The project team have great pleasure to announce the “Victorian CEDT Index” is the proud recipient of the Local History Project – Victorian Community History Award 2021.
Chinese Australian Family Historians of Victoria (CAFHOV) is very happy to receive this award as it recognises the high value of this resource for the wider history community. It is the culmination of work from a community of passionate and dedicated people who collaborated together to create this project.
The Victorian Community History Awards are held in celebration of activities undertaken to explore and preserve the State’s history. The range of award categories acknowledge that history can be told in many and varied formats with the aim of reaching and enriching all Victorians. The Victorian Community History Awards are presented by Public Record Office Victoria in partnership with the Royal Historical Society of Victoria, and supported by the Victorian Government through the Community Support Fund.
Local History Project Award
This award recognises activities that enhance access and awareness of records of significance to local communities.
Judges’ Citation
“This outstanding project digitises and transcribes records, complemented by adept search functions. The project adds value by linking the data to stories from historians, artists and community members. These additions bring the data to life, making it more engaging for audiences. This is an exciting new approach to digitisation projects. People of Chinese Australian backgrounds can be placed in their local histories now that the records are accessible.”
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