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| | Archives collect and preserve original documents from organizations such as churches or governments. Libraries generally collect published sources such as books and maps. This article describes the major archives and libraries in Australia that hold genealogical and historical information. | ||
Many of these archives and libraries have Web sites listing their e-mail address and services. Most archives have catalogs describing their records and how to use them. Some catalogs are online. Read [http://www.nla.gov.au/oz/genelist.html ''Australian family history and genealogy: selected websites''] for brief descriptions about archives and libraries.<br> | |||
== National == | == National == | ||
=== | ==== [http://www.naa.gov.au/ National Archives] ==== | ||
PO Box 7425 | |||
Canberra Business Centre | |||
ACT 2610 | |||
Tel: 1300 886 881 (from overseas: 61 2 6212 3900) | |||
Fax: 1300 886 882 (from overseas: 61 2 6212 3999) | |||
The National Archives holds records of Australian government records of the Federation or Commonweath since in 1901; Commonwealth people; and the High Court. [http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/recordsearch/index.aspx RecordSearch] describes over 7.7 million records created by 9000 Australian Government agencies. [http://www.naa.gov.au/about-us/publications/fact-sheets/fs01.aspx Reading rooms] are in Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Hobart and Darwin.<br> | |||
[http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/research/index.aspx A step-by-step guide to research at the National Archives ]is available. More than 200 fact sheets about their records are available [http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/fact-sheets/index.aspx online]. Family history records are [http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/family-history/index.aspx not in their collections], but the site contains links to those records. Read [http://www.naa.gov.au/services/family-historians/index.aspx Begin Your Journey] to get started family history. <br> | |||
[http://www.nla.gov.au/ National Library of Australia] | ==== [http://www.nla.gov.au/ National Library of Australia] ==== | ||
Parkes Place | |||
Parkes ACT 2600 | |||
Phone: +61 (0)2 6262 1266 | |||
Phone: | |||
Fax: +61 (0)2 6273 5081<br> | |||
The National Library is the largest reference library in Australia. Their [http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/ catalogue] is online. [http://www.nla.gov.au/infoserv/family.html Frequently asked questions] for family historians explain about the records there. <br> | |||
== State and Territory Archives and Libraries == | |||
State and Territory Libraries hold family history collections specialising in resources for their state and a selection of material relating to other areas of Australia and Overseas. Contact information for other libraries in Australia may be found at the [http://www.nla.gov.au/apps/libraries Australian Libraries Gateway]. | |||
=== | ==== Australia Capitol Territory<br> ==== | ||
*[http://www.library.act.gov.au/find/history ACT Heritage Library] | |||
==== New South Wales ==== | |||
*[http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/ State Records - New South Wales] | |||
*[http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/family/ State Library of New South Wales - Family History Service] | |||
A guide is ''Concise Guide to the State Archives of New South Wales''. No. 13 in the ''Guide to the State Archives of New South Wales ''series''. ''Sydney, Australia: The Authority, 1969. (FHL book {{FHL|152873|title-id|disp=994.4 A35g no. 13}}.) <br> | |||
==== Northern Territory ==== | |||
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*[http://www.nt.gov.au/dcis/nta/ Northern Territory Archives Service] | |||
*[http://www.ntl.nt.gov.au/for_me/family_history Northern Territory Library] | |||
==== | ==== Queensland ==== | ||
[ | *[http://www.archives.qld.gov.au/ Queensland Government State Archives] | ||
*[http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/info/fh State Library of Queensland - Family and Local Historians] | |||
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[http://www. | |||
== | A guide is ''Provenance Catalogue''. Queensland State Archives. Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1981. (FHL film {{FHL|186003|title-id|disp=1239122}}– {{FHL|186003|title-id|disp=1239123}}.) | ||
