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It has just been announced by AFFHO that the Ancestor journal has won the 2024 Nick Vine Hall Award for the best family history journal/newsletter in Australia and New Zealand, in… Read more


Inaugural Meeting – Thursday 8 August at 10.30am

Are you researching Welsh ancestors? Have you favourite sources of information that you can share? Are you encountering brick… Read more


Discover the Hidden Stories in Victoria’s Cemetery Records.

Our future will help you discover your past

Acknowledgement

We acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which the Royal Historical Society of Victoria currently stands, the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation, their Elders past and present, and those young people destined to become leaders.

This session will examine who we are, how we help each other with our research, what resources we hold and how best to access those resources from home and at the Research & Education Centre.
To be held on Thursday 8 August @ 1.30 pm

The GSV Visitor E-Pass gives you access to a huge range of genealogy resources for a short period (6 hours) from your own home at an affordable price. You can buy a Visitor E-Pass for just $25.00.

Please note that if you are a GSV Member, you do not need to buy a Visitor E-Pass because you already have access to these resources (and more).

GSV Members can watch and listen to over 200 presentations of talks on a wide variety of topics specifically for family historians. All webcasts located via GSV catalogue.