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The rush for daily bread

Hear tips from State Library Victoria experts on how to research occupations and jobs when investigating your family history.

8 Aug 2016 Duration: 43:23

Darren Watson on researching migrant occupations

Hear how to research migrant occupations in postwar Victoria in this Family History Feast 2016 talk by Darren Watson from National Archives.

8 Aug 2016 Duration: 28:10

Jack Martin on finding teacher records at PROV

Hear tips from Jack Martin on researching the teachers in your family tree, presented during Family History Feast 2016.

8 Aug 2016 Duration: 44:19

Don Grant Lecture 2016: Susie Zada on 'Grannie' Ferris

Watch the annual Don Grant Lecture, delivered as part of Family History Feast 2016 by genealogist and researcher Susie Zada.

8 Aug 2016 Duration: 51:30

Catherine Devery on stories from the Immigration Museum

In this Family History Feast 2016 talk, hear the stories of those who travelled from afar to settle in Melbourne.

8 Aug 2016 Duration: 41:17

One object, many stories: Lambswool book

Hear the colourful history of a rare lambswool-covered book created to launch Melbourne's bid for the 1956 Olympics.

4 Aug 2016 Duration: 50:22

Dr Juliet O'Conor on Beatrix Potter

Join Dr Juliet O'Conor for a glimpse at some of the Beatrix Potter gems in our Children's Literature Collection.

28 Jul 2016 Duration: 02:31

Patrick Spedding on banned books exposed

Watch Patrick Spedding's 2016 Foxcroft Lecture on the history of private case collections, filed by libraries as 'dangerous' books.

18 Jul 2016 Duration: 54:49

Uncovering the Shenandoah diary

Hear a lively panel discussion about the Confedrate ship Shenandoah's 1865 visit – an event that both thrilled and divided Melbourne.

9 Jun 2016 Duration: 48:25

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