East Gippsland Family History Group Inc in Bairnsdale, Victoria | Community organisation

East Gippsland Family History Group Inc

Locality: Bairnsdale, Victoria

Phone: +61 3 5152 5590

Address: 21 Morgan Street 3875 Bairnsdale, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.egfhg.org.au

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24.01.2022 We are delighted to reveal the full programme for our online 2020-21 seminar series! Registration and further details for each event can be found through the CSCS Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/centre-for-scottish-and-celt

23.01.2022 The first nominee for the Victorian Oral History Award 2020 is: Cockatoo: Voices from the Past Dot Griffin, Jan Shaw, Ruth South and Arthur Wintle, Cockatoo History and Heritage Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/379089272188869/permalink/2463697657061343

21.01.2022 Join our introductory learning webinar on the incredible world of records located and microfilmed for the Australian Joint Copying Project (AJCP). Learn about t...his collection and how to access the historical material relating to Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific - an estimated 8 million records dating from 1560 to 1984. The webinar will be held October 14, 1-1:30pm AEDT, with a recording available online after the session. Register now: https://bit.ly/3j1j8uE See more

15.01.2022 Remembering those who have fought /died in conflict...

13.01.2022 October is history month, and Gippsland is steeped in history. Take the Alberton Cemetery for example. It dates back to the early 1820s and there are over 1400 ...records of people buried in the grounds. Earlier this year the cemetery was featured on ‘Who do you think you are?’ as Bairnsdale born actor Kat Stewart retraced her family’s heritage and found that her great grandfather was buried there. Up until March this year, Port Albert Progress Association was running tours of the cemetery, which attracted a number of visitors to the area. The tours included a history lesson on the pioneers of the local area, such as Agnes Gellion, the tragic story of the Howden family and the first burial of a European settler Robert McClure in 1842. While the tours are not happening at present, visitors are welcome to take a wander through this beautifully maintained cemetery, situated on the banks of the Albert River, and immerse themselves in the history of the area. Alberton Cemetery is around 10 minutes from Yarram on the way to Port Albert. #lovegippsland See more

12.01.2022 A popular family history collection, in delicate condition, now digitally preserved for all to find. The digitisation of the Indian Indentured Labourer collecti...on, a joint project by the National Library of Australia and the National Archives of Fiji, recently featured in a Library blog. The Trove team went behind the scenes to learn about the beginnings of the project from research, preservation and digitisation staff who helped bring the collection online. Read now on Trove: https://bit.ly/34ECYWF See more

07.01.2022 Our SAG Volunteers do some amazing work! We regularly receive significant donations from our members of research across many decades - this can mean sorting, di...gitising and cataloguing boxes of materials including family trees, certificates and reports. It might not look much from the outside but this is family history gold that enters our MIDAS catalogue! We are aiming to receive mostly digital material in the future and keep going back to the catalogue, there might just be something of interest thanks to our awesome Vols! http://midas.sag.org.au/ See more

04.01.2022 Join us this Friday for our new Mini Webinar - Stamp Duties Deceased estate files. Deceased estate files, 1880-1958 are the companion to our Probate packets. T...his webinar looks at how to find deceased estate files and what you can find in them. Register: http://ow.ly/PbXx50Bs2iX #learninminutes

03.01.2022 CONGRATULATIONS EGFHG on a successful outcome in the Local History Grants Program.... our members are looking forward to contributing towards "Preserving East Gippsland" in the digital world of today.