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Family history groups, local historical societies and museums in our region

Digitising Shire of Bellarine Rate Books
7 Oct 2014

Digitising Shire of Bellarine Rate Books

by admin | posted in: Events, Family history, Spotlight on Societies | 0

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

Grant application, Rate books, Shire of Bellarine, Valuation Books
Geelong Naval and Maritime Museum
28 Jul 2013

Geelong Naval and Maritime Museum

by admin | posted in: Local Societies | 0

Sometimes I get cross and sometimes I get over it and other times I just have to speak out. What makes me cross?  When a group of volunteers work hard for their group and they just don’t get the support … Continued

City of Greater Geelong, Geelong Naval & Maritime Museum, volunteers
Geelong Heritage Centre … moved
23 Jun 2013

Geelong Heritage Centre … moved

by admin | posted in: Events, Family history, Local Societies | 0

If you haven’t caught up with the news, the Geelong Heritage Centre has moved while the new Library and Heritage Centre is built on the site of the old premises. The Heritage Centre is currently closed during the move and … Continued

Geelong Heritage Centre, National Wool Museum
Who built the Great Ocean Road?
26 May 2013

Who built the Great Ocean Road?

by admin | posted in: Family history, Further afield, Local Societies, Victoria+ | 0

What an important project and one that YOU can get involved in!  Iain Grant and the Portland Family History Group have been compiling a list of anyone who had a connection with building the Great Ocean Road between 1919 and … Continued

1919 - 1932, ex-servicemen, Great Ocean Road, Iain Grant, Portland Family History Group
United Service Home
26 May 2013

United Service Home

by admin | posted in: Local Societies, Publications | 3

Major-General TULLOCH opened the United Service Home at Drysdale on Wednesday 2 July 1891.  When he arrived in Victoria as commander of the Victorian military forces in 1890, he was appalled to discover that a number of old soldiers and … Continued

Cyclorama, Drysdale, Imperial forces, Jeremiah Brown, sailors, soldiers, United Service Home, Waterloo
Winner of 2011 PMI Short History Prize
3 Dec 2011

Winner of 2011 PMI Short History Prize

by admin | posted in: Local Societies, Publications, What's new | 0

The winner of the 2011 Prahran Mechanics’ Institute Victorian History Library Short History Prize was our very own Dr Peter Mansfield. Most locals involved in family or local history in Geelong & District will know Peter and his involvement with … Continued

Geelong, Henry Bournes Higgins, Peter Mansfield, Prahran Mechanics' Institute
Darwin – NOT in Geelong and District!
12 Jun 2011

Darwin – NOT in Geelong and District!

by Susie Zada | posted in: Further afield, Local Societies | 0

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

Darwin, Genealogy seminars, Victorian Expo
Colac in North Carolina!
22 May 2011

Colac in North Carolina!

by Susie Zada | posted in: Society News | 0

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

1849, Awards, colac, court records

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