Hindsight Consulting Historians was established in 2005 by Fay Woodhouse and since then has been commissioned to work in the university, public, community and private sectors. Fay has a PhD in Australian history and has been professionally researching and writing Australian history and biography for more than ten years. Fay is assisted by Kylie Hughes, an experienced researcher and editor.
Business Aims
At Hindsight Consulting Historians we are committed to presenting history in a range of places and by utilizing various media. We aim to produce histories that are relevant, readable and readily accessible and to bring history alive to a wide variety of audiences.
Professional Experience
Hindsight Consulting Historians specialise in researching, analysing and documenting the history of individuals and organisations. Investigating and recording our history can tell us the unique story of our times and that of our forebears. We can assist you in a variety of ways: from the smallest research enquiry, to creating an oral history, editing manuscripts or writing the history of your organisation whether it is 10 years or 100 years old. Hindsight is experienced in researching, writing and compiling history in di erent forms such as books, web-based histories, pamphlets, power-point presentations, heritage studies and signi cance assessments.
Fee Scale
Hindsight Consulting Historians base their fees on the scale recommended by the Australian Council of Professional Historians Associations. Fees are negotiable and quotes are tailored to meet our clients requirements.
Employing An Historian
A professionally qualified historian has undertaken an undergraduate degree followed by an Honours, Masters or Doctorate in the discipline of History. To be recognised as a professional historian, you must be accredited to the Professional Historians Association.
Historians work in a wide range of history related fields. These can include:
- Working with heritage consultants to write heritage studies and significance assessments;
- Working in museums and historical societies, creating and curating exhibitions;
- Working as speech-writers;
- Researching and writing specialist articles for newspapers and magazines.
The careers of many professional historians have often included more than one of these strands. These useful websites will tell you more about the work of historians:
Professional Historians Association (Vic)
