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tag-researching-buildings"> <div class="post-thumb"><a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/family-matters/collections/researching-your-home/" title="Researching your home"><img src="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/house-120x120.jpg" alt="Researching your home" class="Thumbnail thumbnail loop " width="120" height="120" /></a></div> <div class="post-content"> <h2> <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/family-matters/collections/researching-your-home/" title="Permalink to Researching your home" rel="bookmark">Researching your home</a> </h2> <div class="recent-meta"> <p class="date">August 28, 2024</p> </div><div class="clear"></div> <div class="entry"> <p class="cat"><a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/family-matters/collections/" rel="category tag">Collections</a>, <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/family-matters/" rel="category tag">Family matters</a>, <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/family-matters/research-guides/" rel="category tag">Research guides</a>, <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/family-matters/research-tips-tricks/" rel="category tag">Research tips & tricks</a>:</p> <div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='share_buttons' data-title='Researching your home' data-link='https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/family-matters/collections/researching-your-home/' data-summary='Are you interested in the history of you home? Or would you like to discover more about the home your ancestor lived in? Unless it鈥檚 a well-known property, it鈥檚 unlikely you will find a detailed history but there are ways you can try and find details about the house and the occupants who lived in it. In today鈥檚 blog, we will look at what resources can be used to research the history of your house.' data-app-id-name='category_above_content'></div><p>Are you interested in the history of you home? Or would you like to discover more about the home your ancestor lived in?</p> <p>Unless it鈥檚 a well-known property, it鈥檚 unlikely you will find a detailed history but there are ways you can try and find details about the house and the occupants who lived in it.</p> <p>In today鈥檚 blog, we will look at what resources can be used to research the history of your house.</p> <div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='share_buttons' data-title='Researching your home' data-link='https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/family-matters/collections/researching-your-home/' data-summary='Are you interested in the history of you home? Or would you like to discover more about the home your ancestor lived in? Unless it鈥檚 a well-known property, it鈥檚 unlikely you will find a detailed history but there are ways you can try and find details about the house and the occupants who lived in it. In today鈥檚 blog, we will look at what resources can be used to research the history of your house.' data-app-id-name='category_below_content'></div> </div> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <div class="post-64379 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-family-matters category-research-tips-tricks tag-19th-century tag-gold-rush tag-immigration tag-victorian-history tag-voyages"> <div class="post-thumb"><a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/family-matters/your-ancestors-world-19th-century-victoria/" title="Your ancestor’s world – 19th century Victoria"><img src="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/ancestors-120x120.jpg" alt="Your ancestor’s world – 19th century Victoria" class="Thumbnail thumbnail loop " width="120" height="120" /></a></div> <div class="post-content"> <h2> <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/family-matters/your-ancestors-world-19th-century-victoria/" title="Permalink to Your ancestor’s world – 19th century Victoria" rel="bookmark">Your ancestor’s world – 19th century Victoria</a> </h2> <div class="recent-meta"> <p class="date">August 1, 2023</p> </div><div class="clear"></div> <div class="entry"> <p class="cat"><a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/family-matters/" rel="category tag">Family matters</a>, <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/family-matters/research-tips-tricks/" rel="category tag">Research tips & tricks</a>:</p> <div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='share_buttons' data-title='Your ancestor's world - 19th century Victoria' data-link='https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/family-matters/your-ancestors-world-19th-century-victoria/' data-summary='Welcome to National Family History month, a month dedicated to family history research!聽 Alongside your family history explorations, local and social history research can help us to understand something of the motivations, places, lives and times of our Victorian ancestors. In this week's blog we include聽few snapshots from our collections and beyond, to help you build a picture of the journeys undertaken and of the Victoria your ancestors may have inhabited in the nineteenth century.' data-app-id-name='category_above_content'></div><p>Welcome to National Family History month, a month dedicated to family history research!