Eacham Historical Society

The Eacham Historical Society has experienced a very slow start to this new year, both at the museum in Millaa Millaa and at the history centre in Malanda.  The museum Curator reported that only a handful of visitors entered the museum on some weeks although this was the slow season and tends to be usual for the early months of the year.  Work at the history centre is now picking up with new inquiries coming in from the public, once again mostly involving family history issues.  Some input has been given to local projects to mark the centenary of the ANZAC campaign including assisting with the 'Anzac Treasures of the Tablelands' project.  The Society is now well into the badly needed upgrade of the photograhic database and it is hoped to have this new system completed with the entire collection up-loaded and revised before the end of the year.  Two new members who have an interest in technology have greatly assisted in the re-organizing of the group's computer systems.  The Society's Facebook site is still showing its worth but the, 'you know you grew up on the Atherton Tablelands when' site has been the real success story with almost three thousand followers signed-up.  This site has brought many historic photos out of people's albums and has started numerous online discussions about local history.  The program of fieldtrips and other outings has been continued with a recent successful tour of the district to view sites connected to the memory of the First World War.