National Family History Week

National Family History Week kicks off at Yarra Plenty Regional Library next week and we have decided to extend events till the end of the month.
Join us for all or some of these events:

Finding passengers through passenger lists
Join Genealogical Society of Victoria’s column writer Jenny Carter as she discusses shipping records and ways to find the arrival of your ancestor to Australia.
Ivanhoe Library
255 Upper Heidelberg Rd, Ivanhoe
Bookings: 9497 5780
Tuesday August 4
10.30 – 11.30 am

How to research your Maltese Family History
In conjunction with the Whittlesea Heritage ProgramThe first Maltese to arrive in Australia were convicts. By 2001 Victoria had the largest Maltese community in Australia, many settling in the northern suburbs of Melbourne. Come along to this session to learn some tips and strategies for researching your Maltese family history. Presented by Yvonne Izatt of the International Settlers Group of the Genealogical Society of Victoria.
Mill Park Library
394 Plenty Rd, Mill Park, Vic.
Wednesday 5 August
1.30pm - 2.30 pm
Bookings: 9437 8189

Family History Research Day
Delve into your family history at this after hours event for experienced researchers. Network with others and explore the databases and more available. Limited staff assistance available. Lunch provided. Places limited. Bookings necessary.

Diamond Valley Library
Civic Drive, Greensborough
Thursday 6 August
10.00 am – 3.00 pm
Bookings: 9434 3809

Family History online
Join Genealogical Society of Victoria’s column writer Jenny Carter as she discusses the many resources now online that can assist in your family history research.
Thursday August 6
Ivanhoe Library
255 Upper Heidelberg Rd, Ivanhoe
Bookings: 9497 5780

Family History Research Day
In conjunction with the Whittlesea Heritage Program
Delve into your family history at this after hours event for experienced researchers. Network with others and explore the databases and more available. Limited staff assistance available. Lunch provided. Places limited. Bookings necessary
Mill Park Library
394 Plenty Rd, Mill Park, Vic.
Tuesday 11 August
10.00 am – 3.00 pm
Bookings: 9437 8189

Using letters and diaries in your family historyJoin genealogist and wordweaver Beryl O’Gorman as she explains the value and importance of heirloom letters and diaries and how they can add to your family history research. Bring along your own examples and share your story.
Thomastown Library
52 Main Street, Thomastown
Phone: 9464 1864
Wed August 12
12.00 - 1.00 pm

Cemeteries and your family history

Cemeteries are a great resource to assist in your family history research. Visiting the final resting place of your ancestor can reveal information that you may not already know inluding for example, names of other family members.

Yarra Plenty Regional Library is pleased to host cemetery historian and Past President of the Genealogical Society of Victoria Mr David Weatherwill to speak more about how cemeteries can help us with our family history research, as part of the Family History Fest monthly program at Diamond Valley Library.

Cemeteries and your family history
Diamond Valley Library
Wednesday July 22 2009
1.30 - 2.30 pm
Bookings: 9434 3809

Memories of moon landing

It is almost 40 years since Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon. Have you recorded your memories of this famous event in your own life story?

Visit NASA's Apollo 11's landing site and other links to the Apollo mission

The Florida Today newspaper has created a website to remind the local community about their own local history at their backdoor and to ask them to record their memories. Visit Moon Landing Memories

The BBC Archive have some great interviews and film clips on the moon landings

What are your memories?

Barnardos Research Service

Children's charity Barnardos has recently launched a research service offering people the chance to access records of the thousands of children cared for by the organisation since the early 1870s. This may include child migrants to Australia. For more information visit Barnardo's Family History Service

For immigration to Australia in the 20th century look at the Making Australia Home service at the National Archives of Australia