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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
VAFHO AGM & Seminar 2011
The Victorian Association of Family History Organisations (VAFHO) are holding their AGM on Saturday August 27th (1 pm to 4 pm) at the Public Record Office Victoria (PROV) – and you’re invited! Don’t miss this opportunity to do a little research at either PROV or National Archives Australia on the […]
Spreading Branches Issue 89
The latest edition of our quarterly newsletter Spreading Branches is out this weekend and again we say “Well done” to our newsletter editor, Pam. But that’s not all we want to say, we’re very excited to be able to say that Spreading Branches has been judged runner up in this […]
A Feast to whet your appetite.
Yes, I know I should have been doing school work or possibly something for the family history group, but yesterday I took leave of my responsibilities (but not my senses) and took myself to the Family History Feast at the State Library of Victoria. Congratulations to the State Library of […]
Our First “Ask Granny” Workshop
The “Ask Granny” program was developed in Athens and Clarke County, Georgia, USA by Greg Crane and Judy Russell. The program’s focus is to encourage senior citizens to write down their family history and memories before it is too late. Greg and Judy have developed specially formatted materials that feature […]
What’s this subscribe by email thing all about?
Well, we’re glad you asked! Don’t get us wrong – we just love it when you visit us. However, there is a way to make sure you get to ‘see’ every new post without having to come all the way over here. We can send you one email every day […]
There’s a Parishmouse in the house.
Thanks to the English Black Country List at Roostweb I’ve just discovered Parishmouse and I must say, I’ve unselfishly torn myself away from it to write this post! If you’ve got research interests in England and Wales then you’ve got to take a look at Parishmouse.The site contains free transcriptions […]