聽<br /> Alongside your family history explorations, local and social history research can help us to understand something of the motivations, places, lives and times of our Victorian ancestors. In this week’s blog we include聽few snapshots from our collections and beyond, to help you build a picture of the journeys undertaken and of the Victoria your ancestors may have inhabited in the nineteenth century.</p> <div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='share_buttons' data-title='Your ancestor's world - 19th century Victoria' data-link='https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/family-matters/your-ancestors-world-19th-century-victoria/' data-summary='Welcome to National Family History month, a month dedicated to family history research!聽 Alongside your family history explorations, local and social history research can help us to understand something of the motivations, places, lives and times of our Victorian ancestors. In this week's blog we include聽few snapshots from our collections and beyond, to help you build a picture of the journeys undertaken and of the Victoria your ancestors may have inhabited in the nineteenth century.' data-app-id-name='category_below_content'></div> </div> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <div class="post-69948 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ask-a-librarian category-collection-spotlights category-research-tips-tricks category-tips-and-tricks tag-australian-news tag-databases tag-newspapers"> <div class="post-thumb"><a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/tips-and-tricks/online-collection-spotlight-access-australia-by-newsbank/" title="Online Collection Spotlight: Access Australia by NewsBank"><img src="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/H2011.130-1563-120x120.jpg" alt="Rennie Ellis, 1987. H2011.130 1563" class="Thumbnail thumbnail loop " width="120" height="120" /></a></div> <div class="post-content"> <h2> <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/tips-and-tricks/online-collection-spotlight-access-australia-by-newsbank/" title="Permalink to Online Collection Spotlight: Access Australia by NewsBank" rel="bookmark">Online Collection Spotlight: Access Australia by NewsBank</a> </h2> <div class="recent-meta"> <p class="date">July 8, 2023</p> </div><div class="clear"></div> <div class="entry"> <p class="cat"><a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/our-stories/ask-a-librarian/" rel="category tag">Ask a librarian</a>, <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/our-stories/ask-a-librarian/collection-spotlights/" rel="category tag">Collection spotlights</a>, <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/family-matters/research-tips-tricks/" rel="category tag">Research tips & tricks</a>, <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/tips-and-tricks/" rel="category tag">Tips and tricks</a>:</p> <div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='share_buttons' data-title='Online Collection Spotlight: Access Australia by NewsBank' data-link='https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/tips-and-tricks/online-collection-spotlight-access-australia-by-newsbank/' data-summary='Are you looking for an article from the Coburg Leader in 2010? Want the week's top stories read out to you while you prep dinner? How can you search for articles about affordable housing across many trusted Australian news sources all at once? For all these answers and more, read on to today's online collection spotlight.' data-app-id-name='category_above_content'></div><p>Are you looking for an article from the Coburg Leader in 2010? Want the week’s top stories read out to you while you prep dinner? How can you search for articles about affordable housing across many trusted Australian news sources all at once? For all these answers and more, read on to today’s online collection spotlight. </p> <div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='share_buttons' data-title='Online Collection Spotlight: Access Australia by NewsBank' data-link='https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/tips-and-tricks/online-collection-spotlight-access-australia-by-newsbank/' data-summary='Are you looking for an article from the Coburg Leader in 2010? Want the week's top stories read out to you while you prep dinner? How can you search for articles about affordable housing across many trusted Australian news sources all at once? For all these answers and more, read on to today's online collection spotlight.' data-app-id-name='category_below_content'></div> </div> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <div class="post-68330 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-family-matters category-research-tips-tricks tag-family-history tag-newspapers tag-trove"> <div class="post-thumb"><a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/family-matters/trove-family-history-gems/" title="Trove: a treasure chest of family history gems"><img src="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Callaghan-Rolling-picture-TT-11-May-1933-p45-1-120x120.png" alt="Trove: a treasure chest of family history gems" class="Thumbnail thumbnail loop " width="120" height="120" /></a></div> <div class="post-content"> <h2> <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/family-matters/trove-family-history-gems/" title="Permalink to Trove: a treasure chest of family history gems" rel="bookmark">Trove: a treasure chest of family history gems</a> </h2> <div class="recent-meta"> <p class="date">March 