2018 Victorian Community History Award winners announced
A book about the history of mental health during the gold rush in Victoria has been awarded top prize at the 2018 Victorian Community History Awards.
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Records of non-British migrants in the Archives
Family History Feast 2014, Family matters:
Picking up where I left off last week, the next two Family History Feast speakers were Liz Denny from the Public Record Office Victoria and Andrew Griffin from the National… Read More ›
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 ›
Military research in the archives
Family history events, Family matters:
No Family History Feast is complete without hearing how the Public Record Office Victoria (PROV) and National Archives of Australia (NAA) can help us with our research. With the military… Read More ›
Old records, new access at PROV
Family history events, Family matters, Research tips & tricks:
In the second presentation of Family History Feast, Daniel Wilksch, from the Public Record Office Victoria (PROV) presented on Old records, new access at the Public Record Office Victoria.
Shake your family tree in 2011: you might be surprised what you find!
Family history events, Family matters:
You’ve thought about it over the Christmas/New Year break. Perhaps you have a family reunion coming up or you’ve been watching Who Do You Think You Are? Now is a… Read More ›
Behind the scenes at PROV
Family history events, Family matters:
A few weeks ago I was lucky enough to attend a behind the scenes tour of the Public Record Office Victoria (PROV). The tour was run by a Liz, a… Read More ›
Index to passengers leaving Victoria extended to 1901
Family matters, Research tips & tricks:
The Public Record Office Victoria has just extended its online index to passengers leaving Victoria up to 1901. The Index to Outward Passengers to Interstate, U.K. and Foreign Ports, 1852-1901… Read More ›
Find your ancestors in archives
Family history events, Family matters:
The range of records available for family history research in state and national archives is extraordinary! Talks from different government archives during this years Family History Feast provided a terrific… Read More ›
Family History Feast 2010
Family history events, Family matters:
Family History Feast is a day of free information sessions for family history researchers at the State Library.It includes the annual Victorian Association of Family History Organisations… Read More ›
