local and family history
Jan isn’t a Geelong “local” although she definitely has ancestors in our region. However many of you will know Jan from her involvement in the family history world – President, Victorian Association of Family History Organisations together with her ongoing … Continued
By now everyone knows that Findmypast and Ancestry have offered free access to some of their Australian records in celebration of Australia Day. More than 40,000 entries from a myriad of different sources have just been added to the Geelong … Continued
The Investigator, the Geelong Historical Society’s magazine, has been published since 1965. It is always full of great articles, regular features, and wonderful snippets. A delightful snippet originally published in the Geelong Advertiser, appeared in the September 2014 issue of … Continued
If so, you won’t want to miss this special event at the Bellarine Historical Society! Come along and bring your bottle(s). What: Free Bottle Appraisal and Valuations When: Sunday 14th February, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Where: Bellarine Historical Society, … Continued
Just 175 years and 3 days ago the first edition of the Geelong Advertiser was published – November 21, 1840 in fact. It is Victoria’s OLDEST morning newspaper. The banner for the Geelong Advertiser includes the words “Fortis est veritas” … Continued
This has been confirmed by the Geelong Heritage Centre – SPECIAL opening hours to celebrate the opening of the new building. The centre will be open the SAME times as the library on Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd November AND on Saturday … Continued
I’m supposed to be working on an assignment for my Diploma but this news is SO IMPORTANT that I had to give myself a 5 minute break to share it with everyone. This wonderful news is already out there on … Continued
It’s excitement plus in Geelong! The City of Greater Geelong have just announced the public opening of the new Geelong Library and Heritage Centre … Saturday 21 November 2015.
What a horrible sight – the magnificent hedge around Colac Cemetery on fire – I’m amazed how quickly they got onto it and stopped it spreading even further. They got the bulldozers into action and that probably saved the rest … Continued
It’s well overdue – a blog showing the entries added to the Geelong and District Database – especially as the last one was back in December 2014! That doesn’t mean that I haven’t been adding lots of entries – I … Continued