Articles tagged: Colac and District Family History Group
Historians celebrate milestone
The Colac and District Family History Group has marked 10 years of a unique project.
Project continues to unearth history
Dedicated volunteer researchers have pieced together the century-old stories of more than 1000 burials at the Colac cemetery.
Tragedy, tenacity of Harris family
Charles Harris and Amelia Gumbly emigrated from Birmingham with their five children aboard the Crusader in May 1870.
Preserving old butcher shop memories
Do you love visiting your local Colac butcher shop, serving only the best quality cuts of meat, and have great memories of the district’s butcher shops that are no longer operating?
Colac doctor’s life re-enacted
The Colac and District Family History Group has brought a 19th-century story to life as part of a decade-long research project.
Hotel history bonds group
Seven descendants of an 1800s Colac publican have gathered in the city, celebrating a rich history after connecting through a Colac history Facebook page.
Forty years of historical work for group
A Colac history group has reached its own historic moment.