30, 2023</p> </div><div class="clear"></div> <div class="entry"> <p class="cat"><a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/family-matters/" rel="category tag">Family matters</a>, <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/family-matters/research-tips-tricks/" rel="category tag">Research tips & tricks</a>:</p> <div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='share_buttons' data-title='Trove: a treasure chest of family history gems' data-link='https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/family-matters/trove-family-history-gems/' data-summary='If you鈥檙e a family history researcher in Australia, chances are you鈥檝e stumbled upon Trove. The Trove digitised newspapers and gazettes collection is an invaluable resource for family historians, and allows for free, remote access to over 1000 historic Australian newspapers and gazettes, no matter where you are in the country. Let's see what family history treasures we can unbox in Trove!' data-app-id-name='category_above_content'></div><p>If you鈥檙e a family history researcher in Australia, chances are you鈥檝e stumbled upon Trove. The Trove digitised newspapers and gazettes collection is an invaluable resource for family historians, and allows for free, remote access to over 1000 historic Australian newspapers and gazettes, no matter where you are in the country. Let’s see what family history treasures we can unbox in Trove!</p> <div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='share_buttons' data-title='Trove: a treasure chest of family history gems' data-link='https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/family-matters/trove-family-history-gems/' data-summary='If you鈥檙e a family history researcher in Australia, chances are you鈥檝e stumbled upon Trove. The Trove digitised newspapers and gazettes collection is an invaluable resource for family historians, and allows for free, remote access to over 1000 historic Australian newspapers and gazettes, no matter where you are in the country. 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It's a research tool for finding information about deceased family members and friends: a free online index of historic and current Australian newspaper death and funeral notices.' data-app-id-name='category_above_content'></div><p>The Ryerson Index can be a wonderful help to family history researchers. It’s a research tool for finding information about deceased family members and friends: a free online index of historic and current Australian newspaper death and funeral notices.</p> <div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='share_buttons' data-title='The Ryerson Index: a family history discovery tool' data-link='https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/family-matters/the-ryerson-index/' data-summary='The Ryerson Index can be a wonderful help to family history researchers. 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Each week of August we will publish a new family history blog to help you with your research. In this week's blog we look at how to trace your ancestor's working life by exploring a range of occupational records.' data-app-id-name='category_above_content'></div><p>Welcome to National Family History Month! Each week of August we will publish a new family history blog to help you with your research. In this week’s blog we look at how to trace your ancestor’s working life by exploring a range of occupational records.</p> <div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='share_buttons' data-title='How to research your ancestor's occupation' data-link='https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/family-matters/how-to-research-your-ancestors-occupation/' data-summary='Welcome to National Family History Month! Each week of August we will publish a new family history blog to help you with your research. 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Each week of August we will publish a new family history blog to help you with your research. In this week's blog we look at how to research your ancestor's health by exploring historical hospital records.' data-app-id-name='category_above_content'></div><p>Welcome to National Family History Month! Each week of August we will publish a new family history blog to help you with your research. In this week’s blog we look at how to research your ancestor’s health by exploring historical hospital records.</p> <div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='share_buttons' data-title='Hospital records for family history' data-link='https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/family-matters/collections/hospital-records-for-family-history/' data-summary='Welcome to National Family History Month! Each week of August we will publish a new family history blog to help you with your research. In this week's blog we look at how to research your ancestor's health by exploring historical hospital records.' data-app-id-name='category_below_content'></div> </div> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <div class="post-58747 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-family-matters category-research-guides category-research-tips-tricks tag-emigration tag-family-history tag-immigration tag-national-family-history-month tag-passenger-lists tag-shipboard-diaries tag-voyages"> <div class="post-thumb"><a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/family-matters/when-the-boat-comes-in/" title="When