Hello One & All I would like to take this opportunity to inform you that the Registration Form and Programme Information Booklet for the 5th Victorian State Family History Conference "Settlers in the sun", to be held in Mildura from April 16th - 18th 2004, are now available and can be printed from our website at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ausmdgs/2004.html The Early Bird rates close on December 31st 2003. This conference is hosted by the Mildura & District Genealogical Society Inc. under the auspices of VAFHO. It will be an exciting, informative, low-cost conference where you will have the opportunity to attend workshops and a variety of sessions conducted by 25 guest speakers covering a broad range of topics encompassing everything from how to trace your ancestry, using internet resources, WWI & WWII records, colonial links, immigration records, celebrations of the 150th anniversary of Cobb & Co coaches, and more. The conference keynote speaker is Jan Gow, one of New Zealand's most experienced professional genealogists. We have a selection of pre-conference workshops that will be conducted on Friday 16th April. For further information please contact: 2004 Conference Organizing Committee P.O. Box 3467 Mildura 3502, VIC E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ausmdgs/2004.html Roz Voullaire [email protected] Secretary 2004 Conference Organizing Committee

G.M.A.G.S. (Goulburn & Murray Association Of Family & Local History Groups.) Local and Family history EXPO. Saturday 15th November 2003. 10.00AM t0 4PM. Venue----Mulwala & District Services Club Melbourne Street, Mulwala N.S.W. (Just over the border from Yarrawonga). Admission $10.00 per person includes entry to hear guest speakers. Exhibitors include.............. G.S.V Bookshop, Irish ancestry group, Gould's Genealogy, Archive C.D. Books, National Archives, Public Records Office Victoria, Wangaratta family history society, Mildura and district genealogical society, Nathalia Genealogical group, Cobram Genealogical Group, Yarrawonga/Mulwala Historical Society, Barham/Koondrook Genealogical group, Benalla family history group, Deniliquin family history group, Mansfield historical society, Echuca/Moama family history group, Victorian B.D.MS, New South Wales B.D.M.S Joy Murrin transcription agent for N.S.W, Koorie Heritage, Wodonga family history group, scottish ancestry group and more..... For further details contact Jan Parker 03 57441460 or [email protected] or Mary Anne Hatters on 03 57682219 or [email protected]