Family History Month

August is Family History Month and Campaspe Library is offering a number of free classes at all our library branches during the month.  Below is the schedule and bookings are now open via our homepage.  Check out the Family History Month website for all the wonderful events taking place around the country and see what is available in your area - there is sure to be something to interest you.

Library	Topic	Date and Time
Echuca	Ancestry Library Edition	Tuesday 1st August 2.30pm
	FamilySearch	Tuesday 1st August 3.30pm
	German	Tuesday 8th August 2.30pm
	Irish	Tuesday 8th August 3.30pm
	National Archives Aust.	Friday 11th August 2.30pm
	Workhouses	Friday 11th August 3.30pm
	Trove	Tuesday 15th August 2.30pm
	PROV	Tuesday 15th August 3.30pm
	Military Records	Friday 25th August 2.30pm
	Convicts	Friday 25th August 3.30pm
	Online Resources	Sunday 27th August 2.30pm
	Online Resources	Tuesday 29th August 2.30pm
	Organising your research	Tuesday 29th August 3.30pm
Kyabram	Ancestry Library Edition	Wednesday 2nd August 10.00am
	Convicts	Wednesday 2nd August 11.30am
	National Archives Aust.	Wednesday 2nd August 2.00pm
Rochester	Ancestry Library Edition	Monday 28th August 10.00am
	German	Monday 28th August 11.30am
	Convicts	Monday 28th August 2.00pm
Rushworth	FamilySearch	Wednesday 9th August 10.00am
	Trove	Wednesday 9th August 11.30am
	German	Wednesday 9th August 2.00pm
Tongala	Military	Wednesday 16th August 10.00am
	PROV	Wednesday 16th August 11.30am
	Irish	Wednesday 16th August 2.00pm

Family History Month

August is Family History Month and Campaspe Regional Library is offering a range of classes at all our library branches.  Below is a list of sessions and times, bookings are available via our homepage http://www.campaspe.vic.gov.au/library and all sessions are free. 

Library	Topic	Date and Time
Echuca Branch	Ancestry Library Edition	Monday 15th August 3pm-4pm
	FamilySearch	Monday 15th August 4pm-5pm
	Trove and the National Library	Tuesday 16th August 3pm-4pm
	Public Records Office of Victoria	Tuesday 16th August 4pm-5pm
	National Archives of Australia	Thursday 18th August 3pm-4pm
	Military Records	Thursday 18th August 4pm-5pm
	Irish Family History	Monday 22nd August 3pm-4pm
	German Family history	Monday 22nd August 4pm-5pm
	Workhouses	Thursday 25th August 3pm-4pm
	Organising Your Research	Thursday 25th August 4pm-5pm
	Online Resources	Sunday 28th August 2.30pm-4pm
Kyabram	Ancestry Library Edition	Monday 8th August 11am-12noon
	German Family History	Monday 8th August 1pm-2pm
	Trove and the National Library	Monday 8th August 2pm-3pm
Rochester	Ancestry Library Edition	Friday 5th August 11am-12noon
	FamilySearch	Friday 5th August 1pm-2pm
	Irish Family History	Friday 5th August 2pm-3pm
Rushworth	Ancestry Library Edition	Monday 29th August 11am-12noon
	National Archives of Australia	Monday 29th August 1pm-2pm
	Public Records Office of Victoria	Monday 29th August 2pm-3pm
Tongala	Ancestry Library Edition	Monday 1st August 11am-12 noon
	Military Records	Monday 1st August 1pm-2pm
	Workhouses	Monday 1st August 2pm-3pm

Family History Month

Once again August is Family History Month, and events, talks and activities are taking place across the country.  Campaspe Regional Library is again offering a number of Genealogy talks, so I will take this weekend to limber up my vocal chords before the first sessions start Monday at our Tongala Branch.  Bookings are available via the library homepage so please check out what is on offer and book yourself in - all the sessions are free and will be held in Echuca, Kyabram, Rochester and Tongala.  The updated notes from each session will be uploaded to the library homepage shortly.
Topics include :

• Introduction to online records
• Organising your Family History research
• Using Ancestry Library Edition
• Using FamilySearch
• Online records at the Public Records Office of Victoria
• Trove and the National Library of Australia
• Researching your military ancestors
• Irish Family History records online
• History of the Workhouses

Free Webinars for American Research

Are you researching family in the United States?  Then you may be interested in a series of free webinars to be offered by the people at FamilySearch this October.  While the actual sessions for this series of classes are full, 15 will be offered as online webinars for anyone who is interested to attend. Click here to look at the program of topics offered.

