Saving Quambi
A story by Beryl Bowden Quambi in 1976 before restoration I have never been more proud to be part of the Stroud community than when, after forming the Stroud Historical Society, we successfully rescued...
View ArticleInteresting local reading
Local Webpages & Blogs Here at Stroud Community Web we often come across interesting web pages and blogs about the people, places and happenings in and around Stroud. We thought we’d share a few...
View ArticlePicture This
Help solve local photo mysteries Stroud Historical Society needs your help to unravel the mysteries of the faces and places depicted in countless historical photos in their care. Each week Stroud...
View Article‘Picture This’
Do you know who this is? This is the latest offering from the pictorial archives of Stroud Historical Society as they seek your help to unravel the mysteries of the faces and places depicted in...
View ArticleAnother Australian Escapes
Stroud Historical Society The following historical News Article from 1918 – ‘The Melbourne Leader’ tells readers about Private K. A Farley from Stroud and his capture at Villers Bretonneaux and...
View ArticleHistory draws visitors to Stroud
Stroud’s rich history drew a group of more than 40 retired business people to the village last week. Founding member of the Stroud and District Historical Society (and former Great Lakes Council...
View ArticleSnapshot of our history
Stroud’s Central Hotel Stroud’s Central Hotel is a much loved landmark in the village and has been feeding, watering and providing a bed for weary travellers for well over a century. These photos,...
View ArticleHistory tour for Probus group
Stroud turned on a perfect day on Wednesday for Stroud and District Historical Society to welcome another group of keen amateur historians to to the village this week. Historical society president...
View ArticleStroud cold case inquest
Would you like to be involved in possibly solving Stroud’s most infamous criminal cold case? Researchers Louise and Gerald Steding are investigating the 1878 unsolved double murder of Alan and Mary...
View ArticleExplore Stroud on Locals Day
Stroud & District Historical Society’s ‘Locals Day’ on April 30 sounds like a lovely way to explore the history that surrounds us in Stroud! Whether you’ve lived in Stroud all your life, or just...
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