HistoryThe QAHC LGBT History Project: what is it?OUR HISTORIES have been hidden for too long! Look out for next year’s exhibition starting during Pride 2010, to be curated by Brisbane City Council’s Museum of Brisbane in association with QAHC ‘s LGBT History Project. The LGBT History Project aims to promote our histories through:
A Brisbane City Council grant of $25,000 has intially funded the History Project - employing a History Project Officer who works with community members. QAHC has initiated the project and supports with resources such as meeting space, office support, networking, printing, and graphic design. The Museum of Brisbane exhibition in 2010 will reflect LGBT history for our own queer community and also share it with the wider community. If you would like to contribute your story, donate your archives to the State Library, or you have memoribilia you think could be used for the Museum of Brisbane exhibition, the LGBT History Project would like to hear from you. You can email Project Officer Carol Low at clow@qahc.org.au or ring her on 0448 154 158. The team welcomes volunteers - to conduct interviews (free training provided), or contribute other skills, and to grow the project. Aim: To promote the recording and conserving of LGBT history in Brisbane towards increased awareness and accessibility Objectives:
Strategies:
Other upcoming activities of the History Project:
**Note: The last 2 projects are funded by the We need your memories! Don’t mothball our historiesLesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Histories have for too long been closeted – now’s the time to dig deep into your organisational archives, your personal memorabilia, to gather and share our stories. Tune into the LGBT History Project – an initiative of Queensland Association for Healthy Communities (QAHC)*. Funded by the Brisbane City Council for 12 months, the project has now been joined by the Museum of Brisbane and the State Library of Queensland as partners. This will lead to the Museum of Brisbane having an LGBT exhibition in 2010. The State Library of Queensland is developing its LGBT collections of archives and memorabilia, and will be giving us skills to know what to do with our own collections. Time to Record Our Histories
LGBT people and organisations are being asked to create their own ‘online timelines’ as part of the LGBT History project. A free website www.xtimelines.com is being used to collect together timelines of the history of LGBT Brisbane – recording people, places and key events. The timelines will be used to record the LGBT history of Brisbane, and may be used as part of the LGBT History of Brisbane exhibition and collection being developed by the Queensland Association for Healthy Communities (QAHC), in partnership with the Museum of Brisbane and State Library of Queensland. “So much has changed for LGBT people over the past 50 years, but we’re not very good at recording our histories and passing them on to younger generations” said Paul Martin, QAHC General Manager. “Through the LGBT History Project, we hope to encourage people to record their own person history, or that of LGBT organisations, places or events. People will also be able to comment on the timelines of others, suggesting additions and corrections.” For instructions on how to view or create a timeline, click here. The online timelines is just one of the initiatives of the LGBT History Project, which also includes history mapping days, digital stories, oral history, heritage walks, an LGBT collection at State Library of Queensland and an LGBT History of Brisbane exhibition by the Museum of Brisbane in 2010. For more information on the LGBT History Project or to get involved contact Carol Low on clow@qahc.org.au Become an Activist ArchivistSTATE LIBRARY WORKSHOP NOTES held at State Library of Queensland 12th November 2008 Our LGBT histories have been hidden for too long! Let’s get our stories more in the public domain where they can be heard, and so that further history research can be done effectively. Here are some pointers as to becoming an Activist Archivist :
For information about donating etc: Serena Coates Note: These pointers come from my notes taken at the seminar on 12th Nov 2008. With all thanks to the State Library of Queensland who are partners in the QAHC LGBT History Project. Contact the LGBT History Project Officer: Carol Low (07) 3017 1722 0448 154 158
* Formerly the Qld AIDS Council |