Trawling round the internet, as you do, I came across the Bellarine Peninsula and Geelong and District History website. It contains a wealth of information, including indexes to midwives, Hackney drivers, and photographers.
I immediately dug out my album of old photographs from the Geelong area to see if the information about the photographers would tell me more about my people.
There is also a very useful search engine covering all the databases available on this site, which includes indexes to books, directories, church records etc.
Another regional Victorian site worth a look is the Ballarat & District Genealogical Society I find the website very busy, but it is worth persevering because there are some real gem within. Using the website search engine is an effective way forward.
Friday, December 31, 2010
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
More on photographs
Picture Australia is a photographic database, which includes around 1.8 million photographs from galleries, archives, museums and libraries across Australia.
You can contribute your images to Picture Australia's Flickr groups and help enrich Picture Australia’s collection!
There are a couple of other photo databases that are fascinating for anyone into old photographs, local or social history: Museum Australia's Biggest Family Album and the Victorian Primary Industries Dept. Virtual Exhibition
You can contribute your images to Picture Australia's Flickr groups and help enrich Picture Australia’s collection!
There are a couple of other photo databases that are fascinating for anyone into old photographs, local or social history: Museum Australia's Biggest Family Album and the Victorian Primary Industries Dept. Virtual Exhibition
Historic photographs
Most local historical societies and public libraries include photographs of people, places, and activities in their local area, and there are some wonderful photographs in the collections around the Latrobe Valley and Gippsland. It is worth visiting societies to look.
Many societies and libraries include photographs on their webpages. The Traralgon Historical Society enables you to search their resources and view thumbnails or small photographs; simply add the word 'photograph' to your search term to generate a list of photographs with thumbnails attached. If you are visiting Traralgon have a look at the scenic photos around the walls, Magnificient !
Many societies and libraries include photographs on their webpages. The Traralgon Historical Society enables you to search their resources and view thumbnails or small photographs; simply add the word 'photograph' to your search term to generate a list of photographs with thumbnails attached. If you are visiting Traralgon have a look at the scenic photos around the walls, Magnificient !
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Jeremiah Ryan, Morwell identity, Civil War veteran
Digging into our ancestors' past lives, you can find some fascinating stories. One such stories is that of Jeremiah Ryan who settled in Driffield in the 1870's. He was one of the early land developers of Morwell with his subdivision of Parnell Park. Jeremiah's story is told at this US Civil War site
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