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.
Closed Monday 22 December 2025 to Monday 12 January 2025. The Library is opening Tuesday 13th January.
Wishing you a happy Christmas and a healthy and safe New Year.
The GSV has a large collection of aging and fragile microfiche and film records. We know they contain information which in some cases is not available elsewhere. Currently these records are only accessible through ageing microfilm equipment. With our current scanning equipment it would take more than a lifetime to convert them!
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 Thursday, 15 January at 10.30 am. This session will examine who we are, how we help each other with our research, what resources we hold and how best to access those resources from home and at the Research & Education Centre. The meeting is designed to inform both new and existing Members and will be held online via Zoom.
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. Source: Drawing depicting figures performing ceremonial duties in the Coranderrk region of Victoria by William Barak, 1895.National Museum of Australia