Making dollars and sense as a consulting historian

In the second OSS Session for 2025, Katherine Sheedy discusses the business of being a historian.

She writes, "When I started Way Back When with friend and colleague Sarah Rood 20 years ago, we embarked on a journey as small business owners as well as professional historians. In this session, I will use my experience to share some of the critical aspects of being a consultant: business planning and logistics, building your brand, writing a good proposal, pitching your ideas, project and resource management, tendering and costing, the balance of working on the business and working in the business, and juggling jobs and workflow.

Event details

Date: Tuesday, 13 May 2025

Time: 6.30 pm via Zoom

Cost: Free for PHA members

NB: If you have registered for a previous OSS session you will need to re-register for the Zoom link. This session will be recorded and made available online at a future date.

Registration will open one month prior to the event.

About Katherine

Katherine Sheedy is part of Way Back When Consulting Historians, a team of professional historians who work with individuals and groups to produce histories in a variety of forms. Katherine’s work includes commissioned histories, heritage research, exhibition interpretation and oral history projects. She represents PHA (Vic & Tas) on the History Council of Victoria and the Provenance Editorial Board.

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