Meetings & Activities



Meetings & Activities

Our monthly meetings are informative evenings, with either a guest speaker or one or more members presenting a subject of interest to family historians.

Our meetings are held at 7.30 pm on the 4th Thursday of the month. 


Members - Free.

Visitors welcome - $2.00 donation.

We also run occasional courses in family history research.

The 2025 Events Diary provides a summary of forthcoming events.


Resources

From  4th February our rooms will be open every Tuesday for both GGG members and the general public from 10am till 1.00pm. There will be a GGG member present but no help will be available. 

Research Assistance

GGG Volunteers are in attendance in the Family History Room on Thursday afternoons between 2.00pm and 5.00pm. 

GGG volunteers are available to assist members and visitors to undertake research using the resources in the Family History Room.

The Gisborne Genealogical Group does not undertake research for people. Our aim is to foster interest in family history research and to continue to build our collection of resources for individual family history researchers.

Researchers seeking information about individuals or families who may have previously lived in the Gisborne or Mount Macedon districts should contact the Gisborne & Mount Macedon Districts Historical Society.



2025 Events Diary


Annual Stocktake & Cleanup Day

1st February 2025 (Sat)

Starting at 9am

(GGG Room)


Volunteers Morning Tea

Saturday 8th February

10 am 

GGG Room


Genealogy Workshops


1st Saturday of the month. These run for 2 hours, from 10.00am to 12 Noon. Numbers are limited to 15 people. $10 for non-members. 

 Many of the workshops will be exploring various useful genealogy websites in detail. Some will be free sites, others are subscription sites. A GGG member will lead each workshop.

No bookings necessary


1st March

Family Tree Maker 2024

Julie Dworak




DNA Special Interest Group (DIG)

The DNA special interest group will meet 5 times a year

on the 3rd Saturday morning

10 am - 12 noon

GGG room

. $10 for non-members


15th March


17th May


BUS TRIPS/OUTINGS


Autumn Outing

Saturday 29th March, 2025

Walking Tour, Melbourne

To book contact Mary Ritchie

03 5428 3887


Spring Outing

Wednesday 24th September, 2025

Tour of PROV

To book contact Mary Ritchie

03 5428 3887






MONTHLY MEETINGS 2025

27th Feb

Tracing Your Ancestral Connections to the Royal Family

Stephen Hawke (G.S.V.)


27th March

Annual General Meeting

followed by

Broadening your Knowledge

Members share experiences of attending national and international conferences


24th April

POWs in Australia

General Discussion


22nd May

Writing the Lives of Australian Women

Dr Fay Woodhouse


26th June

Travelling in Australia in the 19th Century

General discussion


24th July 

Your Favourite Heirloom

General discussion



Family History Month

Saturday Seminar 


30th August

9.30am - 4.00pm

The Port Phillip District

Bronwyn Quint

Swiss-Italian Migration

Clare Gervasoni

19th century Immigration to Victoria



25th September

County Night - Yorkshire

Led by Lyn Hall, Mary Henry, Julie Dworak


23rd October

Post WWII Immigration and Displaced People

A Case Study and Documentation

John Benson


27th November

Miner's Protests and Petitions

Professor Keir Reeves


5th December

Christmas Dinner Breakup

Venue TBA