Family history events, Family matters:
This year’s Family History Feast was dedicated to the memory of Don Grant (1932–2011), a former staff member of the State Library of Victoria and Public Record Office Victoria and… Read More ›
Collection, Exhibitions, News:
Fine impressions: printmaking and artists’ books in Melbourne 1999-2010 is a new display that showcases beautiful limited-edition books by 20 Melbourne artists and printmakers. In the digital era the future… Read More ›
Painting, Rare Books & Arts, Visual arts:
This Wednesday 10th August at 6:30pm, as a part of the Outside-in cinema series in Experimedia, we will be showing the 2006 documentary In the shadow of the moon, in… Read More ›
The new-books shelf has gone all fine-art this week, which won’t disturb too many people! Venice : Canaletto and his rivals by Charles Beddington It’s amazing just how much our image… Read More ›
Family matters, Research guides:
Historic census records include a bounty of genealogical details which bring family histories to life. Census records can illuminate where people lived and who they lived with, what kind of work they did, and provide… Read More ›
Sitting at my desk this afternoon, listening to one of my favourite death metal acts, and what am I thinking about more than anything? That I never ever want to… Read More ›
After a six month absence, Ned Kelly’s armour is returning home to the State Library.
Family history events, Family matters, Research tips & tricks:
An interesting presentation at yesterday’s Family History Feast was Knowing who you are: Koorie records in Victoria, presented by Sebastian Gurciullo, Acting Coordinator, Koorie Records Unit, PROV, and Edward Story,… Read More ›
An Andres Segovia Double Bill is the next program in the Music & Dance on Film series, to be screened this Wednesday August 3 in Arts. Two films by Christopher… Read More ›
Family history events, Family matters, Research tips & tricks:
This morning’s Family History Feast sessions kicked off to a great start. Hazel Edwards was first cab off the rank with her presentation “Writing a non-boring family history”. Having read… Read More ›
Mary Fortune was the author of the longest running 19th-century crime fiction series published in a periodical and one of the earliest female crime writers in the world.
To celebrate the Children’s Book Council of Australia Week, we pay tribute to the life of children’s literature collector, Ken Pound, and the collection he has left for us all.
