Saturday 29 August 2026 at the Gisborne Uniting Church, Brantome Street, Gisborne, 3437

$20 for members and $25 for non members

For bookings contact: TBA

Morning Sessions

• Dr Sue Walter- Professional historian and is the Archives Coordinator at  Bendigo Regional Archives Centre. Sue will talk about maps at the Public Record of Victoria (PROV), focussing on Parish Maps and how to interpret and follow up the information within them.

• Sarah Ryan- Coordinator of State Library of Victoria’s Map Collection. Sarah will provide an overview of the focus of the SLV map collection and how it might be useful for family history and online maps that can be accessed from the online data bases. Accompanied by Dr Kevin Molloy,  the Manuscripts Collection Manager at SLV 

Afternoon Sessions

• Meg Bate - Library Digital Resources Manager at the Genealogical Society of Victoria (GSV. Meg will discuss using maps for overseas family history research in general terms as well as advising what resources the GSV has. 

• David Down- Education Co-ordinator at GSV will give a presentation on his experiences using maps to trace his ancestors in Devon with particular reference to the Tithe Apportionment maps of the early 1840s.