News and articles
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Berwick Research Room now open
The Lorraine Taylor Research Room at 110 High Street, Berwick is now open on Tuesday and Saturday between 11 am and 2 pm. Our general meetings will also be held here. We invite our members and friends to come and see our new home. Visitors are always welcome.
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Cranbourne Research Room closure 15 June
We wish to advise members and friends that following the decommissioning of the admin building at the Casey Complex, the City of Casey is helping us relocate to a new home at Berwick early next month. So, we’ve decided that this month’s general meeting is a good time to close the doors at Cranbourne for…
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Lyne McGregor (1963-2024)
It’s with heavy hearts that today we honour the life and service of one of our own. Lyne McGregor held a number of committee positions in our early years before taking a short break from the family history group. She served as our Vice President, Newsletter Editor and Membership Officer. In 2009 she rejoined and…
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Maureen Stagg (1943-2024)
We are saddened to hear of the passing of one of our long time members, Maureen Stagg.Maureen is pictured here learning knots with the 1st Cranbourne Scouts.Maureen was a Research Room volunteer for many years, and a happy, lovely lady who helped and supported us in so many ways.Our condolences and thoughts go to Maureen’s…
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Research Room closure 16 September 2023
Members and friends are advised that the Research Room will be closed on Saturday 16 September because we don’t have enough hands on deck to operate the room and host a general meeting. Thank you to those duty volunteers who are still doing double and triple shifts each month to keep the doors open. And,…
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Research Room closure 17 June 2023
Members and friends are advised that the Research Room will be closed on Saturday 17 June because we don’t have enough hands on deck to operate the room and host a general meeting. Thank you to those duty volunteers who are still doing double and triple shifts each month to keep the doors open. And,…
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Research Room closure 20 May 2023
Hot on the heels of a very successful Volunteers’ Morning Tea this week we’ve had to make the difficult decision to close the Research Room tomorrow (Saturday 20 May) because we just don’t have enough hands on deck to keep it open and run a general meeting at the same time. Thank you to those…
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William Donald (Don) McNab–one of God’s gentlemen.
Sometimes it’s the littlest things that create the biggest obstacles. This turned out to be true for thirteen-year-old Don McNab when an ant bite on his left leg became infected. It caused no end of pain and suffering until he finally had the leg amputated when he was in his early thirties. Don was the…
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Changes to Research Room hours
We’re changing our opening days and times from 1 August 2022. We will be open on Tuesdays and Saturdays from 11 am to 2 pm. No bookings are necessary. Covid-19 Research Room procedures as at August 2022 We encourage members and visitors to continue to follow social distancing guidelines and use masks in the Research…
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April to June opening hours
We are open Monday to Saturday from 11 am to 2 pm by appointment. If we have no bookings for a session no one will be in attendance in the Research Room on that day. Details for April to June openings: Covid-19 Research Room procedures • The Lorraine Taylor Research Room will be open by…