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Inspiring a Genealogy Home Office
New Year holidays often inspire new goals and a sense of starting over. This year, Marie Kondo’s The Life-changing Magic of Tidying– now also on Netflix has caught second hand and charity stores off...
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An Argument for Audio; The Human Voice in Family History
by Guest blogger Alan Martin. Photos, videos, and DNA kits live large in the 2019 family history toolkit. But audio, in all of its 96 to 160 bitrate glory, is making a comeback, and there are three...
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Visiting Public Record Office Victoria
Public Libraries Victoria Local Studies staff recently met at Public Record Office Victoria and were given an update on what’s new at Victoria’s State Archives by Access Service Officers Sarah and...
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Are you a descendant of an immigrant on the David Clark?
Ship David Clark Caming [sic] into the Harbour of Malta 1820" courtesy of Lance PympleThe David Clark was the first ship to bring assisted immigrants direct to Port Phillip in October 1839. All were...
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Preserving Letters
Caring for Family Archives often become the responsibility of the family historian. Personal letters, especially written by hand with first-hand accounts of a life and experiences can invoke a time and...
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Family History Month 2019
Have you uncovered a secret in your family? A convict, a wartime hero or perhaps the immigration of pioneer ancestor who left their birthplace behind for a new life in Australia?Winter is the perfect...
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POWs in post war Australia
The next meeting of the Heidelberg Historical Society presents Christina Twomey (Professor of History and Head of the School of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies at Monash University)...
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Researchers giving back this Christmas
There has never been a better time to undertake a local or family history research project. Increased online accessibility to digitised records, many of which have been indexed through the genealogy...
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Occupations of our Ancestors
Alice Broadhurst Collection. Yarra Plenty Regional LibraryUnderstanding how our ancestors spent their working day can give us fascinating insights that greatly increase our understanding of their life...
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New Trove available
A favourite resource for local and family historians and just the curious, Trove brings together a vast range of collections from almost 1,000 cultural, community and research organisations all over...
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Goldfields Family History
Various gold rushes occurred in Australia over the second half of the 19th century creating an influx of immigrants seeking a new life. Explore the following resources to research your gold fields...
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Family History Bingo
Let's play Family History Bingo!How many tasks have you completed in your family history research journey?Get four in a row (vertical, horizontal or diagonal) and you're a Family History wizz. Cross...
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Recording these times
As we all embrace this remarkable extraordinary time in our lives, historians are encouraging individuals to document their experiences. Like any major historical event, future historians will research...
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Family History Festival: WW2 Tribute
This weekend we celebrate our Family History Festival through a series of blog posts.On Saturday 15 August we acknowledge the 75th anniversary of the end of World War 2. Japan accepted the Allied...
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Family History Festival: Family History Month
This weekend we celebrate our Family History Festival through a series of blog posts with information and activities.Read: Family History Festival: WW2 TributeRead: Family History Festival: Digital...
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Family History Festival: Digital Mags
This weekend we celebrate our Family History Festival through a series of blog posts with information and activities.Read: Family History Festival: WW2 TributeRead: Family History Festival: Family...
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Family History Festival: Kids Corner
This weekend we celebrate our Family History Festival through a series of blog posts with information and activities.Read: Family History Festival: Family History MonthRead: Family History Festival:...
View ArticleSpending time at home with your family history research
Family history researchers already know the benefits of online research, spending time in isolation engrossed on digitised records online. With unexpected time at home, this could be a good time for...
View ArticleInspiration and advice to write that family history
Are you interested in writing your family history? After researching for years and investing money, time and energy, many family history researchers start to direct that energy in the telling and...
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Professional genealogist Joy Roy recently presented at Diamond Valley Library as part of our Family History Month program 2019. In Searching for John Smith, Joy discussed her research journey to find...
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