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Family History Matters

Welcome to the GSV Blog

At this Blog - Family History Matters - you can find reports about the various activities and groups at the GSV, news about our library and resource collection, book reviews and articles of interest about family history and genealogy.  It is a way to keep in touch as a member or to discover what GSV can offer you as a soon-to-be-member.

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Your own coat of arms

14 July 2019
My teenage grandson recently quipped that: 'The Barlows have a coat of arms, you know'. He had found it on the net. It reminded me that in my early family-... Read More

8 weeks to go - to enter for the 2019 GSV Writing Prize!

7 July 2019
8 weeks to go! Enough time to finish off that family history story for the 2019 GSV Writing Priize. The closing date for entries is 4 pm on 30 AUGUST 2019. So... Read More

The new online Geelong Heritage Centre Archives is now live!

29 June 2019
For the first time in the 40-year operational history of the Geelong Heritage Centre, access to search more than 46,000 records in Victoria’s largest... Read More

Scotland during the Enlightenment - Seminar 13 July

24 June 2019
If you have Scottish ancestors (I have a Campbell) - and even if you haven't - you may have been watching The Rise of the Clans on SBS presented by that long-... Read More

Was your ancestor in the workhouse with Oliver Twist?

22 June 2019
  Hannah Barlow (nee Rex) was admitted as a pauper to the workhouse in Kings Road, London run by the St Pancras Poor Law Union, sometime after Oliver's time... Read More

New group for Victorian and Tasmanian family history and old maps of South West England

15 June 2019
    The eight discussion circles convened by the GSV include one on South West England (SWERD) and a new one for Victoria and Tasmania. These Discussion... Read More

How can GSV extend services to regional members? Report of Member Societies Day 25 May

8 June 2019
Member Society Report 2019 By Michael Rumpff, GSV Councillor On Saturday May 25, the Genealogical Society Victoria played host to our Member Societies with... Read More

Gold in your blood? Researching NSW goldfields for ancestors

3 June 2019
by Martin Playne   Victorian readers will be well aware of Bendigo and Ballarat as rich goldfields, but for most Hill End will ring no bells. But, between... Read More

What's coming up? 'COLD CASES' AND POLISH ANCESTOR RESEARCH

22 May 2019
  Two interesting presentations are coming up at the GSV. On 13 June there is a video presentation on 'Cold cases: brickwall strategies'and you should... Read More

You too may have Chinese history

25 April 2019
This Saturday 13 April 10.30 - 11.30 AM the GSV hosts a talk by Robyn Ansell on Chinese-Australian family history. It is not too late to book for her... Read More

From the Keyboard of the President - April

20 April 2019
April 2019 - but still endless summer! Or maybe autumn is coming with leaves finally changing colour.   We are changing how this blog, Family History... Read More

Help transcribe Chinese travel records into Victorian history

30 March 2019
Volunteers are invited to help create a searchable index of the presently inaccessible records of Chinese travel to Victoria from 1904-59. Robyn Ansell of ... Read More

Free family history software sessions for GSV members

1 February 2019
A search of the internet for family history software will give you a multitude of programs to choose from. Do some research before you decide on the best... Read More

Over 200 current family history journals indexed at GSV - and more

4 January 2019
Happy 2019 New Year to all family historians and blog followers! I see we have reached over 100 posts to this blog and I hope you have found them informative... Read More

Review of 'Evernote for Genealogy' guidebook

31 March 2017
How to use Evernote for Genealogy: A step-by-step guide to organise your research and boost your genealogy productivity Author: Kerry Scott Publisher: Family... Read More