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Mudgee Historical Society HQ

The Mudgee Historical Society Inc. collects and displays items and documents pertaining to the history and culture of the Mudgee district, promotes its history, and provides a family history research service from its extensive archives.

The management committee of the Mudgee Historical Society Inc. meets at the Museum on the third Tuesday of each month, with the exception of December at 9am, members are welcome to attend.

Collection

The Mudgee Museum has a broad range of items in its collection, principally from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and with many items of Australian manufacture. The collection contains circa 60,000 items displayed in several buildings on site which include a mid-nineteenth century hotel, an early twentieth century church, and a replica of a slab hut.

Family History Research

An important part of the operations of the Mudgee Historical Society Inc involves family history research. Archives have been compiled since the foundations of the Society in 1964 and our volunteer research team members are able to conduct research from the Society’s now extensive resources which range from original documents to computerised databases.

Photographs

The Mudgee Historical Society Inc. possesses an extensive collection of photographs and allows many of these to be copied and sold. Photographs are of people, events, landscapes, streetscapes, buildings, rural scenes, agriculture/farming and industry.

Books

We have a range of books about local history available to purchase. 

Good News Story

It was our honour to receive a special community donation this week from the CWA of NSW - Mudgee Evening Branch. This support means we are able to purchase a new laptop and continue our work of preserving our local history at the Museum. The Country Women's...

Lights On, Doors Open

We have recently installed sensor lights in the rooms upstairs of the museum which means the lights will automatically turn on as you enter our exhibits upstairs. This means we are able to keep our energy costs down, using energy efficient LED lighting, and thereby...

Easy Self-Guided Historic Walk

See the sights of Mudgee from Now & Then with this guided tour booklet produced by Mudgee Historical Society. A special thank you to Mid Western Regional Council as they provided the Community  Grant to fund this project.Available for $4 from the Museum.

Volunteers Needed

Mudgee Museum (under the management of Mudgee Historical Society) has been undergoing a great number of changes both in the form of refurbishment and the creation of new displays. We are currently seeking anyone who lives locally and may have a couple of hours a week...

2024 Mudgee Historical Society AGM

The Mudgee Historical Society (MHS) Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held at 2 pm on Sunday, 17th September at the Mudgee Baptist Church.

Call for First Nations Engagement

Photograph of The Drip Gorge by Ella Gaffney. The Drip Gorge is a significant place for the local Wiradjuri People.  Mudgee Historical Society have been planning to create a display centered on the History of Mudgee for some time now, and of course the first ‘chapter’...

Pink Up Mudgee Business Winner

2MG have had a huge task to determine the winners of the Pink Up Mudgee Business Competition which is sponsored by and Petries Mitre 10! We are proud to be a winner alongside Mudgee Produce Plus and Lizzie Lulu Designs. We are so proud to be part of a community that...

Gulgong Mudgee Rylstone National Trust Exhibition

The Gulgong Mudgee Rylstone National Trust have launched their Anniversary Exhibition at Mudgee Library today. The exhibition features a chronological timeline since the Trust's formation in 1983. The display will be up for the month of October and we encourage you to...

‘Mudgee’ an animated installation by Wiradjuri artist Josh Yasserie

An animated installation by Wiradjuri artist Josh Yasserie opened at the Mudgee Museum on Saturday 26 November. Titled Mudgee, the work resulted from a residency undertaken by Josh at the Mudgee Museum where he met and spoke with community members, volunteers and...

Mudgee Museum

Collecting, displaying and promoting the history and culture of the Mudgee District.