Open Days and Public Meetings - 2025
This calendar will be updated as details of Public Meeting guest speakers, Open House exhibitors and Special Events are confirmed.
(Dates and events may be subject to change)
Open Days are normally held on the 2nd Sunday in March, July, September and November with the house open from 11am - 3pm. An entry fee of $5.00 per person is charged, with children under 12 years admitted free.
Public Meetings are held on the 2nd Sunday in February, the 3rd Sunday in May, and the 2nd Sunday in August (this meeting includes the Annual General Meeting). Meetings commence at 2pm. A Guest Speaker is booked for each meeting and Afternoon Tea is provided.
Eftpos and Cash facilities available
February 2025
Sunday 9th - Public Meeting - 2pm
Guest Speaker: A detective from the Child Abuse Squad
Topic: "Child Protection & the Child Abuse Squad"
March 2025
Sunday 9th - Open Day - 11am - 3pm
On the front lawn: Autumn Festival of the Combined Ford Car Clubs Car Show
PLUS: Ducati Owners Club; City of Holroyd Brass Band
Inside the house: Display by Holroyd Local History Research - "Some Early Brick & Tile Works of Prospect & Sherwood
and Surrounds"
Stallholders: Various arts & crafts and community information stalls
April 2025
Participation in the National Trust's Australian Heritage Festival - Theme: "Unearthed"
Sunday 27th April - 10.00am - 2.00pm only - Devonshire Tea included in the price
$15.00 per person - National Trust members $12.00 per person
Bookings essential for catering purposes - Email: friendsoflinnwood@gmail.com or Phone: 0409 227679
HISTORY UNEARTHED AT LINNWOOD
The Friends of Linnwood have 'unearthed' items from the Collection, especially for the Australian Heritage Festival event, including:
- Bricks, tiles and other historic clay products from local manufacturers in Holroyd Council and Prospect & Sherwood Council areas.
- Vintage farming tools from bygone days.
- Decorative items with designs featuring flora and fauna.
And introducing "The Gardens of Linnwood" publication by the Friends of Linnwood and Holroyd Local History Research.
May 2025
Sunday 18th - Public Meeting - 2pm
Guest Speaker: Nathan Tilbury
Topic: "Ginger Meggs" - the longest running comic strip in the world, just turned 100 years old.
July 2025
Sunday 13th - Open Day - 11am - 3pm
On the front lawn: American Independent Car Clubs; WWII Jeeps (tbc)
Inside the house: TBA
Stallholders: Various arts & crafts and community information stalls
August 2025
Sunday 10th - Public Meeting (includes 2024/25 Annual General Meeting) - 2pm
Guest Speaker: Carol Liston AO - Adjunct Associate Professor / Australian Historian
Topic: "Widows with a Will" - Married women were unable to leave property in a will until the Married Women's Property Acts were passed in the late 19th century (1893 in NSW) but widows and spinsters could leave wills. What do their wills reveal about women, their families and what they valued? This talk will look at some of the wills and probates held at the NSW State Archives.
September 2025
Sunday 14th - Open Day - 11am - 3pm
On the front lawn: Combined Ford car clubs; Mustang Owners Club; City of Holroyd Brass Band
Inside the house: Carnival Glass Collectors Association
Stallholders: Various arts & crafts and community information stalls
November 2025
Sunday 9th - Open Day - 11am - 3pm
On the front lawn: Ducati Owners Club Concours Day; Mercedes Benz Club NSW; FB-EK Holden Car Club;
Inside the house: TBA
Stallholders: Various arts & crafts and community information stalls
December 2025Sunday 14th - 12.30pm for 1.00pm - Members' Christmas Lunch
