New books, Painting, Rare Books & Arts, Visual arts:
A swag of books relating to the visual arts have appeared on the new book’s shelf this week; from the sublime to the sublime! Van Eyck to Durer : the… 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 ›
Over the Christmas/new-year break I managed to catch up with at least a few of the DVDs that have been waiting for some attention next to my TV set. Included… Read More ›
The Library will be closed on Thursday 26 January for the Australia Day public holiday.
Family history events, Family matters:
Christmas 2011 has come and gone and over the holidays you spent time catching up with family members. Family stories have been shared as well as questions asked about events… Read More ›
A splendidly eclectic mix of new books to greet the new year: Circus : the Australian story by Mark St Leon Mark St Leon has been researching the circus in… Read More ›
Photography, Rare Books & Arts:
No denying that Summer is well and truly with us. What better way to begin the year than a trip to the beach? Dupain’s beaches by Jill White Is there… Read More ›
Collections, Family matters, Uncategorized:
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 ›
You didn’t think that we’d leave 2011 without something festive, did you? Santa Claus: collection of Luca Sacchi by Luca Sacchi For all of you Santa-philes out there (we know… Read More ›
A recent donation to the Library gives us insight into the last wills and testaments of Victorians of the 19th and 20th Century, from what they were bequeathing to who they held dear.
Agatha Christie was a leading author of the golden age of detective fiction whose books continue to excite, delight and intrigue readers. To celebrate her outstanding legacy, State Library Victoria recently acquired first editions of some of Christie’s most popular titles.
