Koorie Heritage Trust s Family History service
19 November 2015
L-R: Samara King, Nicolette Suttor, Jodie Dowd, Margaret Bates, Lionel Bamblett, Lorraine Lacey, Jenny Bates and Shannon Sutton.
Photo taken by Ian Smith.
The Library was recently visited by staff members from the Koorie Heritage Trust s Family History service. Jenny, Margaret and Lionel were treated to a behind the scenes tour of the Library before setting to work searching for Aboriginal family history in the Library s collection of manuscripts, photographs and microfilm.
The Koorie Heritage Trust Family History Service helps Victorian members of the Stolen Generation, Koories in custody and members of the Koorie Community to research their family history. You can read more about their work on their website and Facebook page.
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