GSV Webcasts

Number of Webcasts = 138

Presenter: Meg Bate

This presentation introduces Historypin an online tool which enables the user to pin photographs, videos and audio to a digital map. Historypin is a place to share photos,…

Date Published: 28 Feb 2023 @ 6:33 am
Duration: 42 minutes
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Presenter: Susie Zada

Sewerage plans are a greatly underutilised resource which show every building in an area covered by the local sewerage scheme. This presentation looks at the plans of the…

Date Published: 28 Feb 2023 @ 6:32 am
Duration: 44 minutes
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Presenter: Judith Scurfield

This presentation discusses the very extensive collection of maps of Victoria, Australia and other parts of the world held at the State Library of Victoria. The SLV’s…

Date Published: 28 Feb 2023 @ 6:32 am
Duration: 33 minutes
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Presenter: Gary Presland

Dr Presland discusses the landscapes of Melbourne at the time of the original inhabitants. He examines the changes made by Europeans and the effects of those changes to the…

Date Published: 28 Feb 2023 @ 6:32 am
Duration: 60 minutes
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Presenter: David Down

More and more historical census records from around the world are available online. These records provide valuable information about your ancestors, the places they lived and…

Date Published: 28 Feb 2023 @ 6:31 am
Duration: 50 minutes
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Presenter: Judith Scurfield

This presentation provides great background information about the journeys our ancestors took from Britain using numerous nautical charts from various shipping companies. The…

Date Published: 28 Feb 2023 @ 6:31 am
Duration: 40 minutes
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Presenter: Joy Roy

This presentation discusses the website ScotlandsPlaces. The author introduces the topic by stating the importance of putting our ancestors in a place and time and then uses…

Date Published: 28 Feb 2023 @ 6:31 am
Duration: 29 minutes
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Presenter: Jane Vanderstoel

In this presentation Jane Vanderstoel discusses her research of her families that resided in Maldon for many generations. Discusses the Maddocks, Stevenson, Langsford families…

Date Published: 28 Feb 2023 @ 6:30 am
Duration: 33 minutes
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Presenter: Linley Hooper

The talk discusses the availability of the freeman and guild records of primarily London but also of Dublin and Ireland. These records are largely available online. 

Date Published: 28 Feb 2023 @ 6:29 am
Duration: 48 minutes
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Presenter: John Wroe

John Wroe describes the conditions onboard the immigrant vessels travelling to Victoria. He discusses the length of the voyage, the food and health hazards, the shipping…

Date Published: 28 Feb 2023 @ 6:29 am
Duration: 27 minutes
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Presenter: Claire Johnson

This presentation discusses and gives examples of Irish Prison Registers and Irish Petty Sessions (lower court) records (mainly 19th century) and explains how to access…

Date Published: 28 Feb 2023 @ 6:28 am
Duration: 48 minutes
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Presenter: Beryl O'Gorman

The presentation provides background information regarding the state of Irish society in the first half of the 19th century. The talk also examines the various emigration…

Date Published: 28 Feb 2023 @ 6:28 am
Duration: 40 minutes
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