local and family history
This is really worth visiting! And for me it was a great way to cap off two weeks holiday. After 10 days in Darwin with family and friends, I had arrived back in Melbourne [absolutely freezing!], then did all those … Continued
Most Victorian researchers will be familiar with the 3-volume set of Vision and Realisation – it’s a wonderful resource for anyone researching schools in Victoria. They were compiled by regional teachers and historians to commemorate the centenary of the Education Department … Continued
It might sound funny talking about Darwin on the Geelong & District blog site but there is definitely a connection! I try to get in a quick trip to Darwin once a year to visit family – preferably in June … Continued
We have just added 12,211 entries to the Geelong & District Database – these are burials in Colac Cemetery [extracted from the headstones]. We have to thank Ian Marr for permission to include these entries in the Geelong & District … Continued
It was an exciting time for our region last Thursday [19th May] … Colac & District Historical Society were joint winners in their category in the Sir Rupert Hamer Records Management Awards! Not only was it exciting for them to … Continued
The Annual Reports of the Geelong Infirmary & Benevolent Asylum are being indexed by volunteers for the Geelong region. The report for 1877 has just been added to the Geelong & District Database. This makes a total of 28 Annual Reports indexed … Continued
The card index of the Christ Church [Church of England] Burial Register, Book 2 [27 Aug 1863 – 20 Jan 1902] has been added to the Geelong & District Database. We have combined all details from the card index with comments and … Continued
The index of this new book has been added to the Geelong & District Database. From Native Creek to Teesdale 1837-1900 was written and published by Dianne Hughes. The index contains 2,360 entries of people, places, organisations and subjects relating to … Continued
The Colac Court of Petty Sessions [VPRS 301] is being indexed by our Geelong & District volunteers. Currently 1483 entries have been added to the Geelong & District Database. This is an ongoing project – the following entries have been … Continued
New book index added to Geelong & District Database. Farmland, Forest & Surf: Environmental History, prepared by Dr Carlotta Kellaway (1998), revised & updated by Dr David Rowe (2009) as part of the Surf Coast Shire Heritage Study Stage 2B … Continued