Search Agents and Research Services
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Public Record Office Victoria (PROV) provides a range of services and resources to assist members of the public with their research. PROV however, does not provide a research service. Researchers may wish to engage a professional search agent to undertake research at PROV on their behalf.
Listed below are the names and addresses of organisations and individuals who can be contacted to undertake research of this kind. These organisations have made themselves known to PROV and the list is therefore neither exhaustive nor necessarily up-to-date at any given time, as it depends on the accuracy and currency of information provided to PROV. This list does not indicate any form of accreditation or recognition by Public Record Office Victoria. All conditions and fees for service must be negotiated directly with the search agent chosen. All such dealings are outside the influence and responsibility of Public Record Office Victoria, its constituent sections or its individual officers.
*Australasian Association of Genealogists and Record Agents Incorporated
Att: The Secretary
PO Box 268, Oakleigh, VIC 3166
Email: info@aagra.asn.au
Web: www.aagra.asn.au
Professional Historians Association Vic (Inc)
PO Box 1223, Carlton VIC 3053
Tel: (03) 9348 9188
Email: mail@phavic.org.au (Att: Employment Officer)
Web: www.phavic.org.au
Ballarat & District Genealogical Society
PO Box 1809,
Ballarat Mail Centre, VIC 3354
Email: researchballarat@hotmail.com
Web: www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au
Family and local history - Ballarat area. Collections regularly searched: Ballarat Archives Centre (PROV), Ballarat Library, including the Australiana room (CHRLC) and the Mechanics Institute Library.
Ms L Andel
33 Minerva Avenue, North Balwyn VIC 3104
Tel: (03) 9859 8012
Email: l.andel@bigpond.com
BA (Hons.) History
Genealogical and historical research; special interests: Victoria and Tasmania, particularly Tasmania 19th century; Victoria 1850s-1880s.
Collections regularly searched: PROV, NAA, SLV, RHSV, AIGS, Registrar General, La Trobe University Library.
Architectural Research Group
8 Kanowindra Crescent, Greensborough VIC 3088
Tel: (03) 9432 1606; Mob: 0423 172 290
Email: agroup@ihug.com.au
B.A.S., U.C.T. (1988); B.Arch., RMIT (1998); Royal Australian Institute of Architects, Vic. Archicentre Accredited Architect.
Architectural researchers. All aspects of architectural research undertaken. Historical searches on private houses, commercial and industrial properties, architects, architectural development.
Special Interests: architectural history (especially twentieth century). Other interests include architectural detailing, building methods and techniques, sourcing of materials, establishment of land use and other Council requirements. Familiar with most architectural collections.
*Robin Bailey
2 Baroona Court, Brighton VIC 3186
Tel: (03) 9596 4292
Email: robanbai@teksupport.net.au
Master of Engineering (Computing).
Genealogical and historical research; special interests: family history; shipping and immigration; land and survey records, wills and probate, inquests, goldfields histories, house histories, military records, local histories.
Collections regularly searched: PROV, SLV, NAA, MU Archives and Library, RGO, GSV, LDS, RHSV, Titles.
Peter Andrew Barrett
Suite 1303, 31 Spring Street, Melbourne VIC 3000
Tel: (03) 9639 2646; Mob: 0429 429 064
Email: petersanfran@yahoo.com
MA Architectural History (University of Melbourne); special interests: Genealogicial and historical research including wills and probate, inquests, history of houses and other buildings, shipping and immigration lists, rate books.
Collections regularly searched: PROV, NAA, SLV, RHSV, Melbourne University Archives
Dr H Doyle
178 Poath Road, Hughesdale, VIC, 3166
Tel: 0419 528 994
Email: helendoyle@bigpond.com
PhD,MA Public History; Member Professional Historians Association, National Trust Gardens Committee, RHSV.
Family and local history, special interests: Western District of Victoria, Irish Settlers, land records, public buildings, inquests, wills and probates.
Collections regularly searched: PROV, SLV, NAA, RHSV, Melbourne University Archives
*Mr Peter T Gill
2 Mernda Avenue, Ashburton, VIC 3147
Tel: (03) 9885 2203; Fax: (03) 9885 7195
Email: janpeter@alphalink.com.au
Web: http://genealogyPro.com/pgill.html
BA, BEd.
Genealogical and historical research; special interests: family and local history, Australian Births, Deaths & Marriage indexes and biographies, passenger lists, shipping and immigration records, wills and probates, inquests, cemetery records and memorials, educational, schools, land records, electoral rolls, public buildings, sporting history.
Collections regularly searched: PROV, SLV, NAA, plus other major repositories.
