BENDIGO REGIONAL GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY INC.
80022731P
P.O. BOX 1049
BENDIGO
VIC. 3552.
Welcome to the
Home Page of the
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
2011
October 27th - Doug Laidlaw (Ryerson Index) - the Boycett family
November 24th - Christmas Break up Night - Please
bring a plate
November 30th - Christmas break up - Hibernian Hotel
2012
January - No Meeting
23rd February - Business Meeting
March - Joy Roy (Public Record Office) - A Treasure Trove for
Genealogists
April - Tom & Libby Luke - Cornwall
May - Ros Barkla
- Tilly Aston
June - Joy Roy - Searching in England
July - Annual General Meeting
LIBRARY
The Society's records are
accessible from 1-5 pm. each Monday at the North Central Goldfields Library,
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) per
basic enquiry or thirty dollars ($30) an hour for extensive searches - i.e.
more than one surname - 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:
You make your enquiry, then we look to see what
information we can find quickly -then we contact you to see if you wish to
proceed and advise of the fee.
If you do, we ask for $30. Once payment is received we
then 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
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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
LINKS TO SERVICES PROVIDED
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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.
Thank you for visiting our home page.
Please call again.
Please send any comments to
Last updated: 6th May 2011