Carnamah Historical Society

rdf:langString Carnamah Historical Society

rdf:langString Carnamah, Western Australia

rdf:langString Carnamah Apex Club and Carnamah Restoration Society

rdf:langString Incorporated Association

rdf:langString The Carnamah Historical Society collects, records, preserves and promotes the history of Carnamah, a town and farming community in the Mid West region of Western Australia. The society was formed in 1983, began a museum in 1992, and established itself online in 2003. It was subsequently profiled at the joint national conference of Museums Australia and Interpretation Australia in Perth in 2011. Its online content also resulted in Carnamah being featured at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra. The society is an institutional member of Museums Australia, an affiliate of the Royal Western Australian Historical Society (RWAHS), and was the first Australian listing with the Society for One-Place Studies. At the RWAHS State History Conference in 2010 it was the recipient of the inaugural Affiliated Societies Merit Award for being a "dynamic, but very different society". The society was the 2015 winner for contribution by a community-based organisation in the Western Australian Heritage Awards, which are conducted annually by the Heritage Council of Western Australia. The award citation attributed the society with using "cutting-edge technology to engage with and promote the heritage of, not only their own and neighbouring districts, but also the State".