Our next meeting is Tuesday 14th May at 7.30pm at Mozart Hall, Gilles St, Warrnambool. James Affleck will be speaking about his latest publications, including 'Yalla'Y'Poora on the Fiery Creek', a book about a soldier settlement near Beaufort.
Our next Chat and Learn session is Saturday 25th May from 1.30pm - 3.30pm at Heritageworks. We will be telling stories of our families and how to share them across the generations.
Volunteers will be opening Heritageworks on Saturday 11th May from 10am to 12noon.
Our group will be holding a session at the Warrnambool Library "Sharing Family Stories Across Generations" on Saturday 25th May at 11am. Sharing stories is a great way to form connections between the past and the present. This is an opportunity for people to share stories about their lives with family members from a different generation. Prompts and questions on different topics will be provided. Bookings are essential, either at the Library or on their website.
The next Family Tree Software support group will be held on Wednesday 24th April and then Wednesday 22nd May at 1.30pm at Heritageworks.
ACTIVITIES
The major activity of the Group is:
- A series of cemetery walks at Warrnambool Cemetery in January (subject to availability of volunteers and public interest. Donation appreciated).
On a monthly basis (February to November) the Group conducts the following activities:
- Publication of our Newsletter The South-West Genealogist which includes information on the Group's activities and also contains a summary transcription 'Historicals' from The Warrnambool Standard covering the contents for the corresponding month, 130 years in the past. The February issue covers both January and February Historicals and the November issue covers November and December Historicals.
- A monthly meeting on the second Tuesday of the month commencing at 7.30pm. A usual feature of these meetings is the inclusion of a Guest Speaker who will talk about specific topics of interest to the Group.
- Family Tree Software support group on the third Wednesday of the month commencing at 1.30pm.
- A monthly Chat and Learn session, usually on a Saturday afternoon, where members can get together to chat and discuss varying topics.
- Introductory sessions to Trove newspapers are available by request.
Members also volunteer their time to work on projects throughout the year such as indexing records and collating material.
Past Cemetery Walks
January 2025 - The 1891 Women's Suffrage Petition
January 2024 - 'The Horse Racing Industry in Warrnambool'
January 2023 - Headstones "From Simplicity to the Elaborate" - an article from The Warrnambool Standard
January 2022 - Interesting gravestones - an article from The Warrnambool Standard
January 2021 - Graves relating to the sinking of the Nestor on the Hopkins River in 1921 - an article from The Warrnambool Standard
January 2019 - La Bella crew member Jack Denham, who died in 1905, finally gets a headstone in Warrnambool Cemetery - an article from The Warrnambool Standard
January 2016 - Graves of soldiers who died on the battlefields of France during WW1 - an article from The Warrnambool Standard
January 2015 - Graves of soldiers who served at Gallipoli during WW1 - an article from The Warrnambool Standard