History of the Society

The Rosewood Scrub Historical Society was formed in 1980 as a volunteer association in response to the need to preserve a number of documents collected from a spate of school centenaries.

The name Rosewood Scrub was chosen because historically the name describes the region that encompasses Mt Marrow, Tallegalla, Prenzlau, Marburg, Minden, Fernvale, Lowood, Haigslea, Rosewood and Tarampa, an area that has many things in common.

The Society restricts its archives to documents and photos as it was felt that information and photographic evidence were most useful and powerful.

The collection of historical objects was left to others.

The Society Today

Our aim is to collect and record historical documents and photographs of the region in order to preserve its history and heritage. The Society has an extensive collection of photographs, maps and newspapers, a reference library containing many local and family histories and an award-winning dairy.