Genealogy and History Societies

Celebrating a quarter century of Australian Irish ancestry work

Celebrating a quarter century of Australian Irish ancestry work

Acknowledging more than three decades of work by the Irish Ancestry Group (IAG), Dr Val Noone speaks with Carmel McEvey on Des Regan and the early days of the IAG; Anne Bladeni on her father Des Regan; Linley Hooper shares some reflections on Irish ancestry work as a librarian; Dr Liz Murphy the former Vice-Chairman of the group speaks about some of the founding members and early activities; Maureen Doyle speaks about her involvement from 1999; and finally Des Dineen talks about their visit to Belfast in 1988.

Webcast Duration
79 minutes
Presenter
Val Noone and speakers
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Exploring the Collections of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria

Exploring the Collections of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria

Jillian Hiscock, the RHSV Collections Manager, describes the extensive range of collections held by the Society and how they may be able to assist family historians. For example, they hold a unique collection of documents entitled the Victorian Pioneer Register. The collection contains documents completed by colonists who arrived in Victoria prior to 1856 who were invited to provide information about themselves and their families.

Webcast Duration
44 minutes
Presenter
Jillian Hiscock
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Introducing the Wodonga Family History Society

Introducing the Wodonga Family History Society

This presentation outlines the activities of the Wodonga Family History Society and how, with their resources and experience, they are able to assist individuals to trace their family history in the area. They have extensive holding of records relating to north-eastern Victoria.

Webcast Duration
21 minutes
Presenter
Pat Hopkins & Wendy Cooksey
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Introducing The Port Phillip Pioneers Group

Introducing The Port Phillip Pioneers Group

Stuart Hamilton, the Vice-President of the Port Phillip Pioneers Group, provides a history of the development of the Port Phillip District until 1851 and outlines the assistance that the Group provides to their members who are research family who settled in the district in the early days.

Webcast Duration
38 minutes
Presenter
Stuart Hamilton
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The Victorian registers of Certificates Exempting from the Dictation Test – Part 2

The Victorian registers of Certificates Exempting from the Dictation Test – Part 2

Terry Young provides and overview of Chinese Australian Family History of Victoria (CAFHOV) CEDT Index website, how to search it and the visualisations created using the Index data.

Webcast Duration
30 minutes
Presenter
Terry Young

The Victorian registers of Certificates Exempting from the Dictation Test – Part 1

The Victorian registers of Certificates Exempting from the Dictation Test – Part 1

Sophie Couchman introduces the CAFHOV project which has indexed the Victorian CEDT Index. She provides an explanation of the Index and shares some of the stories of the people uncovered using the Index.

Webcast Duration
23 minutes
Presenter
Sophie Couchman