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Did You Know?Victims of some of the biggest crimes and tragic stories are interred within the burial grounds, including the Caulfield Railway disaster (1926), the Westgate Bridge collapse (1970), the Hoddle Street and Queen Street massacres (1987) and the Kerang railway crash (2007)? Visit our re-Member Wiki Portal and contribute information on the lives of those buried at the Cheltenham Cemeteries. |
NewsNews of what's happening to give you an idea of the work of the Friends. 3rd Annual General MeetingOur 3rd Annual General Meeting will be held at the Sandringham and District Historical Society Inc., 6 Waltham Street, Sandringham on Sunday 8 August 2010 at 2.00pm. Following the AGM will be a talk on Mary Hardy and the screening of This Is Your Life featuring Hardy.. Members and non-members alike are welcome to attend the AGM Book: The Centenarians: Life's Quiet Sunset (2nd Edition)We are pleased to announce that a 2nd edition of our first book titled The Centenarians: Life's Quiet Sunset is now available. Such was the popularity of the first edition that all 70 copies were sold before the book launch. The A5-sized book comprises 172 pages and 48,000 words with an index of over 800 names. It is a rich source of genealogical information of birth, death and marriage records, burial details, wedding notices, emigration and shipping records, death and obituary notices, probate records and notices, electoral rolls, military service records, newspaper articles and publications, as well as extracts from the Victorian Government and Police gazettes. You can now visit our on-line shop and purchase a copy of The Centenarians: Life's Quiet Sunset today. re-Member Wiki PortalWe are proud to announce the launch of our newest initiative, the re-Member Wiki portal. The aim of re-Member is to preserve, share and collate information whilst remembering the lives of those who lie buried in the Cheltenham cemeteries. The Friends believe that each person is worth remembering and that no life is any less interesting than those who were in the public eye. re-Member compliments our Connecting Descendants service. Anyone can now make a contribution and share information. The re-Member portal can be accessed at http://www.focrc.org/wiki. It's free to use and access. Just another example of the work we do to research, restore, remember. Book: The Centenarians: Life's Quiet Sunset
You can now visit our on-line shop and purchase a copy of The Centenarians: Life's Quiet Sunset today. |
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first book titled The Centenarians: Life's Quiet Sunset (left) is due
for release in February 2010. The A5-sized book comprises 172 pages and
48,000 words with an index of over 800 names. It is a rich source of
genealogical information of birth, death and marriage records, burial details,
wedding notices, emigration and shipping records, death and obituary notices,
probate records and notices, electoral rolls, military service records,
newspaper articles and publications, as well as extracts from the Victorian
Government and Police gazettes. We thank Firefighter Rob for sponsoring The Centenarians: Life's Quiet Sunset.