Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Geelong Historical Society
I have added some further references to the article and included mention that the society is the third oldest in Victoria, the second largest, and has been involved in numerous commemorative events and dedicating monuments, is often cited as the authoritative source on early Geelong people and history and has also played a major role in the preservation of Geelong's Historic Monuments such as the Barwon Sewer Aqueduct. It was instrumental in the establishment of the Geelong Historical Records Centre as an approved place of deposit for historic local government records, giving it an official role in the preservation of historic records in the state. Having looked at the range of other historical societies with Wikipedia articles List of historical societies, I would say the Geelong article falls in the middle in terms of notability of the subject. Given the significant role that historical societies generally play world-wide in the recording and presentation of history, as a group they might be considered important contributors to Wikipedia projects, so that rather than discourage their participation by over zealous deletion, some greater encouragement could be given, or even some assistance in developing the articles to improve their quality and adherence to Wikipedia standards. After all one of the five pillars  tells us to be bold
— User:Garyvines, 00:22, 17 April 2015 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:IAR (Wikipedia:Ignore all rules)