Carnamah Historical Society
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| Founded | 1983 |
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| Type | Incorporated Association |
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| Origins | Carnamah Apex Club and Carnamah Restoration Society |
| Website | http://www.carnamah.com.au |
The Carnamah Historical Society collects, records, preserves and promotes the history of Carnamah, a town and farming community in the Mid West region of Western Australia.
The society was formed in 1983, began a museum in 1992 and established itself online in 2003. After becoming well known for its strong online presence it was profiled at the joint national conference of Museums Australia and Interpretation Australia in Perth in 2011. Its online content also resulted in Carnamah being featured at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra.
The society is an institutional member of Museums Australia, an affiliate of the Royal Western Australian Historical Society (RWAHS) and was the first Australian listing with the Society for One-Place Studies. At the RWAHS State History Conference in 2010 it was the recipient of the inaugural Affiliated Societies Merit Award for being a "dynamic, but very different society."
The society was the 2015 Winner for contribution by a community-based organisation in the Western Australian Heritage Awards, which are conducted annually by the Heritage Council of Western Australia. The award citation attributed the society with using "cutting-edge technology to engage with and promote the heritage of, not only their own and neighbouring districts, but also the State."
In 1992 the society established the Carnamah Museum at 10 Macpherson Street near the centre of the Carnamah townsite. The museum contains a diverse collection of objects, tools, machinery, photographs and ephemera relating to Carnamah’s social, domestic, commercial and agricultural past.
In 2010 the society received a grant of $171,500 from Lotterywest to finance the extension of its museum. Additional financial and in-kind contributions were received from various sources including the Royalties for Regions Regional Grants Scheme and the Shire of Carnamah. The extension included the installation of a Window to the Past where an enlarged historic photograph of Carnamah's main street was fitted into an old window cavity (creating the illusion of looking through the window and into the past). The extended museum was officially opened on 15 September 2012 by Grant Woodhams, M.L.A. for Moore.
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