Goulburn is rich in history.
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That's why this weekend is the third "Our Living History Festival" event.
Larrain Whitehouse from Celebrate Goulburn said all the historic places including the Historic Waterworks, cemeteries and Rocky Hill would be open.
"The weekend will be a living history festival and it all started through the birthday of Goulburn," Ms Whitehouse said.
"It's to keep the history of Goulburn alive.
"The individual places are normally open, but this time, they will have special events on."
The biggest highlight of the weekend will be a special afternoon tea on Saturday and a presentation of "Fun with Fashion" with Elizabeth Burness where people will see a collection of weird and wonderful fashions of the 20th century.
It will be held at the Goulburn Community Centre from 2.30pm to 5pm. Tickets are $10 and available Carol James Real Estate Office or email celebrategoulburn1@bigpond.com.
There will be guided tours of Garroorigang Historic Home from 10am to 12.30pm and 1.30pm to 4pm on both days. Cost is $15 for adults, $25 for couples, $12 for pensioners and $5 for children aged 12-17.
You can visit St Saviour's Cemetery on Saturday to learn stories of interesting people from Goulburn's past and Mortis Street Cemetery on Sunday, both from 10am to 2pm, to walk amongst the headstones and learn more about Goulburn's early pioneers.
The Historic Waterworks will have a steaming day on Saturday from 10am to 4pm which will also include live entertainment and a makers and designers Market with a watercolour workshop.
There will be a couple of talks at Goulburn Library, 10.30am to 11.30am on Saturday and 2.30pm to 3.30pm on Sunday.
Saturday's talk will be about post-WWII Displaced Persons who came to live and work in the Goulburn area in the 1940s and 1950s, why an academic from the Australian National University called the city Burton instead of Goulburn and how local schools assisted the migrants to fulfill their obligations to the government.
Sunday's talk will be about how Goulburn's city landscape has grown and changed many times throughout its 200 years of development.
The Rocky Hill War Memorial, Gallery on Track and History Goulburn's Research Centre will also be open from 10am to 4pm on both days,
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