BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//CiviCRM//NONSGML CiviEvent iCal//EN X-WR-TIMEZONE:Australia/Melbourne METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Australia/Melbourne BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20261028T103000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:CiviCRM_EventID_3120_16746dfa31781dbd8303c2fbc150f9a1@www.gsv.org.au SUMMARY:GSV Library Irish Discovery Day (Morning) X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Are you tracing your family from Ireland? Join us at the Genealogical Society of V ictoria for a dedicated in-person Irish Library Da y. So many Australians have Irish roots — but trac king down exactly where your ancestors came from c an be one of the trickiest challenges in family hi story. Are you just beginning to search for your i mmigrant ancestor's county or parish\, or are you trying to break through a long-standing "brick wal l" caused by Ireland's notoriously fragmented hist orical records? Come along to get a taste of the G SV's specialised resources. 

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Submit Your Questions Once you have registered\, to help our volunt eers provide the most relevant guidance\, please s ubmit an outline of your query to gsv@gsv.org.au ( e.g. the O'Grady family of Wexford pre 1860). This allows us to identify helpful resources in the GS V collection prior to your arrival. Limited to 6 p eople at each session.

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< span style="font-size:16px\;">GSV Members only\, free of charge. Bookings are essential\, please log i n to access the registration form.
\n Locatio n: Level 1\, 10 Queen Street\, Melbourne VIC 3000< /span>

DESCRIPTION:Are you tracing your family from Ireland? Join us at the Genealogical Society of Victoria for a dedi cated in-person Irish Library Day. So many Austral ians have Irish roots — but tracking down exactly where your ancestors came from can be one of the t rickiest challenges in family history. Are you jus t beginning to search for your immigrant ancestor' s county or parish\, or are you trying to break th rough a long-standing "brick wall" caused by Irela nd's notoriously fragmented historical records? Co me along to get a taste of the GSV's specialised r esources. \n \n \n \n What We Will Cover\n \n \n \ n \n Navigating the GSV Catalogue: Learn how to f ind Irish family histories and indexes unique to o ur collection.\n Irish-Australian Records: Explor e shipping lists\, assisted immigration records\, naturalisation records and church indexes relevant to Irish arrivals in Victoria — many of whom came during or after the Great Famine.\n Finding the Townland: Get hands-on help using maps to pinpoint the county\, barony and parish your ancestors cal led home before they emigrated.\n Expert Research Tips: Tackle the unique challenges of Irish resea rch — from surviving record losses to deciphering Griffith's Valuation\, civil registration\, and Ca tholic parish registers.\n \n \n Submit Your Quest ions Once you have registered\, to help our volunt eers provide the most relevant guidance\, please s ubmit an outline of your query to gsv@gsv.org.au ( e.g. the O'Grady family of Wexford pre 1860). This allows us to identify helpful resources in the GS V collection prior to your arrival. Limited to 6 p eople at each session.\n \n \n \n GSV Members only \, free of charge. Bookings are essential\, please log in to access the registration form.\n \n Loca tion: Level 1\, 10 Queen Street\, Melbourne VIC 30 00\n \n CATEGORIES:Library Research Day CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261028T103000 DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261028T103000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261028T120000 LOCATION:Zoom meeting via Internet\n Australian Eastern Day light Time\n Melbourne VIC \n Australia\n URL:https://www.gsv.org.au/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=3120 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR