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We've reopened for 2020
We’re now operating as usual – Tuesdays and Saturdays 11 am to 3 pm.
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Sorry, we’re closed
At an extraordinary committee meeting last night we reluctantly decided to close the Lorraine Taylor Research Room immediately until the 30th April 2020, possibly longer. We cannot risk the health and...
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Another way to get together and talk about family history
We’re experimenting with a new way to get together and talk about family history – a forum. Our new forum can be accessed through the ‘forum’ tab on the menu at the top of our page. Perhaps you might...
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Newsletter exchange program
We participate in newsletter exchanges with a number of family history groups and historical societies. Most of which come in by email these days. Those newsletters are still coming in for the moment,...
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Casey Cardinia Combined Index
A number of members have indexed local history material over the years for us. Our amazing Casey Cardinia Coordinator has amalgamated these indexes into our Casey Cardinia Combined Index. The index...
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Research Room open again
We’re excited to advise that the admin building at Cranbourne East was reopened by the City of Casey on 2 July 2020. This means that we are able to access the Research Room once again. The committee...
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We’re closed again…
We are again closed to members and the public as the admin building will be closed from 8 July 2020. But, as always, you can contact us by email, Facebook or phone ……..Stay safe everyone.
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First zoom AGM
We had our zoom Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, 9 December with 19 attendees, one from Ballarat and one from South Australia. It was different but it was fun. Our new committee is: President:...
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March 2 reopening
We are scheduled to reopen the Research Room on Tuesday 2 March. The room will initially be opened to two members or visitors with a committee member working as our duty person. We will be offering...
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Back to normal
We’re happy to say that from Saturday 1st May, we’re returning to normal hours. We’ll be open on Tuesday and Saturday from 11 am to 3 pm with two volunteers on duty – and you may enter from the...
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February 2022 Opening Hours
After some long and careful consideration of a wide range of issues we have decided to reopen the Lorraine Taylor Research Room on Tuesday 1st February and see how we go. The health and safety of our...
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March 2022 opening hours
We are open Monday to Saturday from 11 am to 2 pm by appointment. Appointments or bookings can be made on Eventbrite. If we have no bookings for a session no one will be in attendance in the Research...
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April to June opening hours
We are open Monday to Saturday from 11 am to 2 pm by appointment. Appointments or bookings can be made on Eventbrite. If we have no bookings for a session no one will be in attendance in the Research...
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Changes to Research Room hours
We’re changing our opening days and times from 1 August 2022. We will be open on Tuesdays and Saturdays from 11 am to 2 pm. No bookings are necessary. Covid-19 Research Room procedures as at August...
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Discovery Day 2022
Over four sessions we’ll be exploring ways to: Find what you’re looking forInterpret and record the resultsTell the story FamilySearch 10 am There’s so much to see and do at FamilySearch – and it’s...
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William Donald (Don) McNab–one of God’s gentlemen.
Sometimes it’s the littlest things that create the biggest obstacles. This turned out to be true for thirteen-year-old Don McNab when an ant bite on his left leg became infected. It caused no end of...
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Research Room closure 20 May 2023
Hot on the heels of a very successful Volunteers’ Morning Tea this week we’ve had to make the difficult decision to close the Research Room tomorrow (Saturday 20 May) because we just don’t have enough...
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Research Room closure 17 June 2023
Members and friends are advised that the Research Room will be closed on Saturday 17 June because we don’t have enough hands on deck to operate the room and host a general meeting. Thank you to those...
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Research Room closure 16 September 2023
Members and friends are advised that the Research Room will be closed on Saturday 16 September because we don’t have enough hands on deck to operate the room and host a general meeting. Thank you to...
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