Jenny provides a history of tanning before examining the industry in Chester and Warrington through the eyes of her ancestors, the Guest family.
Jenny discusses the 19th century shipwrecks on the coastline of Victoria through the lens of three vessels, the Sacramento, Joseph H Scammell and the Schomberg.
Kevin Molloy speaks about the State Library Victoria’s collections of Irish and Irish-Australian materials which includes personal papers, book collections, manuscripts, records of clubs and societies, newspapers and journals. The SLV is looking to expand its collections with correspondence, diaries, photographs, and oral histories.
Neil relates the story of Novello Nettelingham Burr, who was born on the Victorian goldfields, married into the Cant family who had Mormon convictions, lived in Utah before returning to a life in Footscray.
Members of the West Gippsland Genealogical Society discuss the records, expertise and experience available to assist you with researching west Gippsland ancestors.
Peter Gavin provides a history of the Celtic Club in Melbourne which was established in 1887 as an organisation for those who supported an independent Ireland.
Dr McCalman’s latest publication examines the lives of former convicts who arrived as early settlers into colonial Victoria.
Val Noone tells the story of immigration of families from Limerick to Victoria during the gold rush era and afterwards through the lens of Michael O'Donnell and Johanna Barry.
This presentation explores the life of watermen in London over the period from 1600 to the end of the 19th Century. Robyn Ansell also explores her Round family who were involved in this occupation.
Information for website: The Royal Historical Society of Victoria (RHSV) has collected and maintained an ‘Historical Register of Persons who arrived, or were born in Victoria before 1900.’ In this presentation Jillian Hiscock describes the Register and provides information regarding how to access the data.