Chronicles of Early Melbourne by ‘Garryowen’

To assist members with their research into their ancestors and and early Melbourne we have proved in two parts the Chronicles of Early Melbourne by Edmund Finn or ‘Garryowen’. It is a series of personal recollections and anecdotes covering the period 1835...

Secret & lies – the Search for Truth

Beverley Jacobson, who at present is the Honorary Secretary of the Port Phillip Pioneers Group, claimed membership of the group by supplying relevant proof of descendancy from her great great grandfather, Nicholas Emellen, his wife, and parents-in-law. Nicholas...

Victorian Association of Family History

Visit the VAFHO website to find the latest information on downloading Birth, Death and Marriage files from the Victorian Government Registry Office. There have been many issues regarding ordering these documents and the latest updates can be found here....

Microfiche: Cemetery Records or More

Members may or may not be aware that we have microfiche for borrowing in the Library. We no longer have a microfiche reader available to view these files. 1. We have Box Hill, Brighton and Burwood Memorial Cemetery Transcriptions on Microfiche in the Library. Are...

Nothing Like a Primary Source

VicHeritage’s “Early Church Records” DVD. I had the good fortune to look at the DVD “Victoria’s Early Church Records” by VicHeritage, just recently and had the best adventure I had had for ages. I have been writing a ‘Pioneer...