About Helen Taylor

Helen Taylor was a historian who worked for Brisbane City Council from 1990 to 2004. In her role as Senior Historian in Council’s Heritage Unit, Helen  made significant contributions to the history and heritage initiatives in Brisbane and was responsible for the implementation of the Local History Grants Program and Brisbane’s Living Heritage Network. As well as this, Helen  developed studies and publications that identified and documented the city's heritage. She produced several social history exhibitions including;

  • Brisbane Remembers: The Home Front 1939-1945 (1995)
  • Brisbane 100 Stories (1997)
  • Afraid of the Dark (1999)
  • The Million Pound Town Hall (2000).

In addition to this, Helen was also a driving force behind the development of the Museum of Brisbane. From 2002, until her retirement in 2004, Helen was also Curator of Social History at the Museum, where she was responsible for the exhibitions Bite the Blue Sky: Brisbane Beginnings (2003-04), and Brisbane At War (2004-05).

Helen Taylor passed away on 30 June 2006.

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