the boat comes in: voyages to Victoria"><img src="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Sailing-ships-under-sail-Allan-C-Green-H93.291_4-120x120.jpg" alt="When the boat comes in: voyages to Victoria" class="Thumbnail thumbnail loop " width="120" height="120" /></a></div> <div class="post-content"> <h2> <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/family-matters/when-the-boat-comes-in/" title="Permalink to When the boat comes in: voyages to Victoria" rel="bookmark">When the boat comes in: voyages to Victoria</a> </h2> <div class="recent-meta"> <p class="date">August 8, 2022</p> </div><div class="clear"></div> <div class="entry"> <p class="cat"><a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/family-matters/" rel="category tag">Family matters</a>, <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/family-matters/research-guides/" rel="category tag">Research guides</a>, <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/family-matters/research-tips-tricks/" rel="category tag">Research tips & tricks</a>:</p> <div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='share_buttons' data-title='When the boat comes in: voyages to Victoria' data-link='https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/family-matters/when-the-boat-comes-in/' data-summary='Welcome to National Family History Month! Each week of August we will publish a new family history blog to help you with your research. In this week's blog we look at how to research your ancestor's journey to Victoria. We explore immigration records, shipboard diaries and how to track down an elusive ancestor.' data-app-id-name='category_above_content'></div><p>Welcome to National Family History Month! Each week of August we will publish a new family history blog to help you with your research. In this week’s blog we look at how to research your ancestor’s journey to Victoria. We explore immigration records, shipboard diaries and how to track down an elusive ancestor.</p> <div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='share_buttons' data-title='When the boat comes in: voyages to Victoria' data-link='https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/family-matters/when-the-boat-comes-in/' data-summary='Welcome to National Family History Month! Each week of August we will publish a new family history blog to help you with your research. In this week's blog we look at how to research your ancestor's journey to Victoria. We explore immigration records, shipboard diaries and how to track down an elusive ancestor.' data-app-id-name='category_below_content'></div> </div> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <div class="post-60633 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-branching-out category-family-matters category-research-tips-tricks tag-births tag-births-deaths-and-marriage-indexes tag-certificates tag-deaths tag-family-history tag-marriages tag-national-family-history-month tag-victoria"> <div class="post-thumb"><a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/branching-out/births-deaths-and-marriages/" title="Researching births, deaths and marriages in Victoria"><img src="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Wedding-guests-Diaz-120x120.jpg" alt="Wedding ceremony and guests, [197-?]. Photo by Maggie Diaz. This work is in copyright. H2013.261/547" class="Thumbnail thumbnail loop " width="120" height="120" /></a></div> <div class="post-content"> <h2> <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/branching-out/births-deaths-and-marriages/" title="Permalink to Researching births, deaths and marriages in Victoria" rel="bookmark">Researching births, deaths and marriages in Victoria</a> </h2> <div class="recent-meta"> <p class="date">July 31, 2022</p> </div><div class="clear"></div> <div class="entry"> <p class="cat"><a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/branching-out/" rel="category tag">Branching Out</a>, <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/family-matters/" rel="category tag">Family matters</a>, <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/family-matters/research-tips-tricks/" rel="category tag">Research tips & tricks</a>:</p> <div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='share_buttons' data-title='Researching births, deaths and marriages in Victoria' data-link='https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/branching-out/births-deaths-and-marriages/' data-summary='Welcome to National Family History Month! Each week of August we will publish a new family history blog to help you with your research. In this week's blog, we explore birth, death and marriage records in Victoria.' data-app-id-name='category_above_content'></div><p>Welcome to National Family History Month! Each week of August we will publish a new family history blog to help you with your research. In this week’s blog, we explore birth, death and marriage records in Victoria.</p> <div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='share_buttons' data-title='Researching births, deaths and marriages in Victoria' data-link='https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/branching-out/births-deaths-and-marriages/' data-summary='Welcome to National Family History Month! Each week of August we will publish a new family history blog to help you with your research. 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