual festival.