Wednesday, October 25, 2006

Family History Fest at DV

Participants are well underway with the Family History Fest which was launched as part of National Family History Week in August. A monthly series of talks and demonstrations for beginners in family history research, the sessions have already covered "starting your family history", "Australian Birth, death and marriage records" and "Records at your library" . Upcoming sessions include "Family History on the Internet", "Beyond the library: where else to go", "Introduction to the Ancestry database" and a hands on session on "Heritage Photo Pages".
For more details and bookings please ring Diamond Valley library 9434 3809.

Wednesday, October 18, 2006

Public Records Office Guides


Updated guides to the PROV collection can be found in the genealogy collections at Ivanhoe and Diamond Valley Libraries.
Guides can also be downloaded from the 'Access the Collection" link on the PROV Website

Welcome

Welcome to Yarra Plenty Regional Library's Genealogy Blog. The purpose of this blog is to alert members of the library service to new acquisitions in the collection, upcoming events both within and outside the library service and genealogy world. Be sure to also keep up to date by visiting the YPRL Blog and Local History Blog as well.