Family History Feast 2014 : a date for your diary!
The 2014 Family History Feast is going to be held on Monday 25 August at the State Library of Victoria from 10am to 4pm (exact times to be confirmed) during… Read More ›
Family matters
Using maps for family history research
Family Matters is pleased to welcome our February guest blogger, Blair Gatehouse, Digital Resources Graduate. While maps may not be the first resource that spring to mind when investigating your… Read More ›
Did your ancestor work for the Government?
Collections, Family matters, Research guides, Research tips & tricks:
Many of us have forebears who worked for the Victorian Government in some capacity. This may not always be obvious though, as records like electoral rolls, directories and birth, death… Read More ›
Newspaper and Family History room changes January to April 2014
The former State Library of Victoria Newspaper Reading Room is currently being refurbished and will reopen in April as the combined home of the Family History and Newspaper services. Until… Read More ›
Digitised Australian military records
A number of ongoing digitisation projects and website developments by Australian and New Zealand archive agencies means that family historians will now have greater access to the military records of their ancestors. Here are… Read More ›
SA postal directories going online
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For those of you like me researching South Australian family history you will be pleased to know that the State Library of South Australia is gradually making most of the… Read More ›
Take a break with a great Victorian book this summer
Announcements, Events, Family history events:
The Summer Read is on again and with the warm weather already here, it’s time to sit back, relax and lose yourself in a great Victorian book.
Victorian will and probate index updated
Family matters, Research tips & tricks, Websites:
Good news from the Public Record Office Victoria – they’ve updated their online will and probate index! You can now search for will and probate records from 1841 – 2007.… Read More ›
Occupational sources for Family Historians
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Researching the occupations of your ancestors can be a great way to flesh out their lives, to demonstrate their social status and possibly to explain why they migrated around the country or… Read More ›
National Adoption Awareness Week
Family history events, Family matters:
This week is National Adoption Awareness Week, so what better opportunity to blog about adoption records for family historians.
