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FAMILY HISTORY CENTRE

44 Albert Street Moe
on the corner of Albert and Kirk Street, opposite the Post Office

Visit our Research Library

• Open between 1pm and 4pm Wednesdays, (except for Christmas holidays) or by appointment
(phone 0403 611 730)
• Genealogical Collection open to the public
• Experienced Research Assistants
• Suitable for beginners and advanced researchers
• Small fee for non-members, waived if you join on the day

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PROPOSED UPCOMING EVENTS for 2025 - Check Calendar for changes

November 28 2024 Last meeting for 2024
General Meeting - Christmas breakup
Dawn's  Activity
January 23 No meeting  
January 29 Library to open  
February 27 General Discussion - You have done your DNA. What next? Peter and Karen
March 27 General Meeting - Local libraries and Family History Jacqueline Roberts (Moe Library)
April 24 General Discussion - Tips and Tricks Share your own
May 22 General Meeting - Stories of Walhalla Greg Hansford (TBA)
June 26 General Discussion - Why make a Genealogy Timeline? Peter
July 24 General Meeting - An Interesting Life Peter Butcher
August 28 Annual General Meeting - General Discussion Shocks and Surprises in the family (one per person)
September 25 General Meeting - Streets of Moe Rod Donelly
October 23 General Discussion - Organising your findings  
November 27 General Meeting - Christmas breakup Dawn's Activity

Our Library Holdings

We have an ever growing library of resources which includes DVDs, CDs, Cemetery Transcriptions and Registers, Newsletters, microfiche and much more. Browse our catalogue and have a look at our publications for sale to see the extent of our library and what is coming up next. Don't forget Dawn Cowley's Unwanted Certificate Service. See her page to see how this service could work for you. To also see the background behind the original concept of this service, read our newsletter #146.

Towns of Mid Gippsland

The Mid Gippsland Family History Society supports family history research in the 5000 square kilometre region around Morwell in the Latrobe Valley of Victoria. This is a region with five or so large towns and many smaller settlements. Many towns and localities have disappeared due to the vagaries of gold mining, forest reservation, dam construction or administrative whim and no longer appear on modern maps. This listing covers both the modern and the forgotten towns. Find the listing here.

Other Local Resources

The Moe City Library is one of four libraries in the Latrobe City and has an extensive range of local and family history including the holdings of the ex-Yallourn Library which was donated to the Latrobe City Library and is now located at the NEW Moe City Library.
Check here for more ideas.

Images

theatreSometimes when doing our research, it can be rewarding to include some local history into our family history so here is a little peek into the past. To the right is the Yallourn Theatre under construction in 1939 ... rcchurch

 

 

 

 ... and to the left is the Roman Catholic Church in Morwell. This could be approximately 1920.