Moonee Valley Family & Local History Blog

August is National Family History Month, and is the perfect time to get stuck into some research on your family history!  Curious about the history of your house? Our Things to do Thursday post last week  hopefully gave you a starting point to begin researching the history of a building. For National Family History Month we continue on this theme, and will be running two online sessions on Tracing the History of you House. Our resident expert Meredith will guide you through the resources available to you to get you started on your own research, and answer any questions you may have. Click here to register for our afternoon or evening session on August 5th.  Woodlands- Built in the mid-1880s as a base from which to supervise the building of nearby Earlsbrae (Lowther Hall). Demolished to make way for units in the mid-1950s, despite being in immaculate condition. Photograph c.1908, courtesy of Essendon Historical Society. The National Family History Month website has l...

Curious about when your house was built? Interested in finding out about the original occupants? Wondering about the history of that interesting old building on your street? Don't know where to begin? Moonee Valley Libraries has just the guide for you! Our Researching the History of a Building guide brings together all the resources available through Moonee Valley libraries, as well as online, to get your started with your research project. Whether you're interested in when it was built, the original occupants of a building, the architecture style or tracking down an old photo of a bulding, the guide has tips and tricks to point you in the right direction. Once you're familiar with the resources available to you from home, let yourself fall down a research rabbit hole and see what you uncover. And keep an eye on Moonee Valley Library's  Eventbrite page and social media channels for our upcoming online event Trace the History of Your House, for National Family Histor...

Image sourced from National Library of Australia Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/National.Library.of.Australia As part of National Family History Month the National Library of Australia and Trove are working together to answer your family questions. Today from 4:00pm AEST jump on their Facebook page  https://www.facebook.com/National.Library.of.Australia  and ask them anything that might help you with your family history. If you need any more help with discovering your Family History come into any Moonee Valley library branch and ask one of our friendly staff for advice.

August is National Family History Month and to celebrate all things Family History were running a number of events. With most events free, there has never been a better time to discover more about your families past. Events this year include: Family history online: Begin investigating your own family history with this introduction to the online databases Ancestry, Find My Past and Trove. Learn the skills and techniques needed to discover the details of your family’s past. Free session Sessions: Avondale Heights Library and Learning Centre Friday 12 August, 9.30am-11am To book call 8325 1940 or click here Niddire Library Thursday 18 August, 2pm-4pm To book call 8325 1925 or click here Stories from an Italian family cookbook Laurie and Hilda Inglese talk about traditional Italian cooking from the Abruzzo region and share family recipes handed down across generations. Includes live pasta making demonstration. Free session. ...

National Family History Month is back for 2016! Happening in August, this national event aims to highlight and promote family history research. Along with getting research tips on how to find that long lost uncle, learn how to better tell your family story and present your findings to the world. To find events near you visit:  http://familyhistorymonth.org.au/ For those who live close to Moonee Valley, visit our Eventbrite page here .