From timber camps and rail lines to towns shaped by people and time, the story of Serpentine Jarrahdale is carried in memory, place, and lived experience.
The SJ Remembers Community History Awards honour the stories, photographs and memories that have shaped our community. We invite you to take part by sharing your own stories, research and photographs from days gone by.
Continue reading to learn more about the awards, categories and how to participate. Join in preserving our shared history.
Preserving Our Past
Entry Information
We welcome entries in a range of formats, reflecting the many ways our community remembers and records its history. Whether you enjoy writing, research, or storytelling, there’s a category to suit how you’d like to share your piece of SJ's story.
Each category below includes a brief description and submission guidelines to help you prepare your entry. Click on each one for further information.
Written Memoir
Personal recollection of lived experiences within the Serpentine-Jarrahdale area as a current or former resident. Can come in the form of diary extracts, autobiographical information or essays.
Submissions may be an extract from a longer piece of written work and may also include photographs, illustrations or maps.
Written entries must be no more than 2000 words.
File format: doc, docx, pdf, rtf, pages
Photographic Memory (pre-2000)
A photograph not already held in the Community History Collection, taken prior to 2000. All information on the photograph relating to date, location, subject matter, persons of interest, or relevant event must be included with the submission.
Please submit digital scans of your original work. Alternatively, residents may visit the library in person to hand in a photocopy for one of our staff members to scan and upload.
Did you know that photo scans can be taken by a staff member at the library? Contact SJ Library Services to find out more.
Accepted File formats: jpg, jpeg, tiff, bmp, gif, pdf, png,
Original Research
Research into various groups, place of interest or events in the Serpentine Jarrahdale area.
These could include:
- Groups - individuals, families, local artists, businesses, community groups or sporting clubs, schools and religious or charitable groups.
- Places in Serpentine Jarrahdale - histories of houses and buildings, streets, lanes, parks, trees or landmarks.
- Events - (Historic or contemporary) in the Serpentine-Jarrahdale area.
Submissions may be an extract from a longer piece of written work and may also include photographs, illustrations or maps.
Original research entries must be no more than 3000 words.
Oral History
An audio recording of an interview with a current or former resident of the Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale. This interview may cover wide ranging topics up to but not limited to lived experiences, firsthand knowledge of historical events, recollections of family history.
Accepted File Formats: mp3, mp4, wav, avi, flac, aac, mov, mpg, mpeg