Database target for 2012!
We now have 1,094,870 records in the Geelong & District Database. That’s a good enough reason to set a target for the end of this year – I hope it’s realistic but if we don’t have a target we don’t have … Continued
The database is still growing!
We now have 1,011,499 records in the Geelong & District Database. This is what’s been added since the last update on 8 January: The Sea War in Bass Strait by Jack Loney [Book] Geelong City Council: WWII Servicemen and women enlistments … Continued
One MILLION … and still going
What a milestone … One MILLION records in the Geelong & District Database. To be more specific – 1,005,265! And of course, there’s plenty more where they came from. This is what’s been added to reach that milestone: Geelong City Council: … Continued
Sometimes you just have to eat your words!
These are the words I used in my last blog just 5 days ago … Yippeeeeeeeeeeee!! We now have more than 900,000 entries in our database and heading in the right direction to reach that magic 1,000,000 mark. No – … Continued
MORE reasons to celebrate: 900,000+ entries in our database!
Yippeeeeeeeeeeee!! We now have more than 900,000 entries in our database and heading in the right direction to reach that magic 1,000,000 mark. It’s amazing what you can get done when you have a few days off – like sort … Continued
Reasons to celebrate: more indexes added!
To celebrate the New Year, more indexes have been added to the Geelong & District Database. Recent indexes added: Murroon State School No. 940: students [VPRS 4123] Travancore passengers: Geelong Advertiser 1849 Duneed / Mt Moriac Police Occurences Book [Police Department Geelong District] … Continued
Lost a male ancestor near Geelong between 1856 and 1889?
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
Meredith dog owners: 1864-1866
With the thunder causing all the local dogs to start barking it seemed an appropriate time to include this index in the Geelong & District Database! The Meredith Road District: list of persons who have registered dogs in the Meredith … Continued
Irish in Geelong and district – INDEX
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
Day 2 – Victorian Expo
I’m sitting at my keyboard wondering where I’m going to find the strength to get off the chair and crawl into bed! I’m totally physically and mentally exhausted … but what a magnificent couple of days! It’s all over and … Continued