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.
Tongerlongeter, speculative history and the right to write
Nick Clements will speak about the research and writing of his recent biography of the colonial Palawa 'chief' Tongerlongeter.
Exploring Hannah Fletcher's sheet music folios from 1834
Carla Baker will speak about the colonial music folios of Hannah Fletcher
Mapping Tasmania’s Chinese history
Kate Bagnall will speak about the history of Chinese people in Tasmania
The papers of Colonel Andrew Geils – an insight into Hobart Town life in the 1810s
Malcolm Ward will illuminate the insights into early Hobart Town provided by the papers of Andrew Geils.
Western Tasmania – Prospectors and the Post Office
Malcolm Groom will speak about the role of the post office in western Tasmania
‘Blooded as Citizen Soldiers’: Tasmanians in the 15th Battalion at Gallipoli April-May 1915
Stefan Petrow will speak about the Gallipoli experiences of Tasmanian soldiers in the 15th Battalion