The Christmas-New Year holiday period in 2020 is likely to be much quieter for many people due to the Covid pandemic affecting so many...

The countdown has begun to 2019 but it's worth taking a moment to celebrate and share our happy dance moments this year when we hit the...

Have you been promising yourself to indulge in some much overdue genealogy / family history reading over the holidays? Me too. So, here...

Are you interested in Victorian Land Records? Were your ancestors early settlers in Victoria? Land records are a wonderful source of...

Level : Intermediate Time to read : 4 mins Were any of your ancestors present during the Eureka Rebellion at the Ballarat gold diggings...

Level : All Time to read : 3 mins Need some relevant pictures to make a Family History story or genealogy presentation more engaging? Is...

Level : Intermediate Time to read : 2 mins As discussed in a previous Blog article, many of us volunteer to transcribe records in order...

Level : All Time to read : 1 min Have you ever thought I wish someone would write about the topics I’m interested in? Well, today I’m...

As a proud Victorian, Easter always makes me think of the annual Stawell Gift, Australia's pre-eminent foot race since 1878. That in...

Level : Advanced Time : 5 mins The Tithe Maps and Apportionments are a valuable yet little used source of information about our...