Royal Australian Historical Society

Royal Australian Historical Society

History House at 133 Macquarie
Founded	1901
Founder	Andrew Houison Founding President
Type	Historical society; incorporated company limited by guarantee
Tax ID no.	ABN 91 000 027 654
Registration no.	ACN 000 027 654
Location	History House, 133 Macquarie Street, Sydney, Australia
Area served	Australia
Slogan	Veteris non inscius aevi
Website	www.rahs.org.au
Formerly called	Australian History Society

The Royal Australian Historical Society is a voluntary organisation founded in Sydney, Australia in 1901 with Andrew Houison as founding president. Its goals are to encourage the study of and interest in Australian history. It has a membership throughout Australia and many of its activities and facilities are funded by contributions from its members and benefactors.

The society is a constituent member of the Federation of Australian Historical Societies.

The goals of the society are:

The society undertakes a range of activities including lectures and workshops, functions, walks, talks, and visits on a wide variety of topics in Australian history. It holds an annual conference which addresses current historical issues in local history and heritage. Publications include the quarterly magazine, History, and the biannual academic journal, Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society, containing scholarly articles and book reviews. The society also has a research library with an extensive collection of pictorial and text resources on all aspects of the history of New South Wales. In addition it administers grant schemes on behalf of the New South Wales government for the promotion of heritage and the writing and publication of local history.

The following persons have been president of the society: