Mornington Peninsula Family History Society

Mornington Peninsula Family History Society Researching family and local history. The Society is the third largest in Victoria. Volunteers are on duty to assist during opening hours.

It is situated in Frankston Sth Recreation Centre in Towerhill Road, Frankston (Melways 102 E7). Meetings are held on the first Saturday afternoons of February, April, June, August, October and December with interesting guest speakers and afternoon tea. Our library and resource centre is available and members and visitors may use: books, microfiche, microfilm, magazines, the networked computers with resource CDs, and internet computers with subscriptions to Ancestry.com and FindmyPast.

07/06/2026

ATTENTION: We are sorry to announce that we have had to cancel our meeting scheduled for next Saturday (13th June) with Debra Parry from Melbourne Conservation Services. We apologise for the inconvenience.

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05/06/2026

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In exciting news for family historians and other researchers, our archivists have now made available digitised student cards in the University of Melbourne Archives collection. The collection holds student record cards from the University's inception in 1853 to 1986.

Start searching our student cards now 🔗 https://go.unimelb.edu.au/t2se

*** NOTE: Meeting is cancelled.Our next meeting is a week later this month because of the King's Birthday weekend. Come ...
02/06/2026

*** NOTE: Meeting is cancelled.

Our next meeting is a week later this month because of the King's Birthday weekend. Come along on 13th June for this very interesting talk.

12/05/2026

A quick reminder that our Discovery Day is tomorrow, and we've still got a few spots left if you'd like to spend some or all of the day with us.

28/04/2026
This is coming up in a few days. Scan the QR code to book.
20/04/2026

This is coming up in a few days. Scan the QR code to book.

Edie Dryden has recently turned 110 years of age. She spent years of her childhood on the Peninsula in Rosebud and marri...
19/03/2026

Edie Dryden has recently turned 110 years of age. She spent years of her childhood on the Peninsula in Rosebud and married in Frankston. We encourage you to watch 'Born on Gallipoli Day: One Woman's 110 Years in Australia'. One of many stories from our amazing older generations, preserved by the 100 Project.

Celebrating her 110th birthday, Edie stands as a supercentenarian whose life spans extraordinary change — from horse-drawn deliveries and wireless radios to ...

Seminar being run by Family History Connections. They are offering both in-person and online attendance.
02/02/2026

Seminar being run by Family History Connections. They are offering both in-person and online attendance.

Address

55 Towerhill Road
Frankston, VIC
3199

Opening Hours

Tuesday 10:30am - 2:30pm
Thursday 10:30am - 2:30pm
Sunday 2pm - 5pm

Telephone

+61397837058

Website

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