Family History Feast at SLV

The anual 2011 Family History Feast will be held at the State Library of Victoria on Monday 1 August 2011 commencing at 10am. Bookings will open via Public Record Office Victoria website on Monday 23 May (online bookings preferred) or email ask.prov@prov.vic.gov.au or telephone (03) 9348 560

Speakers inlcude:

• Indigenous Family History Research - Public Record Office Victoria
• VicHeritage at Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages - overview of current projects. Peter Gloury VicHeritage Manager, Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages
• Viewing of WDYTYA dvd (Shane Bourne episode) available at 12.30pm in the Theatrette.
• Conscription records - Mark Brennan, National Archives of Australia
• Australian published collections - Katie Flack, Librarian, State Library of Victoria
• Introduction to VAFHO and the Don Grant Lecture by Jenny Harkness, VAFHO President. 2011 Don Grant Lecture: Storming the barricades: the family history revolution presented by Dr Andrew Lemon.