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. 

 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

5th April

Lace Making

3rd May

Organising your Family HIstory Records

General Discussion

7th June

Favourite Websites

General Discussion

5th July

UK and The National Archives

Research

General Discussion

2nd August

HELP - I'm Stuck!

Problem solving

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Tuesday 12th August

(in conjunction with Gisborne Library)

Intro to Ancestry

1.00 - 3.00

Places are limited. Please book at the Library Desk

Friday 15th August

(in conjunction with Gisborne Library)

Intro to Find My Past 

1.00 - 3.00

Places are limited. Please book at the Library Desk

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6th September

Searching and ordering records prior to visiting the Public Records Office of Victoria

10.00 - 12.00

4th October

Revisiting Family Tree Maker

Update to previous version and new release

10.00-12.00

1st November

English County Records

10.00-12.00

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

15th March

17th May

19th July

20th September

15th November

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