D P S Melbourne Family History and Genealogy Group

D P S Melbourne Family History and Genealogy Group We are a Family History Group of over thirty years. DPS Family History Group began 29 years ago, we have no joining fee or annual subscription.

Our motto is "Preserving Our Past for the Future", There are no membership fees, we are a not for profit group, simply researchers assisting researchers. We ask for a small donation per meeting to cover the cost of tea, coffee and milk. We also ask that each person brings along a plate of goodies to share for afternoon tea. We meet at Watsonia Library. Meetings are held from January to November o

n the Fourth Sunday from 1 pm doors open Meeting is from 1.30pm o to 4.00pm. At each meeting we may have a Guest Speaker from 2pm or help sessions on various subjects i.e. Computer, Family History or new Tech Products. At each meeting after the talk or help sessions and afternoon tea we have a discussion time where each person can speak about their genealogical finds or ask for assistance with their Family History. Our members with their vast range of knowledge in Genealogy are our best resource. One of our objectives is to encourage people who are new to Family History and help them make connections with as yet undiscovered ancestors. After attending three meetings new members are invited to subscribe to our mailing list which is very active with helpful hints and Family History information. Whether you are new to Family History or an experienced researcher you are most welcome to join us.

16/08/2026

Hi everyone, I will be taking a short break as I am heading away for a couple of weeks. Hope you all gain some results from the posts/resources I unearth for you all. Cheers, stay safe and well. Lyn

16/08/2026

This month's meeting is on the 23rd August at Watsonia
Yarra Plenty Regional Library.
A presentation on using MyHeritage will be given by DPS member Keen.
Meeting Details :Watsonia Library Function room at 4/6 Ibbottson St, Watsonia.
Talk will start at approx 1.30, door open at 1 pm
Free to attend, no need to book...just a gold coin to cover tea or coffee is appreciated if you wish to have same.

https://myblacksmiths.com/Private site - Collection of information on blacksmiths in the UK as well as some in Australia...
16/08/2026

https://myblacksmiths.com/
Private site - Collection of information on blacksmiths in the UK as well as some in Australia. Also, a few related trades.

https://wrecksite.eu/If you know the name of a lost ship, this can be a good site to visit. It gives basic information a...
16/08/2026

https://wrecksite.eu/
If you know the name of a lost ship, this can be a good site to visit. It gives basic information about ship losses all around the world.

https://infromthecold.org/This project works to collect and add the names of casualties omitted from the official Common...
16/08/2026

https://infromthecold.org/
This project works to collect and add the names of casualties omitted from the official Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Thousands of men and women died in the service of Britain and the Commonwealth during two world wars and yet there is no official recognition of their sacrifice.

16/08/2026

http://perthdps.com/shipping/mig-nz1.htm
Shipping - Although much of this site links may not work as it is not now maintained, there is much information still to be useful, especially for shipping in Australian States and New Zealand.

Send a message to learn more

https://web.archive.org/web/20190305195415/https://www.angelfire.com/ns/bkeddy/HIES/1.html Scotland to Australia 1852-...
14/08/2026

https://web.archive.org/web/20190305195415/https://www.angelfire.com/ns/bkeddy/HIES/1.html Scotland to Australia 1852-1857
Passenger Lists via the web archive
The Highland and Island Emigration Society was set up by private subscription to alleviate destitution in the Highlands by promoting and assisting the emigration of Highlanders to Australia. Their passenger lists for the years 1852-1857 have survived and are organised by ship and by family and record the name, age and residence of each emigrant (HD4/5) as well as occasional notes on their health and situation.

https://content-lists.sl.nsw.gov.au/content/ships-index?State Library of NSW - Ship List What's in the indexThe Ships In...
14/08/2026

https://content-lists.sl.nsw.gov.au/content/ships-index?
State Library of NSW - Ship List
What's in the index
The Ships Index lists shipping records, logs, and journals held on microfilm in the State Library. Some records are available online via the Library catalogue or Trove.
The index contains the following information:
name of ship, chronologically under the name of the ship
title or description of resource dates name of series (e.g. AJCP Admiralty and Series number and pages), microform call number.
references to Charles Bateson’s Convict Ships includes references to Tasmanian (TAS) Papers and Australian Joint Copying Project (AJCP).

The Ships Index lists shipping records, logs, and journals held on microfilm in the State Library.  Some records are available online via the Library catalogue or Trove.

https://thomasnevin.com/category/ships-and-captains/Tasmania - Photographer Thomas Nevin (1842-1923). Various items and...
14/08/2026

https://thomasnevin.com/category/ships-and-captains/
Tasmania - Photographer Thomas Nevin (1842-1923).
Various items and stories including photos of some prisoners c1870 and ships.

Master mariners Captain Edward Goldsmith, Captain James Day, Captain Andrew Haig, Captain Hector Axup, Captain Charles Bayley, the McGregor brothers, the Chandler family, Captain William Lemuel Dom…

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