Lisa Murray is a public historian and works as the City Historian at the City of Sydney Council. With over 15 years’ experience in the field of public history, Lisa is passionate about making history accessible to the public. Lisa is an award-winning author of planning histories and a regular contributor to debates around public history, including being a speaker at TEDxSydney 2013. She wrote her doctoral thesis on the history of cemeteries in 19th-century New South Wales and is a current member of the National Trust (NSW)’s Cemeteries Conservation Committee.