PAST PROGRAMS

A public lecture by Dr Anne Beggs-Sunter Dr Anne Beggs-Sunter about the Irish National Foresters (INF) in Australia from the 1880s to the 1960s.

In the leadup to the 170th anniversary of Eureka, come and create your own mini diorama of the Eureka Stockade to take home.

This session will show you how to select and order records through the new Public Record Office Victoria (PROV) online catalogue.
 

A public lecture by Graeme Cartledge about the advent of municipal government and its place as the earliest form of democracy in colonial Victoria.

If you have Irish ancestors, this will provide an overview of how to search Irish records.

In this workshop, you will learn about the convict records held by Public Record Office Victoria and how to search for your ancestor online.

Professor Anne Maxwell compares the Victorian gold rush photography of Richard Daintree and Antoine Fauchery with photography from Californian and New Zealand gold rushes.

Introducing the many resources the State Library of Victoria’s has available to support family history research.

Join us for a discussion about the cultural and historical significance of the Yarrowee River, known to the Wadawurrung people as Yaramlok, with Federation University Australia's Dr David Waldron, and Wadawurrung traditional owners, Kelly Ann Blake and Shannen Mennen.