Retiring Digger CD-ROMS

It is increasingly difficult to support genealogy CD ROM’s which use the Digger© software.  The software has not been updated in line with update of equipment and operating systems.  These products represent Victoria, Tasmania, Queensland, South Australia and Northern Territory births deaths and marriages indices, as well as other indices including the Victorian Inquest index and the Victorian marine birth, death and marriage index.  

A lot of the data can now be accessed online, including via Yarra Plenty Regional Library's e-resources Ancestry and Find My Past.  (access on any computer in every library via our website).  Also access for free at:

FamilySearch

Victorian Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages

Public Records Office Victoria

New South Wales Registry of Births Death and Marriages

Genealogy SA

Tasmania LINC

Trove  and more...

There has never been a better time to start family history research.  Remember it starts at home.  Speak to elderly relatives and identify your heritage family photographs today.

Victorian Historical Indexes

Family History Fest re-launches this week at Diamond Valley Library. An introductory session on searching the birth, death and marriage indexes in Victoria will take place this Wednesday at 1.30 pm.

Some useful websites to help you in this area include the following:

Digger
Describes Diggers features, Includes “Introduction to Digger” , a guided tour (downloadable)and tips.
Wiktionary Abbreviations for English given names
International Genealogical Index Another source to search BDMs
AFHC - Registries of Birth, Death, Marriage Australia
Spare BDM records for NE Victoria
Victorian Towns and Localities
list of all the current towns and localities in the state of Victoria, Australia, but also includes those that now no longer exist or those that had a previous existence under a different name. Useful to use against the abbreviations on the place names in the Digger indexes
Victorian Place Names Abbreviations from Digger indexes
Victorian Place name abbreviaitons
Index to Wills, Probate and Administration Records 1841-1925 You can now search for Wills, Probate and Administration records by name up to 1925. Links to digitised copies of these records where they exist.
What you can expect to see on a AUS BDM certificate

Victorian Historical Indexes

Additional loan copies of the Victorian historical indexes on CD-Rom have been added to the collection. Holds for the following can be placed via the online catalogue from our website.

Pioneer Index 1836-1888

Federation Index 1889-1901

Death Index 1921-1985