Prom Country History & Foster Museum

The museum is currently closed until further notice due to Coronavirus restrictions.

The Foster and District Historical Society Inc. operate a volunteer-run museum situated in the Main Street of Foster, Victoria.

See how the district developed from the discovery of gold in 1870, the growth of the dairy and fishing industries, the establishment of Wilsons Promontory National Park in 1906 – Victoria’s first National Park, to the thriving district of the 21st century.

A Place to Swim by Neil Everitt

This delightful well illustrated book is now available at the museum during advertised opening hours or online using the PayPal button below. Please contact us at enquiries@promcountryhistory,org.au if further assistance required. Cost $15.00 Post $5.00 PayPal purchase:

Pavements to Streetscape Foster 1870 – 2020

On January 18th 2020 at 11am this ‘catalogue’ of various highlights was launched at the Foster & District Historical Society Inc. Nola Taylor has compiled the text and Rosemary Francis has written an overall introduction and short prefaces to each chapter. The book has been produced to honour Foster’s sesquincentenary. email enquiries@promcountryhistory.org.au to order direct…

Anastasia by Elizabeth Rushen & Kathlyn Gibson

This is the story of one remarkable Irish immigrant to nineteenth-century Australia and her never-failing support of Irish causes. Her legacy resonates today in both Callan and Foster (formerly Stockyard Creek). Widowed after a brief marriage to William Thornley, Anastasia was a successful businesswoman who owned several gold mines and blocks of land in South…

Current exhibition

“FOSTER 1870-2020” Opening of Exhibition

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Latest news

MUSEUM CLOSED – FLAGS FOR RETURNED SERVICE PERSONNEL – Newsletter March 2020

24 March 2020

Australian Flags (and post) now available for purchase for display in Foster, Toora & Welshpool cemeteries. PayPal is available using the button below or pay at the Foster Post Office as the Museum is currently closed. Please ensure your name, address and details of your deceased relative are recorded when making payment. We will email you if further detail is required. Cost $30.00

Meetings

Fiona Leahy, Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine

27 January 2020

Fiona Leahy is Manager of Legal, Governance & Policy at the Institute and her talk is titled “Our Role in identifying Missing Persons and the…

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Membership is open to everyone interested in the history of Foster and the Prom Country district

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