Dorothy Small began researching her family history well before the Internet was a key resource. Since retiring from full-time employment she has enjoyed volunteering and researching at a variety of organisations, including Public Record Office Victoria. She now volunteers at the Williamstown library and Puffing Billy Railway, Belgrave. She is also the secretary of the Williamstown Historical Society.
Author email: dorothylsmall@gmail.com
Janet Lynch is a public servant with a long-standing interest in history, after tracing her own family tree. Janet completed a part-time Bachelor of Arts (Australian Studies) followed by a Post Graduate Diploma in Arts (Historical Research) in 2013 at Monash University. She is a graduate member of the Professional Historians Association of Victoria.
Author email: lynchjnt@yahoo.com
Jacquie Browne nee Keown is a mother of three amazing children, Nana of two phenomenal and gorgeous girls, Kenzie and Lillie, and a Melburnian through and through. She is a student of life, forever curious; from being halfway through her Bachelor of Arts way back when, to now always happily honing her complementary health practitioner skills; she ecstatically embraces all dancing, singing, music and travel.
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