Members can be the first to hear presentations of new historical knowledge. The Association holds eleven talks each year, open to members and the general public.
Beer and bells, hats and horses – interpreting one man in the museum
Archaeologist and heritage site manager, Jody Steele, will speak about the latest trends in public history and historic site interpretation.
Launceston: the first twenty years - a difficult birth
John Dent will speak about the early history of Launceston.
Eldershaw Memorial Lecture and AGM
A conversation between historian Clare Wright and Tasmanian Aboriginal art historian Greg Lehman.
African American Whalers in Tasmania
David Stuart will speak about African American whalers in colonial Tasmania
The Holyman family
Graeme Broxam will speak about the Holyman family in Tasmania
A Tasmanian Life
Helene Chung will speak about her life as a Tasmanian
Early Quakers in Tasmania and the establishment of The Friends School
Kathy Rundle will speak about the early history of Quakers and The Friends in Tasmania
Returning Fire to Country: the role of history in supporting Aboriginal burning in the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area
Grant Finlay will speak about his recent research into historical Tasmanian Aboriginal burning practices in the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area
Tasmanian Aboriginal maritime art, culture and history
Dean Greeno will speak about Tasmanian Aboriginal maritime art, culture and history
Environmental history of the Southern Ocean
Alessandro Antonello will speak about the environmental history of the Southern Ocean
Not so squeaky clean after all: William Sorell in Van Diemen's Land
Alison Alexander will reveal the murkier side of Lt-Governor William Sorell
Who was Wauba Debar?
Louise Zarmati will explore the life and legend of Wauba Debar.
The Tasman Bridge disaster and its aftermath
Engineer Bill Lawson will speak about aftermath of the 1975 Tasmanian Bridge disaster