Law making and breaking in colonial Victoria
People & professions, Social life & customs, Such was life:
Criminals, crime and justice in colonial Victoria!
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What every genealogist should know: making the most of indexes
Family matters, Research tips & tricks:
Family historians love an index, especially if it is online. While there is no doubt that indexes are essential tools for doing genealogy, I would like to share with you… Read More ›
Locating hard to find immigrants
Family matters, Research tips & tricks:
It can be frustrating when you cant find a records of your ancestors arrival in Victoria after completing the research steps outlined in my previous post. There are a range… Read More ›
Unlock the Past History and Genealogy Roadshow
Family history events, Family matters:
Last Friday, I had a fascinating morning at Unlock the Past History and Genealogy Roadshow in Melbourne. I listened to an interesting talk from Elaine Collins of findmypast.co.uk about their… Read More ›
New research guide on tracing ancestors
Family matters, Research guides:
A new research guide, Tracing a person in Australia can help you find your relatives. The guide is the latest in a growing collection of family history guides published by the State… Read More ›
Find your ancestors who migrated to Victoria
Family matters, Research guides:
Our new online guide to Victorian migration records is now available. Many family historians ask the question “When did my ancestors arrive in Victoria?” This new guide is designed to… Read More ›
New resources in Genealogy Centre
Collections, Family matters, New to the collection:
Guides to researching countries and occupations are among the new additions to our Genealogy collection in the last few months. Looking overseas, we have recently acquired guides to help you… Read More ›
Adoption and Forgotten Australians family history guide
Family matters, Research guides:
At the State Library, we have seen a dramatic increase in the number of individuals researching the family history of adopted persons and children brought up in orphanages, homes, institutions… Read More ›
Victorian Government Gazette: a researcher’s treasure
Collections, Family matters, Websites:
The Victorian Government Gazette is freely available online from 1836 to 1997. The State Library of Victoria worked with other Victorian Government agencies to digitise this historic reference source as… Read More ›
Research guides help you find your family
Family matters, Research guides, Websites:
Our librarians are now publishing some exciting research guides to help you find the information you want. There are a number of excellent family history guides written by our Genealogy… Read More ›
