By REBECCA BILLS
MOUNT EVELYN residents now have an informative guide to research the history of their properties.
An exhibition held last year at the Mount Evelyn Station House on the subject ‘researching your house’ resulted in a great many residents asking the group for the information presented to be in book form.
Writer and Mount Evelyn History Group Secretary Karen Phillips says the booklet is an easy guide for residents specific to Mount Evelyn to locate their property’s history.
“I’ve divided house research into three topics – researching the land, researching the owners and researching the actual house or other building itself,” she said.
“The first part of the book is divided into those three sections and the second parts I’ve put it into practice and researched my own house as an example.
“The idea is to direct people to where the information is that is specific to Mount Evelyn.”
Ms Phillips said through the research she found her property had connections to the Presbyterian Church and the Morrison family.
Mount Evelyn History Group President Paula Herlihy said the topic of how to research local property was something she was asked about regularly.
She said when the group decided to put the exhibition on display last year, they did not think it would be as popular as it was.
Ms Herlihy says she hopes that residents get back to the group with their findings.
“That creates a new slant on history that we didn’t have through having this book,” she said.
The Mount Evelyn History group booklet ‘Researching your House in Mount Evelyn’ is available through the Mount Evelyn History Group for $8.
For more information or to get a copy, email historygroup@mountevelyn.vic.au or visit www.mt-evelyn.net/historygroup
