Come join us for a jazz night - roaring 20s style - to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Mount Victoria Historical Society Date: Saturday July 24, 7pm till late Venue: The Black Sparrow bar in the Embassy Theatre Come dressed in your finest 1920s outfit - prizes for best dressed! Canapés and cake –... Read more »

Alan Olliver will present an illustrated social history of these two streets, uncovering a wealth of new material on the residents and businesses, and cultural and recreational activity which has occurred in this part of Mt Victoria.

Join us for a short AGM followed by a talk by Barbara Brookes, Professor Emerita in History at the University of Otago. Over the year 1916-1917, 1051 young women passed through the Wellington Young Women’s Christian Association’s Hostels, including the one at 115 Brougham Street. Men’s enlistment in the services for WWI meant an influx... Read more »

Mary O’Keefe, a professional archaeologist, will talk to us about her work. Mary has run her consultancy, Heritage Solutions, since 1996. Prior to this she worked for Historic Places Trust and Department of Conservation. Mary’s work has taken her all round New Zealand, to see some special places and hear some remarkable stories, including projects... Read more »

Our Annual General Meeting will be followed by a talk. Annette Dunnage-Roy will tell us about her father, Alan Dunnage, a Wellington pioneer in the recording industry.  Annette’s family moved to Mt Victoria around 1956, and her father set up a recording studio in Elizabeth St.  In conversation with Rosemary Bromley, she will describe what... Read more »

Mt Victoria Historical Society AGM September 15, 2.00 pm The Cambridge Hotel, Atrium Room It's time to make some important changes to our constitution, so we look forward to seeing as many members as possible. The AGM will be followed by: Restoring the Cambridge - Wellington's historic hotel and pub September 15, 2.30 pm. The... Read more »

Mt Vic has some superb examples of Art Deco architecture. Join Joanna Newman for a tour of the sights and stories of this unique stylistic era. Numbers will be limited for safety reasons, so to reserve places please phone 027 7577 984.

Our AGM will be followed by a talk by John Martin, author of the magnificent 2022 book about the story of early Wellington, from the early 1800s until it became the capital. Non-members welcome Sunday September 21 at 2.00 pm, Friends (Quaker’s) Hall, Moncrieff Street

Find out what's behind the facade of this iconic building, one of the most recognisable in Wellington's landscape, and hear about its history. Mount Victoria Historical Society is running tours in conjunction with St Gerard's Trust to give neighbours and visitors a chance to see the iconic monastery and now-deconsecrated church before seismic and renovation... Read more »

Elizabeth Cox is a Wellington historian and author of "Mr Ward's Map: Victorian Wellington Street by Street". It is full of the city's social and architectural history, told through the incredibly detailed map drawn by surveyor and engineer Thomas Ward in the 1890s. Many people interested in Wellington heritage will be familiar with the map,... Read more »