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Within East Gippsland there are many groups with an interest in the heritage and history of our region.
BUCHAN HERITAGE GROUP
Postal: PO Box 25 BUCHAN VIC 3885
Phone: 03 5155 9315
EAST GIPPSLAND FAMILY HISTORY GROUP
Postal: 21 Morgan Street, PO Box 1104 BAIRNSDALE VIC 3875
Phone: 03 5152 5590
Resources include an extensive library, birth, death & marriage indexes for all Australian states and New Zealand on microfiche, CD ROM and film; probate, inquest and shipping indexes; electoral rolls; maps, and many more records.
Email:
Website: www.egfhg.org.au
EAST GIPPSLAND HISTORICAL AUTOMOBILE CLUB INC
Postal: PO Box 964 BAIRNSDALE VIC 3875
Phone: 03 5156 8975
Restoration of old vehicles, outings and runs each month, New members welcome, Vehicle not necessary. Meetings held 2nd Wednesday of each month at Delvine Hall, Macarthur St. Bairnsdale, 8pm.
Email:
Contact AH: 03 5156 6237
EAST GIPPSLAND LIBRARY SERVICE
Postal: PO Box 1618 Bairnsdale Vic 3875
Phone: 03 5152 4225
Street: 22 Service St Bairnsdale
Fax: 03 5152 6633
Email:
Web: www.egipps.vic.gov.au
FRIENDS OF BUCHAN CAVES
Postal: 2 Caves Road Buchan Vic 3885
Phone: 03 5162 1900
Street: Buchan Caves Reserve Buchan
Fax: 03 5155 9490
Volunteer work above and below ground, exploring, assistance cave mapping, advisory on limestone.
Email:
Web: www.parkweb.vic.gov.au
GIPPSLAND LAKES CATCHMENT LOCAL HISTORY & ENVIRONMENTAL LIBRARY
Postal: Nyerimilang Park Kalimna West VIC 3909
Phone: 03 5156 3253
Open Wednesdays. Other times by appointment.
HERITAGE NETWORK EAST GIPPSLAND
Mobile: 0423 190 242
PO Box 820 Bairnsdale Vic 3875.
The Heritage Network East Gippsland has a number of Resource Centres which may provide further information. Heritage Network East Gippsland is an organisation representing the heritage organisations in East Gippsland. The Network is dedicated to the protection and promotion of East Gippsland's heritage. Meetings are held bimonthly.
Email:
Website: www.heritageeastgippsland.com.au
HEYFIELD FAMILY HISTORY GROUP
5 George Street, Heyfield, Victoria, Australia 3858
Phone: 61 3 5148 2511
Email: mailto:
Website: www.communityheritage.net.au/heyfield-and-districts-historical-society
KROWATHUNKOOLOONG KEEPING PLACE
Postal: PO Box 634 BAIRNSDALE VIC 3875
Phone: 03 5152 1891
Street: 37-53 Dalmahoy Street BAIRNSDALE
Fax: 03 5152 3115
Weekends by appointment
LAKES ENTRANCE FAMILY HISTORY RESOURCE CENTRE INC
Postal: PO Box 674 Lakes Entrance VIC 3909
Phone: 03 5155 3843
Street: Next to the Information Centre Lakes Entrance
Promote the study of Family History and Genealogy. Collect and preserve information and material relevant to early settlers and families of Lakes Entrance and surrounding districts. Have a comprehensive reference library of books, microfiche, and magazines.
Email:
Web: http://home.vicnet.net.au/~lefhrc/Index.html
LAKES ENTRANCE REGIONAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC
Postal: PO Box 723 Lakes Entrance VIC 3909
Phone: 03 5155 3939
Fax: 03 5155 4110
Street: 4 Marine Parade Lakes Entrance
Preservation of local history. Involvement in historical events and issues. Meets 9.30am on 2nd Saturday each month at History Centre and Museum.
Email:
Web: www.lakeshistory.com
MALLACOOTA AND DISTRICT HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC
Postal: PO Box 151 MALLACOOTA VIC 3892
Phone: 0459 437 474
In partnership with the RSL sub branch, the society runs a museum at the Bunker located via Betka Road on the Airport Road. The Society meets at 2.pm, The Art Room, Miva Miva Centre, Maurice St. on the last Wednesday of each month. The Society welcomes information from any historical source provided by visitors. There is a notice board at the local Post Office.
Email:
MUSEUM VICTORIA
Web: http://museumvictoria.com.au/
OMEO HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Postal: PO Box 155 Omeo VIC 3898
Phone: 03 5159 1578
Artefacts - photos - newspapers.
Museum open daily 10am-2pm. Other times by appointment.
Email:
Web: www.omeo.org.au
PAYNESVILLE MARITIME MUSEUM INC
Postal: PO Box 278 Paynesville Vic 3880
Paynesville Maritime Museum is dedicated to researching, recording and retelling the maritime heritage of the village and surrounding area of Paynesville on the Gippsland Lakes.
Email:
Website: www.pmm.org.au
ROYAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF VICTORIA
Web: http://www.historyvictoria.org.au/
SALE & DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP
Postal address: PO Box 773, Sale VIC 3850
Address: 78 Macalister Street, Sale (Old Temperance Hall)
Phone: 03 5144 1421
Meetings: 2nd Monday of each month at 7.30pm.
SALE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Address: Sale Municipal Museum, Foster Street, Sale
Postal address: PO Box 724, Sale VIC 3850
Phone: 03 5144 1217
Open Sunday and school holidays 1.30pm-4.30pm
The Sale Historical Society meet on the 2nd Thursday of every month at 7:pm at the Sale Museum.
STRATFORD & DISTRICT HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Postal: P.O. Box 145, Stratford, Vic, 3862
Phone: 0418 573 828
Address: Hobson St, Stratford.
Stratford Historical Society maintains a Museum in the former Methodist Church. It is currently open 10am to 3pm Tuesdays, and 2pm to 4pm the second and fourth Sunday of the month. Access to the archives is by appointment only.