Research, create and share your own family or community history.

Use our step-by-step guide to help research your family or community history.

What are your origins? Where have Victorians come from? Why did they come? Origins is based on government census information gathered in Victoria since 1854. 

Everyone who immigrates has their own unique story to tell. Explore these stories – why they came, where they settled and how they made Victoria their new home.

Immigration is a vital feature of Australia's history and national identity. Celebrate the journeys that changed Australia forever.

What effect did immigration have on Victoria? Take a look, decade by decade, at the changes in population, demographics and the impact this had on Indienous Australians.

What does it mean to belong and not belong in Australia? Through personal stories and compelling images, find connections with others and challenge the assumptions we make about each other every day.

Melbourne’s heritage-listed Station Pier was Victoria’s most important arrival point for migrants. Find out why it plays such an important part in Melbourne’s migration history.

Home of the Immigration Museum, explore the rich history of one of Melbourne's most important 19th century public buildings. 

In this series of videos, students from a range of faiths and cultures discuss diversity, spirituality and what it means to be Australian.