The old books of the Stanley Athenaeum are beautiful. Some are quirky, even a little bizarre. Others are historically significant.
Worn linen covers, delicate illustrations and historical signifance: The Stanley Athenaeum collection
Author: Joanna Baker
Joanna's first murder mystery novel was reviewed as "outstanding' in The Age, Melbourne. Her current book, The Slipping Place, is a multi-layered page-turning murder mystery, set in Hobart, available in all Australian bookshops and online. Learn more at joannabakerauthor.com. "I'm a sixth-generation Tasmanian, deeply attached to the place. I'm also deeply attached to murder mysteries of all kinds."
Sunshine from the North: Letters from Another Time
In 2006, Nancy Cherry Sarre sat down to read some of the letters her mother had left behind. What she discovered was captivating.
Stanley’s Hidden Treasure
Stanley is known as a place of orchards and peaceful countryside. But hidden away here, among all the lush gardens, there is something extraordinary.
A Strange Romantic Life: Guide Alice on Mount Buffalo
Alice Manfield was a guide on Mount Buffalo. She was also a gifted photographer and a ground-breaking naturalist.
Crimson Spider Orchid
The Crimson Spider Orchid is unique to the Albury, Chiltern and Dederang areas. It is fragile and endangered. But there is new hope.
“Grow”
In 2015 Albury City unveiled a sculpture of the Crimson Spider Orchid by Warren Langley.
Moira’s Orchid Painting
A local botanical artist has had the opportunity to create a work representing our region's endangered Crimson Spider Orchid.
Florilegium
Florilegium: a collection of paintings of plants, drawn from life and depicted with botanical accuracy. Albury's Florilegium is a collection of 41 botanical paintings by local artists, representing plants from our Botanical Gardens.
Abikhair’s Emporium
Saad and Shefia Abikhair operated their Emporium from 1928 until 1996 and over that period, little changed. In 1990, Margaret Baker was kindly permitted to take some photos.
John Dermer
John Dermer, from Yackandandah, is an internationally recognised potter and master of salt-glazing.
Riparian 