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 TO REGISTER AGAIN!
Everyone else MUST register – with limited places available, no registration = no entry!
Come and join us for this FREE event – a webinar / online presentation by two DNA gurus – Louise Coakley and Heather Cox – including a Q & A session at the end.
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 to the pre-event booking list DO NOT NEED TO REGISTER AGAIN!
Everyone else MUST register – with limited places available, no registration = no entry!
Come and join us for this FREE event – a webinar / online presentation by two DNA gurus – Louise Coakley and Heather Cox – including a Q & A session at the end.
Here’s your chance to join us at the Geelong Family History Group meeting on Wednesday 27th June 2018 at 7.30 pm – Belmont Library meeting room, High Street, Belmont.
Visitors are always welcome.
This Wednesday Max Beck will be talking to us about his gg-grandparents’ journey from Cornwall to the Burra copper mines in South Australia.
Max wrote his book A Different Earth about this journey.
Here’s your chance to join us at the Geelong Family History Group meeting on Wednesday 23rd May 2018 at 7.30 pm – Belmont Library meeting room, High Street, Belmont.
Visitors are always welcome.
This Wednesday our Research Officer, John Stewart, will be showing you how to get the most out of using digitised newspapers on TROVE.
Many people think they know how to use TROVE and the digitised newspapers – you might be surprised at some of the helpful tips from John.
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 in the meeting room at the Belmont Library – WiFi for interactive sessions using the data projection facilities.
It has also meant that our volunteers have been able to put their energy into making resources available online to our members and local history researchers.
For those members unable to get to our meetings at night, you can come to a free talk on researching female ancestors, particularly Midwives and Nurses on Wednesday 16th May, 2018 at 1.00 pm at Newcomb.
Full details can be found on the Geelong and District Blog.
Attendees will be given access to a surprise / special bonus!
Some people have struggled with the changes to the PROV (Public Record Office Victoria) website – help is at hand.
The blog might refer to searching for Yarrawonga but it could easily be Geelong or Gippsland – just follow these simple steps to search for any place or name.
The Geelong Family History Group will be an exhibitor at the VAFHO Family History Expo in April.
Have a look at the options for getting there by train.
Of course another option from Geelong is to catch the ferry across from Queenscliff!
For those members unable to get to our meetings at night, you can come to a free talk on Point Henry on Wednesday 21st February, 2018 at 1.00 pm at Newcomb.
We have received an invitation from Deakin University:
The Shrine of Remembrance Trustees and Deakin University Library are pleased to invite you to attend the launch of Australia Will Be There, the centenary touring exhibition from the Shrine of Remembrance.
Drawn from major collections and from families of those who served, over 100 photos from the era serve to illustrate the stories and contributions of Victorians to the First World War, and increase our understanding of this critical time in our history.
The event will be held on Wednesday, 7 February at 2pm in the Atrium, Geelong Waterfront Campus. Please RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/australia-will-be-there-victorians-in-the-first-world-war-1914-1919-tickets-42731382716
I hope to see you there!
