local and family history
I must confess to a little frustration at the lack of movement in the Geelong Advertiser being loaded into TROVE after the initial couple of updates. I did ask a couple of questions recently – whether there was any connection between … Continued
This is a wonderful opportunity for all family historians to experience one of the best genealogical speakers in the world! Michael Gandy has been to Australia before but to hear him speak you would have had to attend an Australasian … Continued
The first part is here! So far 1 Nov 1851 – 20 Dec 1851 and I must confess that the first page I looked at was not great quality but there is so much to look forward to. As you can … Continued
I think we’ve all been holding our breath after the National Library said [in January 2012] the following would occur … The papers are currently being scanned and hopefully would be completed by the end of the financial year [June 2012]. The … Continued
What a fascinating journey of questions, doubts, research and discovery! Dr Andrew Lemon presented the Don Grant lecture at the Family History Feast almost a year ago, but it was only last weekend that I finally had time to listen … Continued
One thing my previous blog proved – a LOT of people believe that the Geelong Advertiser is an important newspaper and that it should be part of the National Library of Australia Newspaper Digitisation project! Now for the latest and … Continued
The banner for the Geelong Advertiser includes the words “Fortis est veritas” or THE TRUTH IS STRONG. From the Geelong Advertiser web site: The Geelong Advertiser is Victoria’s oldest morning newspaper, the first edition being published on November 21, 1840. … Continued
You might just find them in VPRS 22 Unit 21 at the Public Record Office Victoria! This is a wonderful register dating from 7 August 1856 through to 1889 – Register of Seamen engaged Geelong and is the latest project being … Continued
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
The Winchelsea girls are amazing! Di and Joan have finished indexing the 1,700+ pages of the CD publication Irish in Geelong & District. This has resulted in 33,452 index entries being added to the Geelong & district database. IMPORTANT: – the … Continued