local and family history
Records of the Geelong Infirmary and Benevolent Asylum were a crucial source used for the Who Do You Think You Are episode featuring Grant Denyer on 13 July 2021. But, if you watched that episode you won’t have heard any … Continued
If so, you won’t want to miss this special event at the Bellarine Historical Society! Come along and bring your bottle(s). What: Free Bottle Appraisal and Valuations When: Sunday 14th February, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Where: Bellarine Historical Society, … Continued
Tomorrow = Wednesday 23rd September 2015 at 5.00 pm – that’s the last chance you’ll have for a month or two to access the services, library, microform, and archives of the Geelong Heritage Centre. The next access you’ll have will … Continued
The school register for Shelford State School No. 379 features in the latest group of updates to the Geelong & District database. From Vision and Realisation, published by the Education Department of Victoria in 1973: Probably a Presbyterian School operated … Continued
The Reverend Thomas QUINTON is one of our local Church of England ministers extracted from the Cable Clergy Index. This terrific index has on average about half a page of biographical details for each entry – definitely worth checking and … Continued
That’s right – 1,500,000 records in the Geelong and District database. There’s sure to be something there for your family! And yes, that WAS the target for December 2014 – now I’m going to have to come up with a … Continued
The Annual Reports of the Geelong Infirmary & Benevolent Asylum are an amazing source for locating those ordinary ancestors. Each report includes an extensive list of subscribers [an early version of Medicare for the use of the Infirmary]. They are … 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
Finally I found the “missing” register of midwives for 1921 – this completes the set of Midwife Registers from 1916 to 1956 from the Victoria Government Gazette. In the process of indexing it I spotted a familiar name – Lily GRANT, … Continued
Geelong Hospital again features in the latest additions to the Geelong and District database with another index of an Annual Report – this time for 1910. I’d forgotten how much useful information was printed in these Annual Reports. They don’t include name … Continued