BENDIGO
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
2012
January - No Meeting
23rd February - Business Meeting
March - Joy Roy (Public Record Office) - A Treasure
Trove for Genealogists
Thursday 26th April - Tom & Libby Luke-Guest
Speakers
This meeting is a celebration dinner for the 30th anniversary
of the group. All members, ex members and partners of the B.R.G.S. are most
welcome to attend to help celebrate 30th birthday of the group. The
celebrations will take place at The Stirling Room at the Foundry Hotel which is
located on
Time-6 pm
Select a meal from the Hotels A la Carte Menu
Please R.S.V.P. by 20th April as numbers need to be finalised
by then
To RSVP please email-brgs2@hotmail.com
Or Post to
Phone- Gay on 54477397 or Pat on 54478847
May - Ros Barkla - Tilly Aston
June - Joy Roy - Searching in
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
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
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