Ms Helen D Harris, OAM
40 William Street, Box Hill, VIC 3128
Tel: (03) 9890 9288; Fax: (03) 9890 3340
Email: hdh1@ozemail.com.au
Web: www.helendoxfordharris.com.au
Master of Arts (History). Member Professional Historians Association; Hon Life Member AIGS.
Genealogical and historical research; special interests: police, criminals, courts, goldfields.
Collections regularly searched: PROV, SLV, and Police Historical Unit.
Ms Lynn Humphreys
38 Goulburn Street, Yarraville VIC 3013
Tel: (03) 9332 4755
Email: rosslynn@optusnet.com.au
Genealogical and historical research; special interests: Port Phillip District (prior 1851), mining, patent, probate and immigration records.
Collections regularly searched: PROV, GSV, SLV, RHSV.
Ms E Jefferson
20 Dunbarton Drive, Wantirna, VIC 3152
Tel/Fax: (03) 9729 7268
Email: elainej100@gmail.com
Family History Research.
Collections regularly searched: All Melbourne repositories including PROV, SLV (newspapers, land records), GSV & AIGS. Electoral Rolls, shipping records etc.
Joy Roy, FGSV
72 Sharps Road, Tullamarine, Vic 3043
Tel: (03) 9338 9223
Email: joy@genealogy-jigsaw.com.au
Website: www.genealogy-jigsaw.com.au
Collections regularly searched: All Melbourne repositories PROV, SLV, GSV, RHSV, NAA
Mr Don Jewell
37 Glenalva Parade, Cannons Creek, VIC 3977
Tel: (03) 5998 7734 (answering service); Fax: (03) 5998 7734
Email: dhjewell@surf.net.au
Genealogical research; special interests: general genealogical research Australia (particularly West Gippsland Victoria); and British Isles (particularly Cornwall).
Collections regularly searched: PROV, SLV, local specialist collections, GSV records.
*Mrs F Johnson
9 Murrumbeena Crescent, Murrumbeena VIC 3163
Tel: (03) 9569 7571
Email: fayjtreesearch@tpg.com.au
Cert. In Prof. Writing & Editing.
Genealogical and historical research; special interests: North Eastern Victoria, Ovens & Indigo Goldfields and Devon (England).
Collections regularly searched: PROV, SLV, GSV, AIGS, RHSV, Probate Office, Registrar General (Old Law Memorials).
Ms Kathy Lothian
Tel: 0431 510 026; 9387 2021
Email: kathy.lothian@gmail.com MA History; member Professional Historians Association, Australian Historical Association
Local and community history, immigration history, Chinese-Australian history, history of Victoria's Western District
Collections regularly searched: PROV, SLV, NAA, MU, RHSV.
*Ms Sue McBeth
PO Box 136, Hampton, VIC 3188
Tel: (03) 9598 0435; Fax: (03) 9598 0365
Email: info@macbeth.com.au
Web: www.macbeth.com.au
BSc. Member Association of Professional Genealogists.
Genealogical research; Probate genealogy; special interests: tracing beneficiaries of estates worldwide.
Collections regularly searched: major collections Australia and New Zealand and worldwide.
Mrs Helen Pfann
PO Box 306, Somers VIC 3927
Tel: (03) 5983 5311
Email: helen.pfann@bigpond.com
T.S.T.C. Dip FHS
Family and Local History Research.
Collections regularly consulted: PROV, SLV, GSV, AIGS, LDS and land records at Registrar-General Dept.
Mrs Elizabeth Roberts
PO Box 75, Bacchus Marsh VIC 3340
Tel: (03) 5367 1521
Email: heritagesearch@hotmail.com
Genealogical and historical research: special interests: family and local history, school records.
Collections regularly searched: PROV, SLV, NAA, GSV, AIGS.
Ms K Twigg
9 Myrtle Street, East Brunswick, VIC 3057
Tel: (03) 9388 2414
Email: ktwigg@alphalink.com.au
MA (Public History). Member Professional Historians Association; National Trust Expert Buildings Committee.
Historical research: particularly business/organisational, church, child welfare and local histories. Heritage issues also researched.
Sticks Research Agency
Tel: +44 7944 046 057
Email: admin@sra-uk.com
Web: www.sra-uk.com
Genealogical, architectural and all aspects of required research.
Collections regularly searched: all worldwide agencies.
*AAGRA Accredited Searchers/Organisations
Abbreviations
AAGRA: Australasian Association of Genealogists & Record Agents
AIGS: Australian Institute of Genealogical Studies
CHRLC: Central Highlands Regional Library Corporation
GSV: Genealogical Society of Victoria
Dip FHS: Diploma in Family Historical Studies
SAG: Society of Australian Genealogists
SLV: State Library of Victoria
PROV: Public Record Office Victoria
NAA: National Archives of Australia
MU: Melbourne University
LDS: Latter Day Saints
