C is for Copper Pots
A couple of years ago I started a series called Historical Objects A-Z. I have written about A, B and C so far, but have since had a bit of a break. I do have some objects lined up for…
Bligh: Hero or Villain
Bligh: Hero or Villain is an exhibition currently on display at the Australian National Maritime Museum. But who is Bligh? He is a part of Sydney’s colonial past but what is generally known about him really doesn’t cast him in…
MoaT’s Top Posts of 2019
For Memoir’s of a Teapot’s first post of 2020 I thought I’d reminisce a little and look back at the posts of 2019. Memoirs of a Teapot (MoaT) is a history blog after all so it’s only right to dwell…
Memoirs of a History Blogger III
Welcome to Part III of Memoirs of a History Blogger! In these posts I share what I’ve been up to behind the blog. I like to chat about recent blog posts, podcasts that I’ve been listening to, books I’ve been…
The Rocks Christmas Markets
On a Friday evening earlier in December I headed out to the Rocks Christmas Markets. The Rocks is a heritage and tourist precinct in between Circular Quay and Wynyard in Sydney’s CBD. It is a charming area and I love…
Songs of Home Highlights II
Recently, the Museum of Sydney held an exhibition called Songs of Home fall about Australian musical traditions. I found that I had so many interesting artefacts and songs to share with you from the exhibition that I split my blog…
Songs of Home I
A couple of weeks ago I visited Songs of Home (2019) an exhibition held at the Museum of Sydney. It has now finished but I have so many pictures and stories to share with you from it. Songs of Home…
Highlights from Camden Park House
In September 2019, I visited Camden Park House on the Saturday of their annual Open Weekend. This week I’m sharing several of the highlights of my visit, including what’s inside the house and outside in the gardens. If you’d like…
Camden Park House
Have you ever been to Camden Park House? It is open once a year on the third weekend of September. I have wanted to visit it every year since I heard of its existence, which was about four years ago.…
War at the Edge of the World
I have always been an avid reader who devours books left right and centre. But growing up, I feel that I read historical fiction novels more often than I do now. Recently my reading has mostly tended toward fantasy novels…
