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• 19 March FTM assistance session

       Saturday 19 March @ 1.30 – 4pm Covid permitting, another FTM assistance session for beginners and experienced users, will be held on 19 March. This is a chance to ask ..... Read full article

• 25 August PLEASE NOTE The Research Rooms at 56 Chapel St Cowes will operate on normal opening hours except during regional lockdowns.

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• 26 January Australia Day Barbeque

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• 7 March Brick Wall Discussion Group

  A Brick Wall Discussion Group meeting will be held on Saturday 7th March 2020 at 1.30pm at the Research Rooms 56 Chapel St Cowes. Come along and see if our group can help you through your research bri ..... Read full article

• 19 October Free Family DNA Seminar

  As part of Victoria's Seniors Festival, the Phillip Island and District Genealogical Society will be presenting a free seminar for FAMILY DNA with David Stephen The seminar will inform us of th ..... Read full article

• 12 August Presentation on Ancestry.com, Find My Past, and Family Search 24th and 25th Aug

  August is “Family History Month” and our committee will be holding a presentation on “Ancestry.com, Find My Past, and Family Search” by our visiting “Scottish Expert&rdqu ..... Read full article

• 15 May Department of Social Services Volunteer Grant

  Recently the Society was successful in obtaining a grant from the Department of Social Services Volunteer Grants 2018 for the sum of $1530.00 for the upgrade of our server. Mr Russell Broadbent MP, ou ..... Read full article

• 15 May Introduction to Family History Research

  On Wednesday 17th of April last, David Rathgen held a seminar on “Introduction to Family History Research”. David presented an interesting talk on starting up and recording family history ..... Read full article

• 15 May Brickwall Discussion Group

  On Saturday 4th May we held our bimonthly Brick Wall Discussion Group, where 6 people attended to discuss their particular research brick walls. Many problems were put to our experts and it was felt t ..... Read full article

• 15 February Family Tree Maker User Group Now meeting 7.00PM to 9.00PM 5 FEB 2019

  FAMILY TREE MAKER USER GROUP We held our first evening session of Family Tree Maker User Group last Tuesday evening and had 11 attendees, 4 of whom were new to the group, welcome. The next session ..... Read full article

• 31 January Family Tree Maker User Group Now meeting 7.00PM to 9.00PM 5 FEB 2019

  At the last Family Tree Maker User Group meeting a fair bit of discussion was had about how we go forward into 2019. Suzanne Hayes will not be able to attend Saturdays any more, so in order to keep Su ..... Read full article

• 8 December PIADGS Xmas Luncheon

  The PIADGS will be holding our Annual Xmas Luncheon on Saturday 8th Dec at 12 noon at the San Remo Hotel function room at the rear of the hotel. A flier will be sent to all members with the releven ..... Read full article

• 24 November Phillip Island and District Historical Society Dinner

  The Phillip Island and District Historical Society will be holding their Annual Dinner on the evening of the           24 th November. Our Society wil ..... Read full article

• 3 November 150 Celebrations

  Date to be confirmed PIADGS will be having a stand at the Cowes Cultural Centre on Saturday ????? November as our part in the 150 year celebrations for Phillip Island. We will be showcasing the ear ..... Read full article

• 20 October European Research - Some new resources

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• 6 October Family Tree Maker User Group

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• 3 October New 2018 - 2019 Committee

  At the 2018 AGM the following committee members were elected to office President                Bob Hayes Vice President   & ..... Read full article

• 15 September Annual General Meeting and BBQ

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• 1 September Brick Wall Discussion Group

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• 13 August Launch of Old Shire of Phillip Island Rate Books Indexing Program

  The Shire of Phillip Island and Woolamai Rate Books Indexing Program is to be launched on Monday 13th of August 2018.     As part of Family History Month and the 150th cele ..... Read full article

• 6 June PIADGS Banner Competition

  Dear members The PIADGS committee has extended the closing date for entries to the PIADGS Banner Competition. Submission of design entries will now close on Friday 15 June 2018. If you need a ..... Read full article

• 21 April "Brick Wall Discussion" for Family Researchers

  An informal meeting for researchers who have hit a Brick Wall whilst researching their family history. Each problem is shared around the table and possible solutions may be suggested by other res ..... Read full article

• 7 April Family Tree Maker User Group

  A Family Tree Maker User group will be convened at 1.30pm on Saturday 7th April 2018 to discuss developments with the Family Tree Maker program , tips using the program to undertake research and a dis ..... Read full article

• 17 March Presentation "Recording Family History" by Linda Starke

  Linda Starke has written numerous "Family History Books"  Linda will use a Power Point Presentation to demonstrate how she goes about preparing a Family History record and will bri ..... Read full article

• 29 January Chart Display in Foyer

  Come and see some wonderful examples of Family History Charts on display in the foyer of our rooms next time you visit the Research Rooms ..... Read full article

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