local and family history
The town of Steiglitz in the Brisbane Ranges north west of Geelong is a fascinating place to visit with a rich history from its peak time as a goldfield site in Victoria. It is just 40 Km from Geelong and 50 Km from Ballarat. … Continued
A small but interesting group of marriages have been located amongst St Mary’s Roman Catholic church records and feature in the Geelong & District Database. Places mentioned include Branxholme, Footscray, Little River, Teesdale, Benalla, Mansfield, Geelong and Anakie to mention a few – … Continued
Baptisms from St Mary’s Roman Catholic church in Geelong again feature in the Geelong & District Database? This is the list of additions since 5 August making a total of 1,290,555 entries in the database: Geelong District: GDHA Church records – St Mary’s … Continued
So what do rainbows have to do with the Geelong & District Database? Well, not a lot actually but this double rainbow appeared while I was preparing to upload more records to the database and I thought it looked rather … Continued
To say we are blessed with our wonderful volunteers and contributors would be an understatement – they really are amazing and such an asset to anyone researching in the Geelong & District region. Our latest major addition to the Geelong … Continued