local and family history
It’s great to see the Bellarine Historical Society with their own FaceBook page. Social Media is a great opportunity to help promote societies on the web. The Society is open every Sunday in January and the first Sunday of the … Continued
Don’t get caught out – from 1 July 2017 Victorian BDM certificates cost more! You have LESS THAN 3 DAYS to purchase your Victorian Historical Certificates before the price goes up. Currently you can search (for free) and then purchase … Continued
I’m absolutely awe-struck with the support from friends and strangers alike – it has been amazing and humbling. There are less than FIVE days left for the Pozible crowd funding project to help recover the Geelong and District web site … Continued
Remember when I said the Geelong and District web site and database really needed your help? In early January, 25 years of work was wiped off the web by ‘Company F’ – the web site and database at www.zades.com.au was … Continued
I’m blown away with the number of offers of help, suggestions and encouragement – you are all truly wonderful. I may need some other help and definitely some financial assistance but things are heading in the right direction. There were … Continued
This is how I feel at the moment with 25 years of work wiped off the Internet through no fault of my own. It could be worse – I have the complete database – more than 1.7 million records – … Continued
Peter Cowden was an esteemed member, guest speaker, researcher and past committee member of the Bellarine Historical Society. Peter, who grew up at Portarlington where his father was a local policeman, was a keen writer who regularly contributed articles to … Continued
That’s the old Brian Boru Hotel in Geelong – the second building from the left in this sketch from the 1880s. Fortunately it’s still standing at 208 Moorabool Street. Unfortunately the City of Greater Geelong is a tad lacking in … Continued
Even a lot of Ocean Grove people don’t know this part of our history! It was unique in Australia and therefore unique in Victoria AND our region – the Ocean Grove Races featuring the Ocean Grove Cup. As the photo shows … Continued
I know many of you will be frustrated with the technical problems that RootsWeb are having with their Mailing Lists although some of you may just think that Mailing Lists have lost their appeal and aren’t being used any more! … Continued