From their website, the statement reads :

"The Family History Library and the Research Specialists of the United States and Canada Reference team invite you to a free, never before offered, week-long seminar. The focus will be exclusively U.S. research. The seminar is perfect for beginning and intermediate genealogists interested in learning about U.S. records, FamilySearch resources, and Family History Library collections.

Come and spend a week learning from our expert staff of genealogists on how to effectively use the FamilySearch Catalog, Historical Records, and Research Wiki. Explore such topics as cemetery, census, church, immigration, land, military, naturalization, newspaper, probate, and vital records. Learn more about African-American and American Indian research. And discover new techniques, strategies, and methodology to apply to your genealogical research problems."

So check out the range of topics and see if there are any that interest you, and mark them in your diary for October.

Genealogy Class Notes Online

For everyone who has attended my genealogy classes at Campaspe Regional Library, my class handouts are finally available to print from the library homepage.  Thanks to everyone who attended the sessions held during Family History Month in August - I hope you all enjoyed them as much as I did, and your feedback afterwards was wonderful.

• Ancestry
• Familysearch
• Introduction to Online Research
• Military Records Online
• National Archives of Australia
• Organising your Research
• Public Records Office of Victoria
• Trove 
• Workhouses

Family History Month

August and Family History Month are now over.  Thanks to all those people who attended my classes in Rochester and Echuca - your enthusiasm has been greatly appreciated.  My apologies to those in Kyabram whose sessions were cancelled while I was ill, I hope to reschedule soon.  During September I will upload the handouts from all my classes onto the Campaspe Regional Library Genealogy page, and will try to keep them updated regularly.  Questions, comments and feedback will be welcomed.
I have always enjoyed running these classes and this year has been no exception.  Not only is it wonderful to see other people's enthusiasm for family history, preparing for and running these classes fires up my own enthusiasm as well.  There is always something new to discover, another hint to track down, another detail to add to my family history.  Not much housework this weekend - I'm going to be researching!
Thanks everyone - I hope to see you in the library again soon!

National Family History Week

National Family History Week is held from 2nd - 11th August this year.  During the week events will be conducted across the country that focus on genealogy, family history, heraldry and related subjects including family reunions, seminars, talks, open days, history walks, book launches, film evening and expos. Check your state on the website for details of local events.
Campaspe Regional Library will hold a series of Family History talks.  Bookings are essential for all sessions and can be made on 5482 1997 or by contacting your local branch library.
Sessions times and topics
Fri 2nd - Intro. to online resources.  Echuca Branch Library, 2-4pm
Sat 3rd - Intro to online resources.  Kyabram Branch Library, 10.30am-12noon
Mon 5th - Using Trove.  Echuca Branch Library, 2-3pm
Tues 6th - Ancestry.com.  Echuca Branch Library, 12-1pm
Tues 6th - Intro. to online resources.  Tongala Branch Library, 4-6pm
Wed 7th - Famliysearch.  Echuca Branch Library, 12-1pm
Thurs 8th - National Archives of Australia.  Echuca Branch Library, 12-1pm
Fri 9th - Victorian Public Records Office.  Echuca Branch Library, 2-3pm

Classes at Echuca and Kyabram

Campaspe Library now offers free beginners classes in Online Genealogy Resources monthly at Echuca and Kyabram Branch Libraries.  Classes run for 2 hours and cover a range of resources, from online databases to lookup exchanges to mailing lists, and exeryone attending is given a list of all the sites covered during the class, plus more sites listed on the Library Homepage.  Anyone interested in attending a class please contact your local Branch Librarian to find out when the next class will be held.

Family History Seminar

Kyabram Regional Genealogical Society will be holding a Family History Seminar on Saturday 6th November at the Tongala Community Centre from 9.30am - 4.00pm.  Beryl O'Gorman and Jenny Carter from the Genealogical Society of Victoria will each present two sessions on various topics including Irish research.  The seminar will end with a Q&A session for help with your 'brick walls'.  Cost will be $30 with lunch, morning and afternoon tea provided.  For bookings contact Susan Hill on 0428 683 321.

The Kyabram Regional Genealogical Society is a new and growing group.  Enquiries and new members are welcome.

Genealogy Classes are on again

Campaspe Library periodically offers free beginners classes in Online Genealogy Resources, holding 2 hour classes in each Branch Library.  Classes cover a range of resources, from online databases to lookup exchanges to mailing lists, and exeryone attending is given a list of all the sites covered during the class, plus more sites listed on the Library Homepage.  Anyone interested in attending a class please contact your local Branch Librarian to find out when the next class will be held.