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Meeting minutes

Wednesday 12 February 2003, held at St. Francis Church and Heritage Centre

Present

  • Elaine Craig - Whitehorse Manningham (Shoppingtown)
  • Heather McKay - Yarra Melbourne (North Melbourne)
  • Kathy Smalley - Eastern Regional (Ringwood)
  • Robyn Luczynski - Hume Moonee Valley
  • Laurie Atkinson - Boroondara
  • Kay Rowan - Port Phillip
  • Leony Graham - Bayside
  • Paul Michekk - Darebin
  • Vicki Court - Whitehorse Manningham
  • Andrew Hooper - Yarra Melbourne

Apologies

  • Anne Burrows - SLV
  • Carolyn Frank - Boroondara
  • Di Foster - Stonnington
  • Janene Watson - Hobsons Bay
  • Claire Sandell - Casey cardinia

Tour of the heritage centre

Around the table

There was no time for this item.

Anne Borrows, genealogy librarian State Library of Victoria, although unable to attend, had provided three flyers, which were distributed.

Other business

  • Family history holdings in Victorian public libraries.
    Elaine mentioned that the project is still progressing steadily, Kay Rowan, Port Phillip is currently added her data.
  • 10th Australasian Congress on Genealogy and heraldry is being held in Melbourne 23-27 April 2003. See www.gsv.org.au. Several are attending.
  • Vicki Court mentioned the small archives e-list, which both she and Stephan subscribe to. Instructions are send an e-mail to SMofA-subscribe@topica.com with the word subscibe in the body of the message.
  • There is also a list for InMagic users. Instructions are send an e-mail to

Next meeting

2:00pm Friday 16 May 2003, Prahran Mechanics Institute. 140 High St Prahran, Victoria 3181

Please contact Paul Michell, Darebin Libraries, Preston Branch ph 1300 655 355 pmichell@darebin-libraries.vic.gov.au.nospam (please remove '.nospam' from address)

12 August 2003
Genealogy Centre, State Library of Victoria
Anne Burrows

12 November 2003
Department of Human Resources
Kay Rowan

Another idea is the Salvation Army Archives and Museum, 69 Bourke Street, Melbourne, Lindsay Cox ph 03 9650 8451, (Elaine Craig) as is the Museum of the West (Heather McKay).

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