BENDIGO REGIONAL GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY INC.
80022731P

 

P.O. BOX 1049
BENDIGO
VIC. 3552.

 

Welcome to the Home Page of the Bendigo Regional Genealogical Society. For your interest you will find here details of our meetings, library duty hours, research services and membership fees to join the group.

 


MEMBERSHIP


To become a member of our Society you are invited to fill out a membership request form and pay $25.00 which consists of an initial $5.00 joining fee and $20.00 annual membership fee for a single membership and $25.00 per year for a family membership. This will entitle you to receive copies of our "Golden Links" newsletter which is published three times a year, fiche hire for local members, and access to the many wonderful genealogical resources we have accumulated over the years. It also enables you to access our genealogical records which are held at the North Central Goldfields Library. Self research is free but volunteer researchers are available to help for a fee which is detailed in our Research link.

 

A print friendly membership application form can be found at this site and sent to the Society with the appropriate level of payment. It is available at :

Membership Application


MEETINGS


Meetings are held the last Thursday of each month (except December & January) at 7.30 pm. Venue for meetings is the Kangaroo Flat Uniting Church Hall, Church Street Kangaroo Flat. There is parking available. Visitors are very welcome at our meetings also. We have guest speakers during the year and nights where members can ask questions about their own genealogical problems.

 

MEETINGS & SPEAKERS COMING UP

 

2013

 

January - No Meeting

 

February - Business Meeting

 

March- Pat Hocking talking about Turkey

 

April- Joy Roy talking about Cornwall

 

May- Judy Woodlock talking about Russia

 

June- Betty Jackman talking on Institutions of Bendigo

 

July - Annual General Meeting

 

August - Members interesting snippets

 

September-

 

October-

 

November - Christmas Meeting

Please email if you wish your name to be registered for attendance.

 

SPECIAL EVENT

 

Scottish Ancestry Group in partnership with Bendigo Regional Genealogical Society Inc.

 

EXPLORING YOUR SCOTTISH ANCESTRY

 

To be held on 25th May 2013

 

10 am to 3.30 pm

 

Uniting Church Hall

Corner Church Street and Camp Street, Kangaroo Flat

 

Bookings are essential

 

Cost: $35 with morning and afternoon tea provided. BYO lunch or purchase from nearby venues.

 

Bookings with payment (cheque or postal order) to

 

Bendigo Regional Genealogical Society Inc.

PO Box 1049

Bendigo. 3552

 

 


LIBRARY


The Society's records are accessible at the following location-Goldfields Research Centre and the Bendigo Archive Centre which is located in the old Tea Rose Baker at 202 Hargreaves Street, Bendigo. The research centre will be open from Wednesday to Saturday. BRGS research assistance time is Friday-11am to 3 pm and this will commence at the above location on Friday 21st September. Assistance will be available at that time to provide access to society records and to assist with information to family historians and researchers.


RESEARCH



The Society will also undertake local research for those who are unable to visit the library in person. Contact the address above to request research from one of our volunteer researchers and remember to always enclose a stamped, self-addressed envelope with any correspondence to the Society. Fees are charged at thirty dollars ($30) for up to two hours of research - plus costs for photocopying, microfilm hire, printouts etc. Payment must be included with the research request. All research is done by volunteers and any funds raised assist the society to purchase new records for the benefit of all researchers.

The Research Process Explained:

Once payment is received we will investigate either your specific queries or start at the beginning and check all records we use. We hold lots of records pertaining to Bendigo and its suburbs and a little about surrounding country areas.

 

We do many hours of ongoing research and mail the information to you. If there is an excessive amount of photocopying we may request a further payment to cover this as we have to pay the library for the use of their photocopier. However, if we are unable to find anything or very little we will refund all or some of your payment.

 

We then keep the information we have researched for you on file and it is then available to future people who may be researching your names too. Many times we have put people in touch with other researchers of their own trees.

 

Our research people do so much more work than you would realise to help you in your search for information. Please feel confident that everything possible is done by our volunteers to supply you with any relevant information we may have in our library.

 

The funds raised from your payments for our research, assist us with obtaining further records and to produce indexes etc. for easy access of family details in Bendigo and district.

 

Payment may be either by cheque or money order made payable to BRGS at our PO Box.

 

Please do not email and request research through the email contact provided, as this contact is an administrative email contact and not for general research queries. All research requests must be made to the address above or you can print and complete the Research Request Form which is available at :

Research Request Form


HERE ARE SOME AUSTRALIAN AND OVERSEAS WEB SITES WHICH WILL HELP WITH GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH

VICTORIAN GENEALOGICAL GROUPS ONLINE

Genealogical Society of Victoria Inc.

A.I.G.S. Inc.

Bendigo Cornish Association

Melbourne Dead Persons Society

Castlemaine Historical Society

Ballarat Genealogical Society

Eaglehawk Heritage Society

 

Swan Hill Gen. & History Society

Tarnagulla History




Australian Heritage Links to Societies in Australian and beyond


 



OTHER AUSTRALIAN GENEALOGICAL SOCIETIES

Society of Australian Genealogists
Perth Dead Persons' Society
Cornish Association of Victoria
Canberra Dead Person's Society
Genealogical Society of The Northern Territory
South Australian Genealogy & Heraldry Society
Genealogical Society of Queensland Inc. 

Western Australian Genealogical Society



AUSTRALIAN SITES

Australian Mailing Lists

Vic.PRO Index Home Page

Vic. PRO Online

Victorian BDM Indexes

Online Australasian Passenger Lists

Assisted Immigrants Indexes - NSW

N.S.W. Births,Deaths & Marriages Search

Australian Family Tree Connections

Australian Libraries Gateway

Tasmanian Births, Deaths & Marriages

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Australian War Memorial

Gould Books

Australian Family History Compendium

Tall Trees

Macbeth Genealogical Services

Cyndi's List - Australia

Victorian GUM Inc.

LINKS TO SERVICES PROVIDED

Australian Archives Record Search

Archives Around Australia

Victorian Department of Justice

N.S.W. Registry Office

Tasmanian Registry Office

Western Australia Justice Dpt.

A.C.T. Registrar Generals Office

South Australian Registry Office

Queensland Dpt. Justice

New Zealand Registrar General

LDS Family Search Genealogical Service

UK Census Records Online

Scots Origins

1901 UK Census

Cornwall Family History Society

National Archives of Ireland

General Register Office - UK and Wales

United States Vital Records Information

BDM Certificates - UK


LINKS GIVING YOU A HAND

 

Family Trees History

Family Tree Maker Online

England BDM Exchange

The Olive Tree Genealogy Home Page

Cyndi's Genealogy Sites on the Internet

Legacy Family Tree Software - Free Download

National Archives Ireland-Transportation Records

Genuki England

Rootsweb



WEB SEARCHING

Here are some good search engines.
Try them when looking for your genealogical sites.


Google
Dogpile
Yahoo Australia



PROJECTS CURRENTLY BEING UNDERTAKEN

Listed here is the work of the Society and individual members which is currently being done. You are invited to make contact with the individual or the Society if you have information which could be of assistance or if you wish the group to research their holdings.

Indexes available for searching

Personal Notices from Bendigo Advertiser

Inquests, Obituaries, Fatal Accidents etc. Index

Mine Managers of Bendigo & District

Mayors of Bendigo 1856-2001

Bendigo Hospital Admissions



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Last updated: 15th August 2012