The Museum Pop-Up Shop is now open
in the Lismore Arcade at 106 Molesworth Street, Lismore
The Museum Pop-Up Shop enables us to continue our engagement with the community.
Small, time-relevant displays will be on show throughout the year.
Research Applications, Donation Forms, and Membership Applications and Renewals can all be lodged at the Pop-Up Shop.
All our publications are available for purchase.
Pop in to the Pop-Up! We’d love to see you!
Opening Hours
Tuesday to Thursday: 10.00am – 4.00pm
Friday: 10.00am – 1.00pm
Saturday: 9.30am – 12.30pm
See it, share it, celebrate it!
Richmond River Historical Society is based in the city of Lismore, centre of the Richmond River region of northern New South Wales. The Society’s mission is to collect, preserve, display and disseminate historical material relevant to the continuing history of North-Eastern NSW. Whether you are interested in visiting our Museum, researching your family history, discovering an aspect of local history, or becoming a member or volunteer with the Society, we trust you will find what you are looking for on this website.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY
We acknowledge the Widjabal-Waibal people of the Bundjalung Nation as the traditional custodians and pay our respects to elders past and present.
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Richmond River Historical Society Inc.
1 week 4 hours ago
RRHS AGM
Sun 1st June, 2pm
Lismore Heights Sports Club
Richmond River Historical Society Inc.
1 week 4 hours ago
RRHS AGM :
June 1st 2pm
Lismore Heights Sports Club.
Richmond River Historical Society Inc.
2 weeks 1 day ago
A big Thankyou to all of our volunteers over the more than 70 years of providing a museum and research role in Lismore.
Richmond River Historical Society Inc.
2 weeks 4 days ago
Popup Shop closes in
22 DAYS.....
No Museum, No Popup, No Lismore History🥺
Richmond River Historical Society Inc. is feeling heartbroken.
3 weeks 15 hours ago
29 Days to go….
No Museum and now
No Popup Shop!
Last day 7 June😥 please email your thoughts to Councillors
Richmond River Historical Society Inc.
1 month 6 days ago
MUSEUM HOMELESSNESS UPDATE Thank you so much to the almost 3000 people who have signed our petition either online or in person and noted their
Richmond River Historical Society Inc.
1 month 3 weeks ago
Now here’s a novel idea. Perhaps a Museum on the top floor and the Visitors information Centre and LCC staff on the ground floor. Win/Win!👏👏
Richmond River Historical Society Inc.
1 month 3 weeks ago
Local historian Adele Wessell will teach you how to start your own personal digital archive. Learn to organise, manage and preserve your own history. The
Richmond River Historical Society Inc.
2 months 5 days ago
An historical tragedy has fallen upon Lismore. This iconic school, with its memories and many changes of use over more than 100 years, has fallen
Richmond River Historical Society Inc.
2 months 6 days ago
This is so devastating! Richmond River High School on Lake Street. Devastated by flood. Now this!!! A strong link to Lismore’s early history up in