Seminars & Courses
Seminars and Courses are held on a regular basis in the GSV Meeting Room, Level B1 257 Collins Street, Melbourne.
Bookings are essential. Payment is required with bookings. Payment can be made via our secure online shop
- Starting Your Family History class
- Seminar: Dirt, Bricks & Mortar
- Seminar: Free Online Databases at the GSV - Australia
- Beginning Scottish Family History
- English Family History Research
- Poverty & the Poor Laws of England, Scotland & Ireland
Starting Your Family History class
Starting Your Family History Class
1st Wednesday of the month (not January)
10.30 am to 12.00 pm
Topics to be covered include:
- Collecting and recording information
- Birth, Death & Marriages
- Cemeteries
- Wills & Probate
- Passenger & Naturalisation records
- Occupational & residential records
- Newspapers
Charge GSV members free, Non-member $15.00
Booking with payment is essential
Make booking/payment at GSV reception or the GSV online shop
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Courses
Beginning Scottish Family History
Tuesdays 10.30 am - 12.00 pm
August 6th, 13th, 20th and 27th 2013
Held in the Meeting room at the GSV
Topics to be covered over four sessions include:
Recording and Documenting Sources
Civil Registration (Births, Deaths & Marriages)
Parish Records (Baptisms, Marriages & Burials)
Maps & Gazetteers
Wills & Probate
Census Records
Monumental Inscriptions
GSV members $48.00, non-members $96.00
Book with payment at GSV reception or the GSV online shop
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Special Class
English Family History Research
1700-1837
Tuesday 24 September 2013
10.00am - 12.45 pm
Booking with payment is essential
Make payment at the GSV reception or the GSV online shop
Level B1 257 Collins Street Melbourne
Charge: GSV members $20, Non-members $40
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Seminars
Seminar : Dirt, Bricks & Mortar
Saturday 13 July 2013
10.00 am to 4.00 pm
Enhance your family history with land, building and residential records from Victoria, Interstate and Overseas
Includes: Discussion Panel / Q & A SESSION
Speakers - Susie Zada and a team of experts
BYO lunch
Booking with payment is essential via GSV online shop
Charge: GSV members $40 non-members $80
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Seminar : Free Online Databases at the GSV - Australia
Saturday 27 July 2013
10.00 am to 4.00 pm
For those who can’t attend our weekday classes or those who just want to learn more
Databases covered will include:
findmypast Australia
Government & Police Gazettes, Directories & Archive Digital Books Australia
The National Library of Australia [NLA]
Public Record Office Victoria [PROV]
The National Archives of Australia [NAA]
FamilySearch
GSV@Home
Digger
Speakers-Meg Bate, Carol Randalls & Susie Zada
BYO lunch
Booking with payment is essential
Make payment at the GSV reception or the GSV online shop
Charge: GSV members $40, Non-members $80, RHSV member $60 (proof of membership required)
One lucky attendee will win a door prize of a 12 month world subscription from findmypast.com.au
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Seminar : Poverty & the Poor Laws of England, Scotland & Ireland
Saturday 31 August 2013
10.00 am to 4.00 pm
Pre 1834 Poor Law records in England- Linley Hooper
Post 1834 Poor in England - Jenny Carter
The Poor in Scotland-Susan McLean
The Poor in Ireland -Vicki Montgomery
BYO lunch
Booking with payment is essential
Make payment at the GSV reception or the GSV online shop
Charge: GSV members $40, Non-members $80, RHSV member $60 (proof of membership required)
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Seminars & Courses
| Wed 03 Jul @ 10.30AM- 12.00PM Starting Family History |
| Sat 13 Jul @ 10.00AM- 04.00PM GSV Seminar |
| Sat 27 Jul @ 10.00AM- 04.00PM GSV Seminar |
| Tue 06 Aug @ 10.30AM- 12.00PM Beginning Scottish Family History |
| Wed 07 Aug @ 10.30AM- 12.00PM Starting Family History |
| Tue 13 Aug @ 10.30AM- 12.00PM Beginning Scottish Family History |
| Tue 20 Aug @ 10.30AM- 12.00PM Beginning Scottish Family History |
| Tue 27 Aug @ 10.30AM- 12.00PM Beginning Scottish Family History |
| Sat 31 Aug @ 10.00AM- 04.00PM GSV Seminar |
| Wed 04 Sep @ 10.30AM- 12.00PM Starting Family History |