Nepean Historical Society

Historical Society of The Nepean Ward of The Mornington Peninsula Including Portsea, Sorrento and Blairgowrie History

About Nepean Historical Society

The Nepean Historical Society promotes in the general community, a knowledge of, and enthusiasm for, the historical, cultural and environmental heritage of the Nepean Ward of the Mornington Peninsula Shire and the western end of the Nepean Peninsula.

Meeting Saturday 25h March 2023

Posted on March 21, 2023 by Nepean Historical Society

We’re Opening The Museum!

Posted on September 19, 2022 by Nepean Historical Society

We’re going to be Open every

Saturday from 10:30am-1:30 pm

Other Group visits may still be arranged by appointment. If you’d like to make an appointment go to our Contact Page HERE

Research and Family History Queries can also still be made online HERE

We look forward to seeing You . . .

Lest We Forget

Posted on April 24, 2020 by Nepean Historical Society

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old;
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.

For details on how to support our local Sorrento Portsea RSL go to our page
“Lest We Forget 1914-18” HERE

Spanish Flu 1918-19 – Deja Vu?

Posted on April 21, 2020 by Nepean Historical Society

Good News ?

On the evening of 11th November 1918 The Herald ‘Extraordinary Edition’ carried this news:

. . . but tucked away on page six was this portent of things to come:

Continue reading →

Recipe Of The Week

Posted on April 17, 2020 by Nepean Historical Society

From deep in the orlop deck of our archives, we find an old recipe book.
It dates from the 1920s – 50s but we don’t know who’s it was.
So if you’ve got time on your hands over the weekend, give it a try and show us the results.