Visit Us
We are open from 9am-1pm on Tuesdays and appointments are preferred.
Appointments at other times may be arranged.
In 1935 our building looked like this:
W Radnell Grocer c1935, corner of Fallon St and Glen Huntly Rd, site of GEHS today. (Source Museums Victoria)
Our Collection
We have the largest and most comprehensive collection of material relating to the history of Glen Eira. Our collection is a valuable resource for those researching the history of their house and suburb, for family historians, students and other researchers. Some of our collection can viewed via the Victorian Collections link below.
For research enquiries contact us any time. Email is best but you can also leave a phone message.
Latest News
Our first event for 2024 will be held at 7.30pm on Wednesday 27th March at the Murrumbeena Bowls Club – Eyes on Our Collection. Join us and view close up some of the items from our Collection and hear their stories.
Our volunteers have chosen particular objects they are interested in and will each give a short talk describing the item and its provenance. Bookings https://www.trybooking.com/CPUGP
May Speaker Series
On Wednesday 15th May at 12pm there will be a talk by Nathan Hobby, author of The Red Witch, a biography of writer and activist Katharine Susannah Prichard, who spent her early life in the Caulfield area. This event will be held via Zoom from Perth in the Bentleigh Library or you watch online from home. Bookings: https://library.gleneira.vic.gov.au/whats-on/events-calendar/author-talk-the-red-witch-with-nathan-hobby
Newsletter – Our November edition is out now Click here
Includes articles on –
- 100 years of North Road Medical
- GEHS pottery display
- 50th anniversary of end of Australia’s involvement in Vietnam War
- The 1923 Police Strike
- The Camden Hotel (formerly London Tavern) celebrates 150 years
- A report on our Speaker Series talk on The Parliamentary Library
Glen Huntly Tram Depot: 100 years
Read about the history of the Glen Huntly Depot in the September issue of The Bellcord, the newsletter of the Melbourne Tram Museum.
Issue 59 The Bellcord September 2023.pdf
About Us
Founded in 1972 the Caulfield Historical Society’s early work led to significant buildings such as Myoora, Halstead and Lirrewa gaining heritage protection at a time when many historic buildings were under threat of demolition.
In 1994, the City of Caulfield merged with the northern part of the City of Moorabbin and became the new City of Glen Eira. Some years later the Caulfield Historical Society changed its name to the Glen Eira Historical Society, to reflect the whole municipality of Glen Eira. View Map
Our Latest News & Events
Musical Notes from Glen Eira
An exhibition Gallery Two, Glen Eira City Council Gallery Corner Glen Eira and Hawthorn Roads,...
AGM & Speaker Series – Popular Music in History, Heritage & Archives – 26 July 2023
The Planets, Ormond RSL 1958 (Australian Performing Arts Museum Collection)
April 2023 News
WWI sites in the City of Glen Eira During the Centenary of WWI, back in 2014, we published a WWI...