Meet Cedric at State Library Victoria

Have you explored the digitised collections at State Library Victoria?  A number of collections have been curated and can be explored via the Cedric link  here.

Collections include:

Melbourne Street Directories 1912-152
Victorian Groundwater records
Journal of commerce of Victoria and Melbourne
Mufti 1934-2000
Football Record
Victorian Historical Journal 1911-2012
Records of Coles Myer
Australasian decorator & Painter 1905-1924
Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria
World War 1 unit histories
The Traveller 1895-1924

Search the online catalogue for more.

Image: Man in dust coat replacing armful of books onto shelves. Source: State Library Victoria via The Age 1954

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.

New Look for State Library of Victoria website

The State Library of Victoria website has been renovated. Check it out, also the new Family Matters blog is one worth subscribing to. Details have now been announced regarding the Library's annual Family History Feast day in early August. This year it is Monday August 2 as part of National Family History Week. Bookings open June 15

New online research guides at SLV

The State Library of Victoria have recently introduced new research guides via their website Currently 22 guides, the list will be added to over time. Research guides of particular interest to family history researchers include:

Adoption and Forgotten Australians

Early Australian Census records

How to start your family history research

Preparing your family history for publication

Researching soldiers of World War 1

Researching your overseas ancestors

Ships Information

What it used to cost

Family History Feast 2009 podcast now available

The State Library of Victoria has placed a series of podcasts online following another successful Family History Feast during National Family History Week. Highlights include:
The Don Grant Lecture
Geelong Heritage Centre
Multicultural Australia
PROV online and in person
Redmond Barry Collections at the SLV