The Heraldry & Genealogy Society of Canberra Inc. was established in 1964. Its current membership is approximately 1060, which includes members from surrounding districts outside the Australian Capital Territory, such as Queanbeyan, Yass, Murrumbateman and Bungendore.
The Canberra & District Historical Society is one of the oldest community organisations in Canberra, founded on 10 December 1953. In 1935 a special 175th anniversary issue of the Queanbeyan Age had suggested it was time for a local historical society. Though people like Charles Daley supported the idea, it…