Family History Feast

Family History Feast 2015  will be held on Monday 10 August at the State Library of Victoria during National Family History Month. Once again collaborative partners will include the State Library of Victoria, Public Record Office Victoria, National Archives of Australia (Melbourne Office) and the Immigration Discovery Centre of Museum Victoria. The theme for this year is World War 1. Professor Bruce Scates will be delivering the annual Don Grant Memorial Lecture. Bookings are now open.
The podcasts of the 2014 event and video cast of the Don Grant Memorial Lecture are available on the Library website.

Photo: Thomson Family, Kinglake Victoria 1891 (Shire of Eltham Pioneers Photo Collection, Yarra Plenty Regional Library in partnership with Eltham District Historical Society)

Family History Feast at SLV

The anual 2011 Family History Feast will be held at the State Library of Victoria on Monday 1 August 2011 commencing at 10am. Bookings will open via Public Record Office Victoria website on Monday 23 May (online bookings preferred) or email ask.prov@prov.vic.gov.au or telephone (03) 9348 560

Speakers inlcude:

Indigenous Family History Research - Public Record Office Victoria
VicHeritage at Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages - overview of current projects. Peter Gloury VicHeritage Manager, Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages
Viewing of WDYTYA dvd (Shane Bourne episode) available at 12.30pm in the Theatrette.
Conscription records - Mark Brennan, National Archives of Australia
Australian published collections - Katie Flack, Librarian, State Library of Victoria
Introduction to VAFHO and the Don Grant Lecture by Jenny Harkness, VAFHO President. 2011 Don Grant Lecture: Storming the barricades: the family history revolution presented by Dr Andrew Lemon.

Family History Feast at State Library

If you're interested in family history research, this event, on 9 August, is a must. Part of National Family History Week, this full day of free information sessions will help you learn new skills and progress your research. The day is organised by Victoria's premier information
organisations and includes the Don Grant Lecture.
For the full program see:
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/programs/genealogy/fam_hist_feast.html?newsletter