News and articles
-
Designing Women
It’s March, so it’s Women’s History Month! The Australian Women’s History Forum relaunched its new web site today which incorporates Women’s History Month. The new site aims to “enhance understanding of the role of women in the history of Australia” by providing resources and a gateway to online information on women who have played an…
-
Sister Kathleen Kinsella
Valentine’s Day – a day filled with thoughts of love and that special someone, but for Cora Lynn’s Kathleen Kinsella on Valentine’s Day 1942 there was probably no time for such trivial thoughts. She and 64 other Australian nurses were aboard the Vyner Brooke desperately trying to avoid Japanese bombers and war ships in…
-
Trove and The Geelong Advertiser
Anyone with family history interests in the Geelong area knows (or should know) Suzie Zada’s name and be familiar with her website and blog. Yesterday’s blog post was in her words ‘a bit of a rant’ about why the Geelong Advertiser is not included in Trove. And it’s a darn good question. One worth thinking…
-
Shropshire births, marriages and deaths
Excellent news for those researching family in Shropshire! Shropshire BMD has just come online as part of the UK BMD sites. Now before you get too excited, the site came online on the 9th December and has just over 25,000 marriage records – no births or deaths yet. While you’re there you can check out…
-
Flying Officer Andrew Fisher Chalman
Today is Remembrance Day and we mark the anniversary of the ending of the First World War (Armistice Day) with what is now known to us as Remembrance Day. A day in which all Australians are hopefully observing just a minute’s silence in memory of those who died or suffered in all wars or armed…
-
Our first Pakenham Cemetery Tour
Sunday 30th October was a great day for ducks but perhaps not the ideal weather conditions for a cemetery tour. Nevertheless, 25 people braved the elements and joined us for a walk around the Pakenham Cemetery. The weather was kind to us in the end, only a shower here and there during our walk and…
-
Casey Cardinia Local History Expo
Casey Cardinia’s Local Heritage Groups will be waiting to talk to you at the Casey Cardinia Local History Expo. If you’ve got family history or family history research interests, or perhaps a school assignment about anywhere in the Casey Cardinia region this will be a great chance to get to know the family history group…
-
Pakenham Cemetery Tour
We’re celebrating History Week (23-30 October) with a tour of the Pakenham Cemetery at 11 am on 30th October 2011. Gazetted in 1865, this picturesque little cemetery has many stories to tell, so come and hear a few of them with us. Cost – $5 per person (tea and coffee supplied). Bookings are essential, to…
-
Legacy Webinars, Facebook and Genealogists
I used to think that eating breakfast in front of the TV was a bad habit until I started eating breakfast in front of the computer – and I’m willing to concede that it’s not the most social thing to do, but if there’s no one else here, does it matter? Anway, this morning I…
-
Crime in the Port Phillip District 1835-51
Every now and then I like to while away a few minutes just ‘looking’ at a library catalogue, you can have a lot of fun mixing and matching search terms to see what you get and it was during one of these kinds of lucky dip search sessions with the Casey Cardinia Library Catalogue that…