GFHG Meetings - Belmont Library
Upcoming Events
- GFHG Meeting Apr 24, 2019 at 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm Belmont Library, 163 High St, Geelong VIC 3216, Australia Presenter: Michael Menzies. Topic: Researching your Railway Families in Victoria
- GFHG Display at Waurn Ponds Library Apr 29, 2019 – May 12, 2019 Waurn Ponds Library, 230 Pioneer Rd, Grovedale VIC 3216, Australia
- GFHG Meeting May 22, 2019 at 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm Belmont Library, 163 High St, Geelong VIC 3216, Australia Presenter: Peter Mansfield. Topic: The History of Geelong Cemeteries & the Geelong Cemeteries Trust, plus other current research.
- GFHG Meeting Jun 26, 2019 at 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm Belmont Library, 163 High St, Geelong VIC 3216, Australia Presenter: Mary-Anne Gourley; Topic: FIBIS: Families in British India Society
- GFHG Display at Belmont Library Jul 1, 2019 – Jul 13, 2019 Belmont Library, 163 High St, Geelong VIC 3216, Australia
- GFHG Meeting Jul 24, 2019 at 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm Belmont Library, 163 High St, Geelong VIC 3216, Australia Presenter: Kristen Thornton. Topic: Family History resources at the Deakin University Library (Geelong).
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Update your diaries for 2019
2019 is shaping up to be a great year for family history researchers – both in Geelong and further afield. Pull out your diaries (and for those relying on their phone or computer diary, open up your diaries) and make … Continue reading
National Family History Month in Geelong Closing ceremony
The closing ceremony for National Family History Month August 2018 is being sponsored by the Geelong Library & Heritage Centre and co-hosted by the Geelong Heritage Centre and the Geelong Family History Group. See all details in the NFHM Closing … Continue reading
National Family History Month in Geelong
Start your family history journey at the Dome. New to family history? Need some help getting started? During National Family History Month, August, members of the Geelong Family History Group will be available in the Heritage Centre to assist visitors with family … Continue reading
Only 2 days left to book for DNA Testing for Family History
Just TWO days left to book for this event! Live webinar – ONLY available at Geelong Family History Group meeting room [Belmont Library] on Wednesday 23rd July at 7.30 pm. GFHG Members who added their names to the pre-event booking list DO … Continue reading
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DNA Testing for Family History: Basics and Examples
Hurry – ONLY 21 places left for this event which will be advertised in the newspaper on Friday 20th July! Register NOW before others jump in! GFHG Members who added their names to the pre-event booking list DO NOT NEED … Continue reading
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DNA Testing for Family History: Basics and Examples
Don’t miss out – ONLY 38 places available for this event! Due to the expected popularity of this Geelong Family History Group Meeting on Wednesday 25th July we have opened up bookings via Eventbrite. GFHG Members who added their names … Continue reading
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No research rooms but LOTS of research resources
It is more than ten years since the Geelong Family History Group vacated its library and research centre however in that time access to Research resources has escalated. For our meetings we have access to state of the art facilities … Continue reading
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GFHG Speaker Program
The Geelong Family History Group has put together an excellent program of speakers for 2018 and 2019. To restore a document like the one in this photo you would definitely be commissioning an expert conservator, however for the everyday care … Continue reading
Belmont, Geelong – our spiritual home
The Belmont Library meeting room has been the venue for Geelong Family History Group meetings since August 2013 – long enough for us to call it our ‘spiritual’ home. Technically the library is on High Street however most of us … Continue reading
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Additions to the GFHG web site
Now that we have all the basics on our new Geelong Family History Group web site we’ve been able to start working on some important additions. Pivot Tree: we’ve added procedures and closing dates for submitting articles to our Geelong … Continue reading
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