local and family history
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
This update includes a mixture of items – some adding to existing ones and others new. Because this lot includes both Assisted and Unassisted Immigrants to Geelong [actually Point Henry] it seemed appropriate to include this photo of the Geelong … Continued
I do love some of the wonderful hidden treasures amongst the records held at the Public Record Office Victoria – and those that have been transcribed or indexed by the Geelong Family History Group [GFHG]. As part of an ongoing … Continued
How many times have we heard this or found them in our own family research? It’s “common knowledge” that immigrants lied about their age and / or their occupation to be eligible for the various assisted immigrant schemes – that’s … Continued