Moonee Valley Family & Local History Blog

In June the Genealogical Society of Victoria will be offering the following lunch time talks. June 6th Discovering Richmond's history David Langton June 13th Researching in England Joan Hunt June 20th Red Cross records pertaining to WWI soldiers Lorraine Phelan June 27th Do you have a Tailoress in your family? Lenore Frost GSV members free, non-members $8.00 Time 12.30 - 1.30pm Level B1, 257 Collins St,  Melbourne PH 9662 4455 gsv@gsv.org.au http://www.gsv.org.au/

In May the Genealogical Society of Victoria will be offering the following lunch time talks. May 2nd  The history of the St Kilda Cemetery Celestina Sagazio May 9th Did they swim? Passengers into Australia Claire Johnson May 16th English records 1500-1750: wonders await! Alan Fincher May 23rd The history of Brighton Cemetery Elizabeth Paine May 30th John Batman: an inside story of the birth of Melbourne Joy Braybrook GSV members free, non-members $8.00 Time 12.30 - 1.30pm Level B1, 257 Collins St,  Melbourne PH 9662 4455 gsv@gsv.org.au http://www.gsv.org.au/

  In April the Genealogical Society of Victoria will be offering the following lunch time talks. April 4th  Not just a Housewife- Women's work in 1700's to 1800's UK Ada Ackerly April 11th Mining Ancestors - England Vicki Montgomery April 18th Where did they go? Moving around in England Jenny Redman GSV members free, non-members $8.00 Time 12.30 - 1.30pm Level B1, 257 Collins St,  Melbourne PH 9662 4455 gsv@gsv.org.au www.gsv.org.au

In March the Genealogical Society of Victoria will be offering the following lunch time talks. March 7th Death in Scotland Irene Fullarton March 14th Agricultural labourers: revealing their stories Allen Evans March 21st Diversions from the truth in family history Martin Playne GSV members free, non-members $8.00 Time 12.30 - 1.30pm Level B1, 257 Collins St,  Melbourne PH 9662 4455 gsv@gsv.org.au www.gsv.org.au

In 2013 the Genalogical Society of Victoria will again be offering its popular and informative lunchtime talks. Further details available at GSV. February 7th  Find my past Ireland and more Linley Hooper February 14th London needlewomen on the Culloden Linda Collier February 21st  Separation and Divorce – Scotland 16th to 19th centuries John Blackwood February 28th  Tracing your NSW ancestors: key dates and resources Susie Zada GSV members free, non-members $8.00 Time 12.30-1.30pm Level B1 257 Collins St Melbourne Ph. 9662 4455 gsv@gsv.org.au www.gsv.org.au

In November 2012 the Genealogical Society of Victoria is offering the following lunch time talks. 1st November Discover the Australian Joint Copying Project Grahame Thorn 8th November DNA for Family Historians Dennis Wright 15th November Surgeon’s journals from convict ships Colleen Arulappu 22 November Australian birth, death and marriage certificates Jenny Carter 29th November Naturalizations and migrants Mark Brennan Talks are held from 12.30pm - 1.30pm  at Level B1 257 Collins St Melbourne 9662 4455 Non members $8.00, GSV members free www.gsv.org.au

The following Thursday Talks are coming up in August at the Genealogical Society of Victoria. Talks run from 12.30 - 1.30pm and are held at Level B1, 257 Collins Street, Melbourne. Convicts: their secrets exposed August 2, Allen Evans English village and town records August 9, Alan Fincher The origins of Jewish surnames August 16, Lionel Sharp Finding people and reconnecting families August 23, Major Phia Gibb Living History - Palliative care volunteer experiences August 30, Lee Ewing Entry is free for GSV members, $8 for non-members.

July 7th - Peter Barrett - Her Majesty's Collingwood Stockade. July 14th - Beryl O'Gorman - Emigration schemes out of Ireland. July 21st - Susan McLean - Researching New Zealand Families. July 28th - Pauline Rule - Finding your Chinese Ancestry. The Thursday Talks 12.30-1.30pm and are free to GSV members, non-members $5.50. The GSV is located at Level B1, 257 Collins Street, Melbourne, Ph: 9662 4455, Fax: 9663 0841 Email: gsv@gsv.org.au Web: http://www.gsv.org.au/