Congratulations to the dedicated past and current members of Marrickville Historical Society [MHS] on reaching the Society's 40th anniversary in 2024. Established in 1984, the founding principle of MHS was to promote the study, research and documentation of the heritage, history, and environment of our locality and to encourage an appreciation of our diverse cultural inheritance. At the time, 'our locality' meant the area under the Marrickville Municipal Council Local Government Area. This included the suburbs of Dulwich Hill, Enmore, Lewisham, Marrickville, Petersham, St Peters, Stanmore, Sydenham, Tempe, parts of Camperdown, and Newtown. MHS continues to remain dedicated to the areas it covered at its formation and has created a profound legacy for our community acknowledging, documenting and sharing our history. Dedicated volunteers are the lifeblood of organisations such as MHS and I wish to recognise the contribution of so many people over these forty years to the enduring legacy of MHS; President Scott MacArthur and other current office holders Mary Barthelemy, Lyndal Gowland, Stuart Grigg, Iain Carolin, Lorraine Beach, Rod Aanensen, Richard Blair, John McGrath, Elda Ribeiro and Ian Tyrrell. Congratulations all!