GSV eMag
Castlemaine: from camp to city
$30.00 Members Discount $27.00
This superbly illustrated, expanded second edition of 'Castlemaine From Camp to City' has more than 200 original photographs, historical illustrations, paintings, engravings and items of ephemera. Together they tell the story of the rush to Castlemaine, and of the early Colony of Victoria's formative years in the days when 'gold was king'.
'Castlemaine – From Camp to City' is presented in a narrative style that makes this kind of history a joy to read.
Contents:
Introduction
1. The First European
2. The Port Philip Settlement
3. The Cry that was Heard Around the World
4. The Law, Licence and Liberty
5. The Rise of the City, Decline of the Camp
A Chronology 1835-1900
A Pictorial History
Diggerdom
The Diggings
Pennyweight Flat Children's Cemetery
Samuel Thomas Gill in Castlemaine
Hsin-Chin-Shan (New Gold Mountain)
Bushrangers on the Field
The Story of the Famous Rock
The Baptist, Buda and the Baron
The Town
From Sly Grog to XXXX
The Pubs
The Garfield Mine and Waterwheel
Gold and Grain, Steel and Steam!
Keeping the Faith
Bibliography and Acknowledgements
Notes
Index
COMPUTER BASED RESOURCES CLASSES 2012 s
We are reversing the days for our free classes tom GSV members next year to enable those with fixed commitments to attend. The order of the talks has also changed:
1st Tuesday : Using Ancestry and other commercial databases
1st Thursday : Using FamilySearch™ and the LDS Library catalogue
2nd Tuesday : Using Archive Digital Books Australia
2nd Thursday : Using Digger™ software for Australian BDMs etc
3rd Tuesday : Archives on the Internet – British Isles inc TNA Documents Online
3rd Thursday : Archives on the Internet – Australia
4th Tuesday : Using the GSV library catalogue and databases
4th Thursday : Introduction to the Internet for genealogists
5th Tuesday & 5th Thursday : Using ScotlandsPeople
SOCIETY HONOURS
We are pleased to announce that our treasurer Vicki Montgomery was made a Fellow of the Society for her sterling work in many areas of the Society’s activities.
Jenny Carter and Ann-Maree Richardson were awarded Medals of Meritorious Service for their outstanding services to the Society.
The following members were awarded Certificates for their major contributions to the Society: David Down, Dennis Jasper, Peter Johnston, Evelyn Swenson, Graham Swenson and Dawn Watkinson.
Those who were in attendance at the Annual General Meeting were presented with their certificates & medals, to the acclaim of all present.
From Familyrelatives.com
NEW SCOTTISH TRADE RECORDS ADDED
New Over 80 Volumes have been added to the existing Scottish collection
Library and Archives Canada
is pleased to announce the release of a new version of the online database Home Children (1869-1930).More than 20,000 names of children, who came to Canada between 1925 and 1932, were added to the extended version. The names were extracted from passengers lists held at Library and Archives Canada.
FIND
At FIND we’ve created a new website which we think will be of interest to people researching their family histories.
www.findfreemaps.co.uk offers totally free access to a range of constantly updated maps from reputable sources such as the Ordnance Survey and Google. The site offers a free toolkit which allows users to draw on the maps and to insert text and graphics. It also allows them to instantly measure, style, colour and print finished maps or save them as PDFs.
Gold Coast Family History Society in Queensland
has launched a new Members’ Interest List that can be accessed by any researcher, worldwide. The list can be found on our website at www.goldcoastfhs.org.au . All enquiries are secure and are passed on to the relevant member via the facilitators.
Beginning Irish Family History
Tuesdays 10.30 am - 12.30 pm
7, 14, 21 & 28 February 2012
Held in the Meeting room at the GSV
Topics to be covered over four sessions include:
Recording and Documenting Sources
Land Divisions & Records
Maps & Gazetteers
History Timeline
Parish/Church Records
Civil Registration
Wills & Probate
Census Records
Tax Records:
Griffith’s Valuation & Tithe Applotment Books
GSV members $50.00, non-members $65.00
Booking with payment is essential
Make payment at GSV reception or the GSV online shop
English Family History
(Beginner & Intermediate Levels)
Tuesdays 10.00 am - 1.00 pm
6, 13 & 20 March 2012
Held in the Meeting room at the GSV
Topics to be covered over three sessions include:
Family history research basics
Maps & Gazetteers
Civil Registration (births, marriages & deaths)
Church Records (baptisms, marriages & burial; other)
Census Records
Wills & Probate
Directories & Occupational Records (including military)
Newspapers
Historical basis of English Records (an overview)
Key Internet sites
GSV members $50.00, non-members $65.00
Morning Tea & Coffee provided. Booking with payment is essential
Make payment at GSV reception or the GSV online shop
Unlock the Past Irish-Scottish Seminar - Melbourne
Saturday 3 December 9am-3pm
The Celtic Club, 316-320 Queen Street, Melbourne, Vic 3000
Famine Rock and the Irish Famine Orphan Girls' Commemoration Day.
Burgoyne Reserve, The Strand, corner Stevedore Street, Williamstown. 2.30 pm, Sunday 20th November 2011.
Every year since 1998 we have payed tribute to the 1700 Irish Famine Orphan Girls who arrived via Lady Kennaway, Pemberton, New Liverpool, Diadem, Derwent and Eliza Caroline into Hobsons Bay from 1848 - 1850.We are grateful for Hobsons Bay City Council's commitment to our vital and living history.
The Echuca-Moama Family History Group
is seeking entries for the 4th book in our series under the above title. The requirement for entries are set out below.
Entries are invited from families who lived in the following localities: In Victoria: Ballendella, Bamawm, Barmah, Echuca, Echuca Village, Kanyapella, Kotta, Koyuga, Lockington, McEvoys, Millewa, Nanneella, Patho, Piavella, Pine Grove, Restdown, Rochester, Roslynmead, Strathallan, Tennyson, Tongala, Torrumbarry, Wyuna, Yambuna and In NSW: Bunnaloo, Caldwell, Mathoura, Moama, Thyra and Womboota.
Entries will be accepted in the order they are received.
Only one entry will be accepted for a related family of the- same surname. Entries must contain a majority of "local" relevance.
We request original entries of 1000 words or less, and the entry must not have appeared in any other history publication of the area.
At least one photograph will be allowed for each entry. Please supply black and white photographs if possible. All care, but no responsibility will be taken with the photographs. Please enclose a suitably sized stamped self addressed envelope for the return of photographs.
The committee reserves the right to edit or reject any contribution, which does not comply with the above criteria.
Entries are now invited. Please forward them to the Echuca-Moama Family History Group Inc.
By post to: P.O. Box 707, Echuca, VIC 3564
Email: emfhg9@hotmail.com
Or delivered to: Mrs Pearl Collins, 4 Porter St., Moama, NSW 2731
Queries are to be directed to Pearl at the above address or phone (03) 54821139
This book will become an authentic reference book of the settlers of our area for many years to come. Reference material may be included.
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