 Goldfields Library (photo by Eileen Gorman) |
Bendigo
Area Meetings
Venue: Large Meeting Room at the Goldfields Library, Hargreaves Street, Bendigo, Vic 3550. (Parking nearby) Area Administrator: Lyn Friswell Email The Bendigo Family History Group (AIGS) conducts monthly meetings on the third Saturday of each month, except for December and, if necessary, may move to accommodate Easter. The meetings commence with Business at 2.00pm and a Guest speaker. Meetings are not exclusively for members - members of the public are most welcome. A gold coin donation is accepted. The meeting programs usually include a talk by a speaker on a subject associated with Family History, Genealogy or a related subject. There is an opportunity to socialise with other attendees over light refreshments. A selection of Family History magazines and journals are available at the meeting and can be borrowed for a small fee. Any interested persons are invited to attend. All welcome.Bendigo Family History Group website |
2017 Program |
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| March 18 | Carolyn Morrisey, a member of the AIGS Council, Interest Groups coordinator and convener of the Naval and Military Interest Group, will present on “British Military Records and Family History”. |
| April 22 | Jennifer McNeice from the Genealogical Society of Victoria will speak on “Australian Military Exemption Courts 1916”. |
| May 20 | Dianne Packer will speak on “Starting German Research”. |
| June 17 | Authors Patricia Ibbotson & Pam Keown will speak on their book “The Boys of Tragowel”. |
| July 15 | Vivien Newton, member of the Goldfields Library management team, will speak on “How to use Find My Past”. |
| August 20 | Lyn Thorne, volunteer library assistant and member of the Research team and the Records Management team at the AIGS in Blackburn, will speak on “Irish Records in 2017”. |
| September 16 | David Cotton will monitor an in house discussion on “Brick Walls - Running Into & Demolishing”. |
| October 21 | Author Mike Butcher will speak on “Love Revisited”. |
| November 18 | Dr Rebecca Kippen, Associate Professor of Demography in the School of Rural Health at Monash University, Bendigo will speak on “What killed the convicts? Causes of Mortality of convicts transported to Tasmania”. |
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