PROJECTS
Their Duty Done
Bairnsdale Cemetery Project
Transcribe, index, photograph and publish a database
of all burials at the Bairnsdale Cemetery
This project commenced many years ago and invovled the photographing of every headstone and
plaque in the Bairnsdale Cemetery. This, together with the sextons records, registers and maps created
by the group provide the most complete record possible of those buried in the Bairnsdale cemetery.
Digitising The Archive of Research Requests
Since
the
formation
of
East
Gippsland
Family
History
Group
in
1979
many
thousands
of
expert
volunteer
hours
have
been
spent
responding
to
research
requests
from
all
over
the
world.
All
this
work
has
been
accumulating
into
a
very
valuable
resource
for
researchers.
Currently
it
is
all
in
ring
files
and
plastic
envelopes
with
a
card
index
system
that
allows
access
to
those
present
in
the
rooms.
We
have
started
a
project
to
copy
each
page
and
link
the
pages
to
a
database
of
names.
This
will
protect
the
many
hours
invested
by
our
members
from
fire
or
flood
and
also
make
the
information
easier
for
family
historians
to
access.
This
a
huge
undertaking
as
there
are
many
thousands
of
pages
to
copy
and
enter
in
to
the
database.
Anyone
interested
in
helping out?
In addition to providing research facilites for family historians the East Gippsland Family History Group is
engaged in many projects to which preserve localthe heritage and Culture
of East Gippsland and the wider Australian Community
Many thousands of hours have been spent bringing this project to reality.
What we end up with is unique resources for future generations. A permanent website
with the names, biographies and photograph (where possible) of every East Gippslander
who lost their life as a result of their participation in the First World War is published to
our website: www.theirdutydone.com. This is an ongoing project and not all
biographies have yet been written.