Moonee Valley Family & Local History Blog

The Essendon Gazette and Flemington Spectator- available on Microfilm Our Local History computer at Sam Merrifield Library has been in need of a facelift, and we are excited to report that it has been upgraded and is now available for all your local history research needs! And with this upgrade comes the good news that our Microfilm and Microfiche collection is back in action!!! There are many resources in this collection that aren’t available elsewhere physically or digitally, and they may hold the missing piece to your research puzzle. The collection includes locally relevant information including newspapers, cemetery records, births, deaths and marriages, land sale notices, and various other indexes. If you’ve never used a microfilm/fiche reader before, there’s no need to worry- there’s a handy step-by-step guide to using the machine in hard-copy next to the computer, and in a PDF file on the PC’s desktop. An example of an Ascot Vale Land Sale Notice on microfilm For some tips and t...

Want to find old death notices? What about information on who has lived in your house? The best place to find some information is on microfiche and film. In this crash-course you will find out what information is available on fiche and film and how to use the new reader to access it.   The Family History Group will also be on-hand to help answer your questions and find a way through your research hurdles.   Book Now!