Discover a world of family history at the Genealogical Society of Victoria (GSV) and be part of a community of members, staff and volunteers dedicated to promoting and assisting family history research.
Find out about joining our society to obtain access to our collections, webinars and research services. Benefit from a wide range of supportive special interest groups, workshops, classes and knowledgeable individuals. Check out our opening times and come and visit our Library.
As part of Seniors Month, this meeting of the British India Discussion Circle is free and open to non-members. Members are encouraged to bring a friend.
Railways transformed…
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Could one of them be an ancestor of yours?
Western Australia has hundreds of places where communities once flourished but have now disappeared or almost returned to bush. Mining…
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Have you thought about what your family history and the GSV means to you? The GSV is always here to help you. To be able to do that and to continue to expand the scope of the help we offer, I am asking you to consider donating to help ensure the GSV remains in a sound position, able to provide an increasing breadth and depth of support for all of our members.
The Genealogical Society of Victoria acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the lands on which we gather, and we pay our respects to their Elders past and present. We recognise the First Peoples of this country as the oldest continuous storytellers, whose knowledge and connection to Country continue to guide us.
Ref: Drawing depicting figures performing ceremonial duties in the Coranderrk region of Victoria by William Barak, 1895.National Museum of Australia
GSV Members can watch and listen to over 200 presentations of talks on a wide variety of topics specifically for family historians. All webcasts located via GSV catalogue.