Welcome to the GSV

Recent Blog Posts

Nearly 3000 single, free women arrived in Australia in the 1830s in response to enticing advertising and a scheme to encourage women to migrate. At least a quarter of these women are… Read more


On Saturday 8 February, Dr Perry McIntyre will be presenting at the IADC zoom meeting. Dr McIntyre has been involved in and researched Irish history and genealogy for over 40 years.  Her… Read more


A Seminar examining the motives, mechanics and experience of immigration to Victoria. Featuring Prof. Dianne Hall, Dr. Liz Rushen and others.

Organised by Genealogical Society of Victoria & Family History Connections.

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.

Discovering the GSV and our Resources Sat 15 Feb 2025 @ 9:00 AM to 10:15 AM

Acknowledgement

William Barak

We acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which the Genealogical Society of Victoria currently stands, the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation, their Elders past and present.