If only the walls could talk…

Well now they can…in a matter of speaking. The Public Record Office Victoria (PROV) holds hundreds of thousands of documents (literally 100kms in length) of records dating from the mid-1830s to the present day. Their impressive collection includes records of immigration and shipping, criminal trials and prisons, premiers and governors, royal commissions, boards of inquiry, wills and probates and much more.

These records hold stories of the key events and could contain information pertaining to a home’s history. As more documents become accessible through digitisation it has never been easier to discover the history that has shaped Victoria.

However, the layers of history are deep and the documentation is extensive. It is often difficult to know where to look and what to look for. Many become overwhelmed and aren’t sure what they are even looking at, dead ends ensue.

Don’t fret about sifting through thousands of documents and countless news stories on your own, let homesologist support you in your quest for information. Homesologist is a less stressful and time consuming alternative to researching your own home’s history.