From American Indian to Afro-Pop.
Two music databases published by Alexander Street Press that you can explore are American Song and Contemporary World Music. American Song is described as a history database that allows people to hear… Read More ›
Two music databases published by Alexander Street Press that you can explore are American Song and Contemporary World Music. American Song is described as a history database that allows people to hear… Read More ›
Please note that the temporary Genealogy and Newspaper Room will close at 6pm on Sunday 13 April. The combined Family History (Genealogy) and Newspaper services will reopen at 10am on… Read More ›
Family history events, Family matters, Research tips & tricks:
Lately, I’ve been noticing a lot of children in our Genealogy Centre. During school holidays in particular, the centre is buzzing with enthusiastic kids, helping their parents and grandparents research… Read More ›
Decorative arts, Painting, Rare Books & Arts:
The glorious Piranesi exhibition currently on show here at the State Library has me thinking about the whole passionate business of collecting. The British as art collectors : from the… Read More ›
Announcements, Education, Events, Family history events:
The 2014 Inky Awards longlist for peer-recommended, high quality young adult fiction has been announced by the Centre for Youth Literature (State Library of Victoria) at the Somerset Celebration of… Read More ›
The Rob Roy hill climb is a car time trial in Smiths Gully, Victoria. It was initially established by the Light Car Club of Australia and began in 1937 and ran… Read More ›
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 ›
Rare Books & Arts, Visual arts:
The Library’s new exhibition, Rome: Piranesi’s Vision, is now showing in the Keith Murdoch Gallery and is nothing short of splendid. Curated by Dr Colin Holden, it brings together material… Read More ›
This Monday The Melbourne Sirius will launch as Melbourne’s newest newspaper. It’s first edition will also be it’s last. The paper is a record of Melbourne’s rich newspaper history listing… Read More ›