January is a good time to re-ignite your family history. Make 2013 the year to break down your genealogy brick walls. There are many opportunities to promote your subject interest or search for others with common interests. Some sites include: Online Names ResearchNames Pages GenQueries You can create accounts and profiles on sites such as GenealogyWise and GooglePlus - You can register names on mailing . . . more »

January is a good time to re-ignite your family history. Make 2013 the year to break down your genealogy brick walls. There are many opportunities to promote your subject interest or search for others with common interests. Some sites include: Online Names ResearchNames Pages GenQueries You can create accounts and profiles on sites such as GenealogyWise and GooglePlus - You can register names on mailing . . . more »

January is a good time to re-ignite your family history. Make 2013 the year to break down your genealogy brick walls. There are many opportunities to promote your subject interest or search for others with common interests. Some sites include: Online Names ResearchNames Pages GenQueries You can create accounts and profiles on sites such as GenealogyWise and GooglePlus - You can register names on mailing . . . more »

Australian Family Tress Connections June 2012 issue has arrived This magazine is usually held at Ivanhoe and Diamond Valley Libraries or you can place a hold for any issue here This month’s special features include: Do you recognise this ship? The Royal Charter’s last journey to Australia Ambulance man Jim Doyle Finding Margaret Harris Yerranderie Scots Sarah McDonald Convict Charles Palmer and Mary Ann Sharp . . . more »

Military historian Dr David Holloway will discuss his book “Endure and Fight A Detailed History of the 4th Light Horse Regiment, AIF, 1914-1919 : Gallipoli, Sinai and Palestine, France and Belgium’ next week at Mill Park and again at Diamond Valley Libraries. In November 2011 Shrine of Remembrance Trustees awarded the Shrine of Remembrance Medal to Dr. Holloway. This award in its fourth year recognises . . . more »

Military historian Dr David Holloway will discuss his book “Endure and Fight A Detailed History of the 4th Light Horse Regiment, AIF, 1914-1919 : Gallipoli, Sinai and Palestine, France and Belgium’ next week at Mill Park and again at Diamond Valley Libraries. In November 2011 Shrine of Remembrance Trustees awarded the Shrine of Remembrance Medal to Dr. Holloway. This award in its fourth year recognises . . . more »

Private Journal of A Voyage to Australia For those of us with pioneer ancestors to Australia in our family tree many generations back, we often admire and wonder at the tenacity of our forebears to board a sailing ship for weeks at sea to an unknown land. Not many personal accounts survive from ordinary people who did just that, but in recent years a journal . . . more »

Australian libraries are behind the campaign to make 2012 the National Year of Reading. Nearly half the population struggles without literacy skills to meet the most basic demands of every day life and work. The NYOR is an opportunity for libraries to highlight their services and benefits as well as attract people to the library and celebrate the joys and benefits of reading. As family . . . more »

The National Library of Australia is pleased to announce that the following titles from Victoria are now available in Digitised newspapers and more on Trove: The Ararat advertiser (Vic. : 1914 - 1918) The Bacchus Marsh Express (Vic. : 1914 - 1918) Bairnsdale Advertiser and Tambo and Omeo Chronicle (Vic. : 1914 - 1918) Ballarat courier (Vic. : 1914 - 1918) Brighton Southern Cross (Vic. . . . more »

Family History Fest program is about to recommence for 2012 at Diamond Valley Library. This regular program for family history researchers will run monthly on the last Wednesday of the month (except for school and public holidays). The program aims to provide a series of information sessions on topics of interest for the beginning family history researcher. They will usually be delivered by the Local . . . more »

Did a cache of old letters spark your interest in family history? Letters can often provide information that may not be found elsewhere including official records. What should you do if you become the custodian of such a treasure trove? Consider : - Researching your family history Writing a support explanatory document that puts the letters in context – who the author is, the receiver . . . more »

The Genealogy In Time Magazine website has released a Top 100 popular websites list. This is a worldwide collection but with a USA bias. This list can also be downloaded as a handy PDF file. Remember also that Cyndis List is a good port of call for that next step in your research or just for a good browse to see what is new. . . . more »