Victoria Genealogical Society

Explore the VGS Resource Centre FREE on 6 Sep 20146 September 2014 ~ Special hours: 11:00 am to 3:00 pm ~ PLEASE JOIN US!/p>September 6, 2014 is our 'Explore the Victoria Genealogy Society Resource Centre' day./p>What do we have at the VGS Resource Centre?Who can use our many resources?Why become a VGS member?Come and join us for coffee, tea and goodies while finding out all . See some of the things that we have done in the past year. Meet some of our volunteers who are there to help you in searching for your family. It's a FREE day for all.Genealogy is our passion. The Resource Centre is full of information, knowledge from our volunteers, support for your searching, and scheduled workshops to guide you on your quest. Come join us! Posted 4 Aug 2014Three new audio stories have been added to the Voices of the Past memory project. Listen to Albert Harwood, WWII veteran and retired Victoria Police Officer, as he tells us working in a radium refinery , his experiences with circus elephants and a war time memory running his ' speed buggy ' into the back of a Tiger tank.InIn October, 2013, the Victoria Genealogical Society (VGS) launched the 'Voices of the Past' memory project to promote the importance of recording and preserving family history stories and personal memoirs.