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Australia has many societies and organizations that may have information of value to your genealogical research. There are also some societies in the country of origin of your ancestor. You may find it helpful to join one of these societies to gain information and knowledge about the area your ancestor came from, as well as access to their publications. | Australia has many societies and organizations that may have information of value to your genealogical research. There are also some societies in the country of origin of your ancestor. You may find it helpful to join one of these societies to gain information and knowledge about the area your ancestor came from, as well as access to their publications. | ||
== Genealogical Societies == | == Genealogical Societies == | ||
There are a few genealogical societies which emphasize Australia research. Most societies publish helpful periodicals, transcripts, compiled genealogies, special indexes, collections and projects. They also publish inquiries/queries about Australiz ancestors or maintain a list of members' research interests. | There are a few genealogical societies which emphasize Australia research. Most societies publish helpful periodicals, transcripts, compiled genealogies, special indexes, collections and projects. They also publish inquiries/queries about Australiz ancestors or maintain a list of members' research interests. | ||
The following societies may be of interest: | The following societies may be of interest: | ||
:'''Society of Australian Genealogists'''<br>120 Kent Street<br>Sydney, NSW 2000<br>Australia<br>Email: [mailto:info@sag.org.au info@sag.org.au]<br>Fax: 02-9241-4872<br>Telephone: 02-9247-3953<br>Internet: http://www.sag.org.au/ | :'''Society of Australian Genealogists'''<br>120 Kent Street<br>Sydney, NSW 2000<br>Australia<br>Email: [mailto:info@sag.org.au info@sag.org.au]<br>Fax: 02-9241-4872<br>Telephone: 02-9247-3953<br>Internet: http://www.sag.org.au/ | ||
== New South Wales Family History Societies == | == New South Wales Family History Societies == | ||
'''Albury and District Historical Society'''<br>P.O. Box 822 <br>Albury, NSW 2640 <br>Australia | '''Albury and District Historical Society'''<br>P.O. Box 822 <br>Albury, NSW 2640 <br>Australia | ||
'''Armidale Family History Group'''<br>P.O. box 1378<br>Armidale, NSW 2350<br>Australia | '''Armidale Family History Group'''<br>P.O. box 1378<br>Armidale, NSW 2350<br>Australia | ||
'''Family History Group of Bathurst | '''Family History Group of Bathurst Inc.'''<br>PO Box 1058 <br>Bathurst NSW 2795<br>Australia<br>Internet: [http://www.bathurstfhg.asn.au/ www.bathurstfhg.asn.au/] | ||
Email: [mailto:bfhg@bathurstfhg.asn.au bfhg@bathurstfhg.asn.au] | |||
''' | '''Bega Valley Genealogical Society'''<br>P.O. Box 19 <br>Pambula, NSW 2549 <br>Australia | ||
'''Bellinger Valley Historical Society'''<br>Hyde Street<br>(Near Council Offices)<br>Bellingen, NSW, 2454 <br>Australia<br>Internet:http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswbelli/ <br>http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswbmfhs | |||
== Queensland Family History Societies == | |||
'''Caboolture Family History Research Group Inc. (CFHRG Inc.)<br>'''PO Box 837 <br>Caboolture, QLD 4510 <br>Australia<br>Email: [mailto:cfhrg@mail.cth.com.au cfhrg@mail.cth.com.au] or [mailto:cfhrg@yahoo.com.au cfhrg@yahoo.com.au]<br>Telephone: 07-5428-2018 <br>Internet: [http://cfhrg.tripod.com/ http://cfhrg.tripod.com] | |||
Library: | |||
King Street<br>Caboolture ("The Old Fire Station")<br>Caboolture, QLD <br>Australia | |||
''' | '''Cooroy-Noosa Genealogical and Historical Research Group Inc.'''<br>Internet: http://www.genealogy-noosa.org.au/ | ||
'''Gold Coast Family History Society Inc. <br>'''Internet: [http://www.goldcoastfhs.org.au/ http://www.goldcoastfhs.org.au] | |||
== Western Australia Family History Societies == | |||
''' | '''Western Australian Genealogical Society Inc.'''<br>6/48 May Street <br>Bayswater, WA 6053<br>Australia<br>Email: [mailto:genealogy@wags.org.au genealogy@wags.org.au] <br>Telephone: 08-9271-4311<br>Fax: 08-9370-1572 <br>Internet: [http://www.wags.org.au/ http://www.wags.org.au] | ||
''' | '''Busselton Family History Society'''<br>Internet: http://members.westnet.com.au/busgen | ||
''' | '''Carnarvon Genealogical Society'''<br>P.O. Box 1049<br>Carnarvon, WA 6701 <br>Australia | ||
'''Geraldton Family History Society'''<br>The Residency<br>321 Marine Terrace <br>Internet: http://members.westnet.com.au/gfhs/ | |||
Mailing Address: | |||
''' | '''Geraldton Family History Society'''<br>P.O. Box 2502<br>Geraldton, WA 6531<br>Australia | ||
''' | '''Goldfields Family History Society, Inc.'''<br>P.O. Box 1462 <br>Kalgoorlie, WA 6430 <br>Australia | ||
''' | '''Great Southern Family History Society''' <br>Western Australia<br>Internet: http://members.westnet.com.au/gsfhs | ||
''' | '''Narrogin Meeting House Family History Centre'''<br>c/o 31 Furnival Street <br>Narrogin, WA 6312 <br>Australia | ||
'''Southern River Family History Centre'''<br>P.O. Box 108 <br>Melville, WA 6156 <br>Australia | |||
== Family Associations == | |||
(If you would like a free listing for family associations in Australia, mail details to: | |||
'''Internet History Resources'''<br>23 Edith St<br>Leichhardt, NSW 2040 <br>Australia<br>Email: Angus McInnes at [mailto:admin@ihr.com.au admin@ihr.com.au] | |||
=== The Chalker/Charker Society of Australia === | |||
This family society consists mainly of descendants of William Charker, also known as Chalker, who was transported to Sydney in 1802. For full details contact: | |||
The Association | '''The Everingham Family Association'''<br>P.O. Box 1039 <br>Ashfield, NSW 1800<br>Australia<br>Telephone: 02-9326-3290 | ||
The Association is made up of descendants of Matthew James Everingham, who arrived in 1788 as a convict on the First Fleet, and his wife Elizabeth Rimes (also a convict), who arrived on the Second Fleet. | |||
Historical | == Historical Societies == | ||
Historical societies can be valuable sources of information about Australia. Similar societies exist in countries from which Australians emigrated and they often collect information about Australian immigrants. Some may have information about specific Australian individuals. Many societies have special collections of books and manuscript materials for Australia that may be difficult to find in libraries and archives. For more information see [[Australia Archives and Libraries|Australia Archives and Libraries]] | |||
== Locating Records at the Family History Library == | |||
Society records are usually described in the Author/Title section of the Family History Library Catalog on microfiche under the name of the society. They are also listed in the Place Search of the catalog under one of the following: | |||
AUSTRALIA | AUSTRALIA - SOCIETIES | ||
AUSTRALIA - GENEALOGY - SOCIETIES | |||
Some records gathered, compiled and published by societies are also listed in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under the type of record. For example, cemetery transcripts gathered by a local genealogical society are listed in the catalog under: | |||
== Websites == | AUSTRALIA - CEMETERIES | ||
== Websites == | |||
*http://genealogypro.com/articles/organizations.html | *http://genealogypro.com/articles/organizations.html | ||