local and family history
Sitting here quietly reading an article I wrote for the most recent edition of Geelong Coast magazine on Point Henry … a subject I know really well. Not surprisingly I choked on the peanuts I was munching on before I got … Continued
Midwives and Nurses are a great way to track down female ancestors and family – you might be surprised at how many were involved in one or both of these occupations. You could find them in various references, certificates, and … 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
Break O’Day, later called Corindhap, featured in Shot for Gold: the murder of Thomas Ulick Burke on the Woady Yaloak Goldfield – a fascinating reconstruction from many original records of this murder which resulted in two executions. Details are now part … Continued
More than 2,000 entries have been added to the Geelong and District Database since the last update. More than three quarters of these entries came from a terrific book A Pictorial History of the Shire of Ballan – the index includes … Continued
It seems that people are still fascinated with Midwives which again feature in the latest additions to the Geelong and District database. Unlike teachers who had to give up their job if they married, midwives could be single women, married … Continued
The latest additions to the Geelong and District database and web site include the first part of the index to a new book – Pioneering Days: a woman’s life compiled by the Colac & District Family History Group. The group … Continued
The latest additions to the Geelong and District database and web site include a very special file donated by Thelma Birrell. It is from the diaries of Augusta BOSTOCK [1833-1920]. The diaries have not yet been indexed in the Geelong … Continued
The latest additions to the Geelong and District database are a real mixture. Of particular interest are two indexes from the late Brian Fallon – WWI volunteers and soldiers’ awards in our region. There are a multitude of on-line databases … Continued
People seem to be fascinated with midwives – 3,882 hits on the Geelong and District Midwives information page is certainly proof of this. That is more than double that of the next most accessed page – see the stats on the … Continued