local and family history
Tips on visiting various archives
A great opportunity for locals and out-of-towners to research at the Geelong Heritage Centre this weekend. As part of the Word for Word Festival the Heritage Centre will be open Saturday AND Sunday this weekend. SATURDAY: 10am – 5pm SUNDAY: … Continued
Tomorrow is Melbourne Cup Day [Tuesday 4 November 2014 for those living under a bush]. In Melbourne that means that your favourite research centre may be closed along with most other places. Don’t panic – it’s a great opportunity to … Continued
My original blog on researching Victorian Land Memorials [old General Law titles] was posted back in February 2011. Since then the Land Memorial registers have been moved to Land Victoria, Land Information Centre Archive at Laverton. The Memorial registers have been … Continued
I’ve heard on the grapevine that regular visitors to the Geelong Heritage Centre in the former Little Malop Street building have not started appearing at the new location in the National Wool Museum in Moorabool Street. Despite working in Melbourne 5 … Continued
If you think that you need to be a member to visit the Genealogical Society of Victoria [GSV] hopefully this blog will encourage you to visit and find out the facts first hand. The other misconception some people have is that … Continued
This blog has been totally updated as the Victorian Land Memorials have been moved from the Bourke Street Office. For the new details [as at October 2014] visit the updated blog.