CURRENT MEETINGS

Date

Speaker

Subject

2023

25^th Jan

Susie ZADA

Researching Land in Victoria, Part 2 – OLD Title

22^nd Feb

Colin MOCKETT

Another part of local history

22^nd Mar

Anonymous Presenter

Family History for Starters, “Do Overs” and Brick Walls – Part 1

26^th Apr

GFHG Research Officers and others

Your chance to ask for Research advice – prepare your questions – a full session of Research Q & A – not restricted to Geelong region.  No guarantees that we can answer them all, but with the combined efforts of everyone we’ll have a really good crack.

Questions can be sent in advance to geelongfhg@gmail.com clearly titled GFHG April Meeting question. 

24^th May

Chris GANLY

The racecourses of Geelong region

28^th Jun

Louise COAKLEY

The Challenges of a John Doe Case in QLD.

26^th Jul

Anonymous Presenter

Family History for Starters, “Do Overs” and Brick Walls – Part 2

23^rd Aug

Patrick FERRY

GFHG AGM plus speaker – Finding Geelong in the National Archives of Australia

27^th Sep

John GRAHAM

The Ryerson Index – one of the best free sites for finding deaths and funerals in Australia

25^th Oct

Maureen TROTTER

AI (Artificial Intelligence) and Family History.

22^nd Nov

Members’ Christmas night

Short presentations from members PLUS “Ask a question – where to find something” – prepare details on what you are asking for / about.

John STEWART: Which James was my 3 x G-Grandfather?

John GRAHAM: My favourite document.

Susie ZADA: Brick Walls – 2 of them in (sort-of) the “Same” family.

27^th Dec

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No meeting

Date

Speaker

Subject

2024

24^th Jan

Susie ZADA

Researching Land in Victoria, Part 3 – Land Selections

28^th Feb

Colin MOCKETT

Even more local history

27^th Mar

24^th Apr

TBA

TBA

22^nd May

TBA

26^th Jun

TBA

TBA

24^th Jul

TBA

28^th Aug

TBA

GFHG AGM plus speaker – TBA

25^th Sep

TBA

TBA

23^rd Oct

TBA

TBA

27^th Nov

Members’ Christmas night

Short presentations from members.

25^th Dec

–

No meeting