Ballarat & District Genealogical Society Inc

16/01/2026

Please note that our guest speaker from the Immigration Museum is unable to attend on the coming Seminar "Getting to Know your Ancestors in Ballarat and Beyond',as previously published. We now have Ellen Becker the curator of the Ballaarat Mechanic's Institute in Nicole Davydova's place.

Come and join us-
'Getting to Know your Ancestors in Ballarat and Beyond'.
Saturday 7th February 2026, 9.30 am to 4.00 pm.
Ballarat North Community Centre
Armstrong Street North
Why? Dr Anne Beggs-Sunter Lecturer Federation University
Occupation? Brett Edgington Former secretary Ballarat Trades hall Council
The Role of the Mechanics' Institutes and resources.Ellen Beckers BMI curator.
Where they lived Doug Bradby Historian, Author
Military Captain Neil Leckie (retired) Military Museum
Records Anne Copeland State Library Victoria.
Cost $35 Morning and afternoon tea provided. BYO lunch.
Bookings now being taken and inquiries to
secretary@ballaratgenealogy.org.au
Payment by bank transfer with your name as reference and notify secretary.
ANZ account name: Ballarat and District Genealogical Society Inc.
ACC No 3276 24042 BSB 013 520

23/12/2025

Wishing you a very merry Christmas
and
a safe and happy New Year.

BDGS Inc Committee.

03/12/2025

Today we honoured all who died and fought at Eureka. 3rd Dec 1854. They are not forgotten and what they achieved for all Australians. Ballarat Old Cemetery, Victoria, Australia

21/11/2025

Have you been thinking of doing a DNA test, this is the cheapest I have seen. Until 2 Dec 2025. Postage is $29 on these as well. We can help with deciphering the results.

18/11/2025

Our final Ordinary meeting for the year is Wednesday pm, 26th November, 7.30.
Venue Ballarat North Community Centre corner Walker and Armstrong Stree North.
Members are asked to bring a photo of significance to their family history plus a short written passage.
Christmas supper. Visitors welcome.

04/11/2025

November edition of LINK has now been sent out to financial members. Included in it is an article on using AI in Family History and for your family photographs. Check your spam then notify secretary if it hasn't arrived.

31/10/2025

Below is a photo I found, quite by chance, in the Sovereign Hill On-line Collection. You can see it has been taken for the Real Estate firm of Titheridge and Growcott possibly around the 1930's.

It was my family's home from 1950 until about 1958, when we moved. Then it was numbered as 7 Bond Street, now it is 507 Bond Street, in line with the Barkly Street block near by.

It has seen had many changes over the years.

For our last meeting of the year, Wednesday, November 26th
7.30 pm, Ballarat North Community Centre, we are asking our members to bring a photo of significance along, with a short written paragraph.

A Christmas Supper included. Visitors welcome.

23/10/2025

Following on from our successful seminars on Scottish and Irish Heritage the BDGS is exploring the reasons why our ancestors immigrated to Australia, their experiences on the journey here and what they did here on arrival.

Join us for our seminar
'Getting to Know your Ancestors in Ballarat and Beyond'.
Saturday 7th February 2026, 9.30 am to 4.00 pm.
Ballarat North Community Centre
Armstrong Street North

Why? Dr Anne Beggs-Sunter Lecturer Federation University
How? Nicole Davydova Immigration Museum
Occupation? Brett Edgington Former secretary Ballarat Trades hall Council
Where they lived Doug Bradby Historian, Author
Military Captain Neil Leckie (retired) Military Museum
Records Anne Copeland State Library Victoria.

Cost $35 Morning and afternoon tea provided. BYO lunch.
Bookings now being taken and inquiries to
secretary@ballaratgenealogy.org.au

Payment by bank transfer with your name as reference and notify secretary.
ANZ account name: Ballarat and District Genealogical Society Inc.
ACC No 3276 24042 BSB 013 520

22/10/2025

Apologies for late notice. We have decided to call off the meeting tonight because of the warnings about the violent wind .

21/10/2025

The next meeting for BDGS Inc. will be held Wednesday 22nd October at the Ballarat North Community Centre, corner Walker and Armstrong street Nth., 7.30 pm.
Topic Using Pro tools on Ancestry and other hints.
All welcome.

19/10/2025

18/10/2025

Nineteen keen researchers attended our Finding Land Records and Using Map Warper workshop. We had visitors from Melbourne , Colac and Daylesford to hear Asa Letourneau from Public Records Office North Melbourne lead us through, patiently fielding our questions and dealing with several technological hitches.
Thank you to all who participated. Your comments about how useful and helpful the session was were really appreciated by our committee members.