West Gippsland Genealogical Society Meeting Schedule 2013
| Date | Speaker | Program | Subject |
| Feb 28 | Celestina Sagazio | Guest Speaker | Celestina will speak on “Grave stories of the Queen Victoria Market” |
| Mar 28 | Dr Lyn Brunet | Guest Speaker | Life Writing and Ethical Wills |
| Apr 25 | Members Night | -Guest Speaker | Mr Alan Pugh a local resident who attended the unveiling by the Queen of a monument commemorating the lives of 55,573 airmen who lost their lives in Bomber Command in World War II |
| May 23 | Joy Roy | AGM Guest Speaker | "Searching for John Smith" details over 50 primary sources used to turn one John Smith into a real person |
| Jun 27 | Keith Cook | Speaker | "The Golden Days of Old Crossover"- 1850 -1900 |
| Jul 25 | Lindsay Cox | Guest Speaker | Salvation Army - history of the 2/22nd Battalion. Lindsay manages The Salvation Army Museum in Melbourne, he maintains the Archives for the southern territory and he organises exhibits and delivers talks on Salvation Army history. |
| Aug 22 | Beryl Curnow | Guest Speaker | Cornish Association 3 speakers on different aspects of Cornish history |
| Sep 26 | Cathy Holdsworth | Guest Speaker | Hugh Kilday from Yarragon -
On Thursday May 10th, 1945, a Short Stirling LK147 from 196 Squadron with a crew of 6 men and 14 members of The Border Regiment 1 Airborne Battalion crashed while attempting to land at Gardermoen. All on board were killed and buried in a small cemetery near the crash site. In late November 1945, six months after the crash, the 20 men were exhumed and transferred to Vestre gravlund civil Cemetery in Oslo, where they rest today. |
| Oct 24 | History Week | Guest Speaker | Historical Museum tour |
| Nov 28 | Members Night | Guest Speaker | exploring internet resources |
Above: WGGS group vist to PROV North Melbourne
Below: some of the exhibits at our end of year meeting
