Next Seminar: Saturday 5 April 2008

Where did they live in Victoria and what did they do?

10 am — 4 pm

Local History can provide much information often including photographs, obituaries, disasters and community events etc.

This Seminar will show you, through the areas listed below, how to expand and add interest to your family history.

GEELONG DISTRICT
The Geelong Historical Centre is a focal point for researching a much larger area and the specialist collections of this and other centres provide a veritable goldmine of information. Speaker Susie Zada

BALLARAT DISTRICT
Life on the goldfields: How did they cope and what were their social activities. Speaker Joan Hunt

NORTH EAST VICTORIA
Stories of the families who developed the food industry – wine, fruit, beef, lamb and grain, and the role of the wine industry. Speaker Rhonda Diffey

GIPPSLAND
Information available on more than 15,000 people who came into the area through Port Albert 1841–1901. Speaker Gwen O’Callaghan