Family History Matters 
 The blog of the GSV 

Welcome to the GSV Blog

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, and those young people destined to become leaders.

At this Blog - Family History Matters - you can find news and reports of the activities of the Genealogical Society of Victoria (GSV) and articles of interest about family history and genealogy. 

Members can keep in touch and visitors can discover what the GSV offers.

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Did you know you can access MyHeritage for free as a GSV member? There are two ways:  1: through the Members Area - Access from Home section of our… Read more
It’s time to think about who to give a DNA kit for Christmas and purchase before the end of the October. Ancestry have kits from $69 MyHeritage have kits from… Read more
In the recent education team survey that so many of our members responded to, the top of the list of ‘want to learn more’ was Online Databases. We took notice… Read more
Trena Ronnfeldt joins the Genealogy Society of Victoria staff today as as our new Library and Resources Manager, bringing with her a rich and varied background… Read more
Do you have Welsh ancestors and wonder why they came to Australia? Or perhaps like me, wondered why they moved from England to Wales? What political, religious… Read more
The GSV missed the deadline for advertising in the seniors month publications. But we didn’t miss organising some great free events for our members and… Read more
Are you interested in convict history? Do you have convicts in your family tree? Disorderly Women, a new musical play based on real events, tells the story of… Read more
A GSV member was recently walking along the waterfront at Mumbles (Wales) and recognised another Australian couple by their AFL gear (all sad Bombers… Read more
In our recent survey, a number of questions / issues were raised in the ‘suggestion’ box.  With such a large response to the survey, and so many different… Read more
We are excited that a few members of the GSV Scottish Discussion Circle are joining a number of international speakers to present at the upcoming Outer… Read more