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A collection of 27 small black and white photos was passed on from the Apollo Bay area in Victoria. They have been scanned and made available on my Flickr Album and also my Pinterest Board. Any details on the reverse … Continued
Sometimes it is so frustrating – a person filled out the Contact form on the Geelong & District [and Bellarine] web site asking if the Bellarine Historical Society had a photo of the Drysdale Blacksmith shop and also where they … Continued
Exciting news for everyone! The Geelong Cemeteries Trust has been hard at work – two new HUGE cemeteries added to their online database. You can now search and locate graves online for the Colac Cemetery and the Queenscliffe Cemetery. Cemeteries … Continued
New lists and images for Hotels of Geelong and District. They are also available on one of my Pinterest Boards. This has been a huge project and still has a long way to go, but rather than making you wait … Continued
New lists and images for Schools of Geelong and District. They are also available on one of my Pinterest Boards. Things have been very quiet on my blogs due to intense study and assignments for my Diploma of Library and … Continued
The Bellarine Historical Society presents Our Boys at War – a tribute to the local lads and indeed all soldiers that served in the First World War. The Society has prepared a display in the Old Court House Museum to … Continued
One of the followers of this blog asked a simple question. My initial reaction was … yet another person asking for help. Depending on what resources I have open at that instant often governs my reply and depth of involvement. … Continued
Following an interesting discussion on the Victoria Genealogy Facebook page today, I realised I needed to share a file I produced some years ago. We were discussing what details you find about immigrants to Victoria on the various “passenger lists” … Continued
I’m not surprised if anyone has “lost” this family – and it’s not just because the surname has multiple variations: WILD WILDE WILDS WYLD WYLDE WYLDS And that’s just some that I’ve found. The family headstone in the Catholic Section … Continued
Well, this is definitely an experiment – my first POLL and I have no idea what it will look like or how it will work! So forgive me if I get it all wrong. More and more people are trying … Continued