Welcome to the FAHS website
The Federation was established in 1977, has eight constituent members, one in each state and territory, and is the national peak body representing the interests of about 1,000 historical societies and approaching 100,000 members throughout Australia. The FAHS:
communicates with governments and public officials to inform them about issues affecting historical societies and museums, and to advocate the interests of historical societies and museums.
provides, via the "Support" drop-down menu at the top of this page, access to a variety of guides and training materials to assist historical societies, including its guides to
heritage identification and protection (formerly FAHS Heritage Handbook)
heritage tourism
how to publish historical materials (Publishing History).
disaster planning and recoveryruns the Australian Historical Societies Support Group, facilitating communication between historical society members across Australia.
publishes an E-Bulletin and a Newsletter.
The project to design and build this website was undertaken with funding from the Australian Government.
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