local and family history
This beautiful photograph is obviously historic – in fact it’s more than 100 years old and shows the Foyster girls outside the Ocean Grove Corner Store c.1906. There is no doubt that this is part of Ocean Grove’s history and … Continued
Back in 1999 I was approached by Wally and Victoria Higgins to provide some historic Ocean Grove photographs to ‘decorate’ the walls of the extended building housing Coles Supermarket. It was part of the planning agreement – they had to … Continued
GGM was definitely in our region at some time (probably early 1900s) as images at Portarlington and Clifton Springs are included in his collection on the SLV web site. It appears that the family may have holidayed at Portarlington as … Continued
I’m so looking forward to this afternoon – the first talk I will be giving since losing (and regaining) my mobility. It’s not too late to book – there are two sessions: Researching your female ancestors via midwives and nurse … Continued
Don’t get caught out – from 1 July 2017 Victorian BDM certificates cost more! You have LESS THAN 3 DAYS to purchase your Victorian Historical Certificates before the price goes up. Currently you can search (for free) and then purchase … Continued
Remember when I said the Geelong and District web site and database really needed your help? In early January, 25 years of work was wiped off the web by ‘Company F’ – the web site and database at www.zades.com.au was … Continued
This is how I feel at the moment with 25 years of work wiped off the Internet through no fault of my own. It could be worse – I have the complete database – more than 1.7 million records – … Continued
Peter Cowden was an esteemed member, guest speaker, researcher and past committee member of the Bellarine Historical Society. Peter, who grew up at Portarlington where his father was a local policeman, was a keen writer who regularly contributed articles to … Continued
Even a lot of Ocean Grove people don’t know this part of our history! It was unique in Australia and therefore unique in Victoria AND our region – the Ocean Grove Races featuring the Ocean Grove Cup. As the photo shows … Continued
I know many of you will be frustrated with the technical problems that RootsWeb are having with their Mailing Lists although some of you may just think that Mailing Lists have lost their appeal and aren’t being used any more! … Continued