Who is Way Back When?

Sarah Rood, Principal Historian

• BA (Hons), University of Melbourne, 1998
• MA (Public History), Monash University, 2004
• Member, Public Records Advisory Council
• Member, Professional Historians Association (Vic)
• Member, Oral History Association of Australia (Vic)
• Vice President, Australian Lesbian and Gay Archives

Katherine Sheedy, Principal Historian

• BA (Hons), University of Melbourne, 1998
• MA (Public History), Monash University, 2004
• Member, Professional Historians Association (Vic)
• Executive Member, History Council of Victoria
• Member, Editorial Board for Provenance: The Journal of Public Record Office Victoria
• Editor, Circa: The Journal of Professional Historians
• Member, Oral History Association of Australia (Vic)

 Lucy Bracey, Associate Historian

• BA (Hons), University of Melbourne, 2008
• MA (Public History), Monash University, 2010
• Member, Professional Historians Association (Vic)
• Vice President, Professional Historians Association (Vic)

Fiona Poulton, Associate Historian

• BA (Hons), University of Melbourne, 2007
• MA (Public History), Monash University, 2011
• Member, Professional Historians Association (Vic)
• Editor, Pharos, bi-monthly newsletter for professional historians

Way Back When has an extensive network of colleagues and associates, including qualified professional historians and experienced oral history practitioners, with whom we work collaboratively.

Business aims

Way Back When – Consulting Historians is committed to representing the past to the public in a meaningful and dynamic way. Way Back When endeavours to foster connections to the past that inform and give meaning to the present.

Professional experience

Way Back When historians are experienced in commissioned histories, carrying out large-scale research and writing to the brief of a commissioning agent and curating exhibitions. Way Back When historians are also experienced in oral history and are familiar with the interviewing and transcribing process.