Past Events
August 2022
Writing Migrant Family History
It's Family History Month at Yarra Plenty Regional Library. Daniela Zannoni was born in northern Italy and migrated to Australia when she was three years old. The idea to write her family’s story evolved through hearing her mother continually recounting the hardships she had endured. In this session, Daniela will discuss her family’s migration journey and the consequences of her parent's decision to make Australia their new home. She will also share her process of writing and publishing migrant family…
August 2023
Researching your Ancestors from India and Sri Lanka
Family Historian Smita Biswas will share tips to find clues about your family roots in India and Sri Lanka, including understanding the history, surnames and official resources. Regarded by some historians as the oldest living civilization on Earth, the Indian tradition dates back to 8,000 BC and has a continuous recorded history of over 2,500 years. Most Indian family history has been traditionally maintained only within families, and has been often passed down from generation to generation, with children hearing…
A Chinese Family History
Librarian Jack Chan has had a long-time interest in local and family history and has researched his own Chinese ancestry in Australia. He has documented the history of his own family’s Chinese restaurants in Geelong. Join Jack for his trip down memory lane and his tips for researching family history.
239 A'Beckett Street Melbourne, Victoria, 3000 
03 9326 9288 
office@historyvictoria.org.au 
Office & Library: Weekdays 9am-5pm
