Moonee Valley Family & Local History Blog

The Libraries' Community Heritage team are working on a new project, the Moonee Valley COVID Chronicles. The campaign has two important goals: to connect the community at a time when it is hard to come together and to record this remarkable moment in the city's local history for the future. Each week we’ll ask the community to share an aspect of how they're coping. Follow this blog, (and/or the libraries’ Facebook, Instagram and Twitter) to find out what we’re after, and what see what the community have shared. To kick things off we’re calling on the Moonee Valley community to share their photos and experiences of Mother’s Day 2020. Show and tell how you adjusted to Mother’s Day in isolation via Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, using #MooneeValleyCovidChronicles and #MothersDay2020 , (or email to librarian@mvcc.vic.gov.au if you’re not a social media user). Richard caught up with his Mum via Zoom. What did you do on Mother's Day 2020?

Greetings readers. We hope that everyone is keeping well during this difficult time. This is a quick update to make sure that our community is aware that while our branches have had to close during this COVID-19 crisis, many library staff are still working (albeit from home), including both Community Heritage Librarians, Sarah and Julia. A huge part of our job is fostering community and connectedness amongst the people of Moonee Valley. We're still here to do that. So look out for more blog posts and social media updates from us. There's a wealth of historical data, pictures, archives, papers and more online that are great for local and family history research. We'll be sharing lots of posts about those so you can keep your family and local history research ticking along. And to help alleviate cabin fever, we'll help you travel through time and space in Moonee Valley virtually, by sharing intriguing local history tales, pictures and mysteries. Plus we're also w...