From the Archives It has been a very eventful year in the College Heritage Centre with major changes to the structure and layout of the Centre. Much has been accomplished with the help of my volunteers, who have helped with the task of sorting through boxes, some treasures have been found, some are still missing, such as the Edmund Rice Relic, I have found information that refers to it, but so far I have not managed to locate the Relic, every time a box is opened I anticipate finding it,. I hope one day it will be included in the display.
Part of the Cadet Display
Another treasure which, I found buried in a drawer is the pictured OBE, which was donated by the O’Connor Family. The accompanying Certificate is missing, so I am unable to provide any other details, Future goals for the Heritage Centre include, digital hopefully it will be discovered soon. displays, digital access to all of the Virtus’, a Time Line of the College History, displays relating to the Chapel Thanks to the College Foundation and Old Collegians, and the other historical College Buildings. the reading room now has blinds, which means I will now be able to set up more displays and hang more Much of the College Heritage resides in the old photographs. buildings, they are tangible evidence of the life and growth of the College, and I would like to raise awareness of the history of the individual buildings. I would like to install small displays with photographs and a brief history of what the buildings and some of the rooms were used for.
One of many photo treasures that have been sorted in the Archives, the 1908 Calisthenics Class from St Augustines The Chapel circa 1960’s
Many people have supported and helped me during the last year and I would like to thank you all for your help, advice, contributions and work. A special thank you to my volunteers, Lisa BensonBrown, Sharon Bolger, Elizabeth Jess, Liz McMahon, and Terry Phillips,
“Another treasure which, I found buried in a drawer is the pictured OBE, which was donated by the O’Connor Family.The accompanying Certificate is missing, so I am unable to provide any other details, hopefully it will be discovered soon.” - Susan Belluzzo
Susan Belluzzo - College Archivist
New heritage displays
The Reading Room with the new blinds installed.
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