Family Matters is pleased to welcome our August guest blogger, Dr Kevin Molloy, Manuscripts Librarian at the Library. Kevin completed his Ph.D. at Trinity College Dublin on the subject of… Read More ›
Collections, Family matters, Research tips & tricks:
Death certificates can be a gold mine for family historians. They’re fantastic sources of information and often include the stated cause of death. This can be quite handy for those… Read More ›
Collections, Family matters, New to the collection:
We are pleased to announce that Findmypast Australasia is now available at the State Library! Search over 50 million historical records, including directories, gazettes, electoral rolls, cemetery records and other… Read More ›
The current library exhibition Gusto! a culinary history of Victoria, explores the role food has played in Victoria’s history. One food topic that’s of great interest to many family historians is… Read More ›
Collections, Family matters, Research tips & tricks:
One of my favourite resources in the Genealogy Centre is the historical set of Victoria Police gazettes. The police gazettes began in December 1853 and were originally for police eyes… Read More ›
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If you had an ancestor who worked at the Carlton and United Breweries or if you are simply interested in the history of the Australian brewing industry, the CUB staff… Read More ›
Thursday 26 January – a good day to catch up on your family history research at home as the State Library of Victoria is closed all day. Sports meeting on… Read More ›
Collections, Family matters, Research guides, Research tips & tricks:
So you’ve trailed through immigration indexes and passenger lists and found your ancestor arriving into Australia. You may have discovered their age, their occupation, their nationality and possibly even details… Read More ›
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Three new books covering different aspects of surnames reviewed by Genealogy Team member Ann Copeland. A dictionary of Jewish Surnames from Galicia, by Alexander Beider This dictionary contains information on over 25,000 names… Read More ›
Family matters, New to the collection, Uncategorized:
Workhouse: the people, the places, the life behind doors, by Simon Fowler Starving families, orphans, the sick, the elderly and single mothers – for over 200 years the workhouse was… Read More ›
