by PMI Librarian | Aug 22, 2024 | Blog, Committee, Meet the Staff and Board
Ben is the current Chair of the PMI Victorian History Library Finance, Risk and Audit Committee. He combines high quality technical knowledge with a diversity of experience as both a small business and superannuation expert. He is known for his ability to think...
by PMI Librarian | Aug 20, 2024 | Blog, Committee, Meet the Staff and Board
Dr Michelle Negus Cleary is an archaeologist and architect with more than fifteen years’ experience working with archaeological projects in Australia, Turkey, Uzbekistan and the Republic of Georgia. She has specialist expertise in ancient and historical archaeological...
by PMI Librarian | Aug 20, 2024 | Blog, Volunteers
Originally posted on 18th April, 2019 My name is Aaron. When I first heard about the Prahran Mechanics’ Institute, it was 2017 and I was studying a Certificate IV in Library and Information Services at Box Hill Institute. It was one of the examples that a teacher of...
by PMI Librarian | Aug 15, 2024 | Blog, Plotting History, Research
Originally posted on 12th April, 2019 From the moment I stepped into the Prahran Mechanics’ Institute (PMI) in about April last year (2018) I have felt welcomed and encouraged in my family research. It is a lovely environment to carry out research, and this is...
by PMI Librarian | Aug 15, 2024 | Blog, Book Review, Research
Originally posted on 4th April, 2019 Review by Jennifer McCoy This book is an annotated and transcribed copy of significant sections of Niel Black’s journal, that covers his journey here and the first 5 months of his life in Australia, between October 1839 to May...
