Harcourt Heritage Museum
The ANA Hall has stood in the centre of Harcourt for more than a century. It is named for the Australian Natives Associations - a nationalistic movement that provided insurances to men born in Australia and which was pivotal in the movement for Australian federation at the beginning of the twentieth century.
These days, the ANA Hall contains the Harcourt Heritage Museum museum which displays historical items relating to Harcourt people and industries and an extensive data base of historical significance.
The museum is the place for publications and resources about Harcourt's rich history, including natural history, traditional owners, settlement, genealogy and the evolution of industry.
The Heritage Centre is the keeping place and the custodian of the C H James Collection. Hedley James was a "Rat of Tobruk" with a great enthusiasm for the history of Harcourt. The collection includes photographs, artefacts, news transcripts, family genealogies, school histories and ephemera. It has been expanded by subsequent donations and research. The collection has been digitised.
Our museum database contains over 4,500 entries of all things relating to our area; people, places, events have been catalogued by volunteers. This means that, at the touch of a button, your enquiry might be answered with a photo, newspaper cutting, album photo contents or document. All entries are accompanied by a photograph and comprehensive catalogue particulars.
Opening Hours:
Open Wednesdays, 9am- 4pm
Location
7 High Street, Harcourt 3453 Map
✆ 0400 916 527
Email Enquiry
Web Links
→ heritage.harcourt.vic.au
