Post by City of Armadale

This morning Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) Radio Perth 📻 🎙️ visited History House Museum to explore the stories behind a collection of heritage instruments that will feature in Music in the Museum, one of several events celebrating the museum's 50th anniversary. Aint no party like a history party 💯🪩 This event has helped open the doors (and ears 🚪👉👂) to the people and the stories behind them. A flute once played by Lois Adelaide Turner, born in Armadale in 1908. A banjolin belonging to a family who entertained friends and neighbours in Wungong more than a century ago. Ordinary people whose stories remain woven into the history of our community. Museums are often thought of as places that preserve objects. But the best museums preserve something much bigger than that. They preserve connections... Connections between generations. Between places and people. Between the community we were and the community we are becoming. It's no surprise that Music in the Museum has now booked out. The event taps into something many of us are looking for: a chance to connect with our local story in a meaningful way. As History House celebrates 50 years, it's a timely reminder that heritage isn't just about looking backwards. It's about understanding the stories that have shaped us and carrying them forward for future generations. A huge thank you to our wonderful and amazing museum curator Christen Bell and the History House team for the incredible work they do preserving and sharing Armadale's history, and to ABC Radio Perth for helping bring these stories to a wider audience.