A century after the guns fell silent Pakenham’s WWI volunteers, 1914-18
Our guest speaker for February is Patrick Ferry who is in the process of writing a book on Pakenham’s WW1 volunteers. Patrick will give a talk about some of the really interesting characters from his research. He will also talk a little about the St Patrick&# [...]
Join us for a walk around this historic cemetery and listen to our stories of the brave men, women and families associated with Cranbourne Cemetery and the Great War.
Bookings are essential.
Tea and coffee will be served at the conclusion of the tour. No charge for children under 15. $5 per head payable on the day.
Find and trace your military ancestors.
As part of the Writing the War Exhibition currently at Cranbourne Library, our Research Room will be open on Wednesday 22, Thursday 23 and Friday 24 November between 11 am and 2 pm. We will have more than the usual compliment of volunteers plus our Local History Librarian, Heather Arnold waiting to help [...]
December meeting and breakup 13 December 2017.
After a new attempt for the shortest meeting.
An evening of frivolity will follow, with games, laughter and a sumptuous supper provided by the members.
Please don’t forget to bring a plate, preferably, with something on it.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Writing the War Exhibition
At the Cranbourne Library from October 26 2017 to December 7 2017.
Venue for all the activities is the Cranbourne Library.
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Thursday November 2 at 11.00am.
Michael Madden – Australian Victorian Cross recipients
Michael Madden is a multi-award winning writer and will talk about his current proje [...]
Our November speaker is Garry Wood from the Mornington Peninsula Family History Society. They have a small group of members that meet each month and discuss the results of DNA testing.
Although Garry is not an expert on DNA he will give a talk with the aim of helping us to understand the results.
CHRISTMAS LUNCH
This year our Christmas lunch is being held at Trios Sports Club at Cranbourne Racing Complex, 30 Grant Street, Cranbourne.
All members are welcome.
Bookings: Anne Blair – research.room.mgr@nwfhg.org.au or phone: 9702-6088 no la [...]
10.30–11.30: You can learn a lot in a cemetery presented by Jane
Death is not the end of a story; the records can give you clues that can some times unlock a family secret or confirm a story. A visit to a cemetery can tell you more than the date of death. Dead men do tell tales.
11.45–12.45: Finding records at Public Record Office Victoria ( [...]
