About the Constituents
Under its Constitution, FAHS has eight members, each of which is the major historical society or organisation in an Australian state or territory, and most of which have affiliated historical societies within their jurisdiction. There are about 1,200 historical societies in Australia under the FAHS umbrella.
Canberra and District Historical Society
The Society is dedicated to: encouraging the study of the history of Canberra and district, and of Australia in relation to it promoting the compilation of authentic historical records preserving historical material and places of historic and aesthetic interests, and to fostering the interchange of information through talks, discussions, excursions and exhibitions.
Website: http://www.canberrahistory.org.au/
Royal Australian Historical Society
The Royal Australian Historical Society (RAHS), Australia’s oldest historical organisation founded in Sydney in 1901, promotes the study of Australian history. The Society organises events, produces publications and provides research advice and support to its membership network of individuals and local historical societies, with a particular focus on New South Wales local and community history. Based at History House, 133 Macquarie Street, Sydney, our library contains a valuable research collection of more than 60,000 items on Australian history.
Website: https://www.rahs.org.au
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/royalaustralianhistoricalsociety
History Trust of South Australia
The History Trust of South Australis (HTSA) operates three museums – the Migration Museum, National Motor Museum and South Australian Maritime Museum.
HTSA manages a Community Museums Program and offers annual grants for research and writing to promote the value of history and our place in the world.
Website: http://www.history.sa.gov.au/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HistorySA/
Royal Historical Society of Victoria
Royal Historical Society of Victoria (RHSV): Promoting and preserving the history of Victoria
The RHSV’s mission is to promote among our members, member societies, and the wider public, an interest in and understanding of Australian history, with a focus on the Victorian experience. The RHSV is the peak body for local and specialist historical societies throughout Victoria and is the historical society for central Melbourne.
Website: www.historyvictoria.org.au
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/historyvictoria
History West: Royal Western Australian Historical Society
The History West: Royal Western Australian Historical Society (HW: RWAHS) was formed in 1926. In 90 years it has grown from a small group of people to about 800 members and organisations, including a network of 74 Affiliated Societies interested in preserving the history of Western Australia and to one with a royal charter. It houses a fascinating Museum with a unique art collection, an extensive reference Library, Photograph Archive and a boutique bookshop of Western Australian history publications. The Society has always been actively involved in advocacy for history and heritage across the State and over the last decade or so its influence in that regard has grown.
Website: www.histwest.org.au
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/histwest/
Tasmanian Historical Research Association
The Tasmanian Historical Research Association Inc (THRA) was founded in 1951 to promote research into and publication of Tasmanian history, and to assist people working in this field. It is a non-profit incorporated Association managed by a committee of volunteers with Rules of the Association.
THRA’s three purposes are: to enlighten, to discover and to publish.
Website: www.thra.org.au
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thra1951/
The Royal Historical Society of Queensland
Founded in 1913, The Royal Historical Society of Queensland (RHSQ) is a vibrant organisation dedicated to promoting Queensland’s history for the benefit of our members, affiliated societies and the broader community. As Queensland’s peak history body, the Society presents an active program of events, publishes the quarterly award winning Queensland History Journal, maintains an extensive library and museum collections, provides research services and hosts diverse exhibitions in the convict-built Commissariat Store Museum, the oldest occupied building in Queensland.
Website: www.queenslandhistory.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RHSQld
Historical Society of the Northern Territory
The Historical Society of the Northern Territory (HSNT) encourages the study of, and research into, the history of the Northern Territory of Australia. It encourages the preservation and/or display of historical relics, records and other relevant materials to secure the preservation of places and objects of historical interest by local or Commonwealth authorities, or in any other way considered appropriate; the printing, publication and circulation of books, journals and such other documents as may assist any of the objects of the Society.
Website: www.historicalsocietynt.org.au