Family matters

National Family History Week 2011

June 2, 2011

Family history events, Family matters:

Friday 29 July to Sunday 28 August 2011 – the dates of this year’s Australian National Family History Week  so important dates for your diary! This Week has been held… Read More ›

Finding your ancestors…talk at AIGS Blackburn Sunday 29 May 2011

Finding your ancestors…talk at AIGS Blackburn Sunday 29 May 2011

May 26, 2011

Collections, Family history events, Family matters, Research guides:

Newspapers, manuscripts, pictures, maps and so much more…   Find out  about the diversity of State Library of Victoria  collections that can be used for family history research at a talk I… Read More ›

Family History Feast 2011 – bookings open next week!

Family History Feast 2011 – bookings open next week!

May 19, 2011

Family history events, Family matters, Uncategorized:

The Feast is a  day of free information sessions for family history researchers including the annual Victorian Association of Family History Organisations (VAFHO) Don Grant Lecture.  In 2011 the Lecture will… Read More ›

A sense of place : local studies in Australia and New Zealand

A sense of place : local studies in Australia and New Zealand

May 12, 2011

Family history events, Family matters:

The Sense of place conference organised by Auslib Press was held at the State Library of New South Wales on 5 and 6 May 2011 attracting more than 140 participants from… Read More ›

Family Matters celebrates first birthday!

May 9, 2011

Family matters, Uncategorized:

May 2011 marks our blog’s first birthday. One year ago we began with our first post “Hello world!” We looked forward to sharing the State Library’s window on the world… Read More ›

Stellar line-up for Reading Matters conference

Stellar line-up for Reading Matters conference

May 3, 2011

Events, Family history events:

Reading Matters, the State Library’s biennial youth literature conference begins Wednesday May 25 with a stellar line-up of Australian and international authors leading two days discussions, workshops and events about writing and publishing for young adult readers.

Welcome to “Marvellous Melbourne” SAG tour group!

Welcome to “Marvellous Melbourne” SAG tour group!

May 2, 2011

Family history events, Family matters:

For a few days in early May a tour group from the Society of Genealogists  in Sydney is visiting a variety of agencies and organisations in Melbourne, including of course the… Read More ›

Lest we forget : the World War 1 experience

April 25, 2011

Collections, Family matters:

The published collections of the State Library of Victoria contain a variety of portrayals of the war experience from the horror of war to heroic accounts. Most modern histories of World… Read More ›

Scottish Genealogy Conference 2011

April 21, 2011

Family history events, Family matters, Research tips & tricks:

Last weekend I attended the Third Australasian Scottish Genealogy Conference, organised by the GSV’s Scottish Ancestry Group. Arriving at the conference on Saturday morning, I was greeted to the sound… Read More ›

National Trust historian blogs for Heritage Week

April 18, 2011

Family history events, Family matters, Research tips & tricks:

National Trust researchers have found the State Library of Victoria to be an invaluable repository over the years. During Heritage Week, I am happy to share my tips on how… Read More ›