Syllabus for General Meetings – 2019 & 2020
| Time: | 7.30 p.m. – 4th Wednesday in month [except Public Holidays when it is on 3rd or 5th Wednesday in the month]. Visitors are welcome. Scroll down for details. |
| Location:
Parking: |
Belmont Library 163 High Street [Belmont] Geelong, Victoria 3216There is ample free parking at the side of the library – enter off Roslyn Road. |
| Map: | Showing location of Library |
| Date | Speaker | Subject |
| 2019 | ||
| 23rd Jan | Return of our DNA gurus – Louise COAKLEY and Heather COX – Australian DNA Facebook Page and terrific DNA Blog site | DNA Testing for Family History: Part 2 – So you’ve done your DNA test – what now? A webinar / online presentation with a question and answer session at the end (technology permitting). |
| 27th Feb | Susie ZADA | Norfolk Island: Its settlements and its cemeteries |
| 27th Mar | Peter BEGG | The creation of his book – Geelong – The First 150 Years – from his Geelong Advertiser day by day articles. |
| 24th Apr | Michael MENZIES | Researching your Railway families in Victoria |
| 22nd May | Peter MANSFIELD | The History of Geelong Cemeteries and the Geelong Cemeteries Trust |
| 26th Jun | Mary-Anne GOURLEY | FIBIS: Families in British India Society |
| 24th Jul | Kristen THORNTON | Family History resources at the Deakin University Library (Geelong) |
| 28th Aug | Chris GANLY | GFHG AGM plus speaker – Chris Ganly and the MERCER family. Chris is the author of Major Mercer: no ordinary life. |
| 25th Sep
27th Oct |
John STEWART
Susie ZADA |
Searching for BDMs in Australasia online. |
| 30th Oct | Rob HAMILTON | Rob is a Masonic researcher for local and world wide research accessing Masonic historic records. |
| 27th Nov | Member’s Christmas night | Short presentations from members followed by supper – please bring a plate. |
| 25th Dec | – | No meeting. |
| Date | Speaker | Subject |
| 2020 | ||
| 22nd Jan | Susie ZADA | Geelong Infirmary and Benevolent Asylum records – an absolute treasure trove |
| 26th Feb | Dr Liz RUSHEN | Marshalltown and the MARSHALL Family |
| 25th Mar | Colin MOCKETT | A Condensed History of Geelong |
| 22nd Apr | Geelong Cemeteries Trust | The present and the future |
| 27th May | Colac & District FHG | Colac resources for Family History research |
| 24th Jun | John STEWART | Searching for Wills and Probates in Australasia online. |
| 22nd Jul | Gwen THRELFALL | Mount Duneed |
| 26th Aug | Michael KING | GFHG AGM plus speaker – Michael KING – The History of Undertakers and Funeral Directors in Geelong |
| 23rd Sep | Louise COAKLEY | Practical Tips for Working with Speculative Trees – DNA and non-DNA |
| 28th Oct | Lorraine SMITH | Author of Journey of a Lost Manuscript – signed copies of her book will be available for purchase at the meeting. |
| 25th Nov | Member’s Christmas night | Short presentations from members followed by supper – please bring a plate. |
| 23rd Dec | – | No meeting |
