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Biographical Details
Janis Wilton is a public and applied historian with a particular interest in oral history, local and family history, ethnic community history, and history and museums. Before her retirement in 2017, she coordinated and taught into the UNE’s courses on local, family and applied history, and supervised research students in these areas. Working as a sole researcher/author and as part of a team, she has communicated her research through books, monographs, reports, articles, book chapters, conference papers, guest talks, exhibitions, websites, online databases, an audio-tour, radio programs, an education resource kit and exhibitions. She has also, and with passion, shared her experiences and expertise through workshops and through working with community groups to develop their own public and applied history projects.
Education/Academic qualification
Doctorate
Honours, University of Sydney
External positions
International Oral History Association (incl. former Council member, Vice President and President)
Maitland and District Historical Society
National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA)
Oral History Australia (incl. former member national committee and journal editorial committee)
Professional Historians Association (NSW)
Royal Australian Historical Society
Research Interests
- Oral History Theory and Practice
- Ethnic Community and Family Histories
- History and Museums
- Local and Community Histories
- Public and Applied History
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Goulburn Jewish Cemetery and Cultural Landscape Conservation Management Plan
Lavelle, S., Hay, C., Killam, S. & Wilton, J., 31 Aug 2024, Sydney, Australia: The Australian Jewish Historical Society. 248 p.Research output: Book/Report › Report › Other
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Jack Bowden Pryor
Wilton, J., 27 Jul 2023, Maitland: Our Place, Our Stories. Maitland, Australia: Maitland and District Historical SocietyResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary
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Maitland Scientific Society
Wilton, J., 14 Oct 2023, Maitland: Our Place, Our Stories. Maitland, Australia: Maitland and District Historical SocietyResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary
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The Gallery site
Wilton, J., 3 Nov 2023, Maitland: Our Place, Our Stories. Maitland, Australia: Maitland and District Historical SocietyResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary
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'She was indeed a strong-minded woman': Elizabeth Morrow, from servant to matron, 1868-86
Godden, J. & Wilton, J., 2022, In: Health and History. 24, 1, p. 86-108Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review