==== | ==== South Australia ==== | ||
[ | *[http://www.archives.sa.gov.au/familyhistory/index.html?PHPSESSID=2b447f4d82023a79ae0ea574b32facc0 State Records of South Australia] | ||
*[http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/site/page.cfm?area_id=15&nav_id=654 State Library of South Australia - Family History Service and Collection] | |||
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A guide is ''Ancestors in archives: a guide to family history sources in the official records of South Australia''. Adelaide, South Australia, Australia: Government of South Australia, 1991. (FHL book {{FHL|577946|title-id|disp=994.23 A37a}}.) | |||
=== | ==== Tasmania ==== | ||
*[http://www.archives.tas.gov.au/ Archives Office of Tasmania] | |||
*[http://www.statelibrary.tas.gov.au/familyhistory State Library of Tasmania - Family History Resources ] | |||
A guide is Watson, Lilian, and Neil Chick. ''The Archives office of Tasmania''. Research Note Series Number 7. Tasmania: Genealogical Society of Tasmania, 1986. (FHL book {{FHL|568628|title-id|disp=994.6 D27w}}.) | |||
==== | ==== Victoria ==== | ||
[ | *[http://www.prov.vic.gov.au/ Public Record Office - Victoria's Archives] | ||
*[http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/about/site/information_for/genealogists.html State Library of Victoria - Genealogists and Family Historians] | |||
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A guide is ''Genealogical Sources.'' Victoria, Australia: Public Record Office, 1984. (FHL book {{FHL|562773|title-id|disp=994.5/M1 D23g}}.) | |||
== | ==== Western Australia ==== | ||
*[http://www. | *[http://www.slwa.wa.gov.au/find/guides/family_history/australia/western_australia State Records of Western Australia] | ||
*[http://www.liswa.wa.gov.au/famhist.html State Library of Western Australia - Family History Service]<br> | |||
== Family and Local History Societies | == Family and Local History Societies<br> == | ||
[http://www.aigs.org.au/Default.htm Australia Institute of Genealogical Studies Inc.] | [http://www.aigs.org.au/Default.htm Australia Institute of Genealogical Studies Inc.] promotes and encourages the study of genealogy, heraldry, family history and allied subjects throughout Australia and to assist members and others in genealogical research. | ||
[http://www.coraweb.com.au/society.htm Family History and Historical Societies in Australia ]lists family history organizations that are helpful to researchers.<br> | |||
== General Guides to Archives | == General Guides to Archives<br> == | ||
Printed guides may be helpful in locating family history material. | Printed guides may be helpful in locating family history material. | ||
*White, Olga, Anne-Marie Schwirtlich, and Jennifer Nash, comp. ''Our Heritage.'' O’Connor, Australian Capital Territory, Australia: Australian Society of Archivists, 1983. ( | *White, Olga, Anne-Marie Schwirtlich, and Jennifer Nash, comp. ''Our Heritage.'' O’Connor, Australian Capital Territory, Australia: Australian Society of Archivists, 1983. (FHL book {{FHL|423386|title-id|disp=994 J54w}}.) | ||
*Australian Archives. ''Relations in records: a Guide to Family History Sources in the Australian Archives''. Canberra, Australia: Australian Government Publishing Service, 1988. | *Australian Archives. ''Relations in records: a Guide to Family History Sources in the Australian Archives''. Canberra, Australia: Australian Government Publishing Service, 1988. (FHL book {{FHL|660067|title-id|disp=994 A3r}}.) The following book contains a listing of indexes that are available in Australian libraries: | ||
*Henty, Margaret, and Rachel Jakimow. ''Indexes in Australian libraries''. Canberra, Australia: National Library of Australia, 1995. ( | *Henty, Margaret, and Rachel Jakimow. ''Indexes in Australian libraries''. Canberra, Australia: National Library of Australia, 1995. (FHL book {{FHL|769504|title-id|disp=994 A3h}}.) <br> | ||
==== Family History Library Catalog ==== | |||
The Family History Library has other guides. Call numbers for these can be found in the library's catalog by using the Place Search for:<br> | |||
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Revision as of 07:53, 3 November 2011
Archives collect and preserve original documents from organizations such as churches or governments. Libraries generally collect published sources such as books and maps. This article describes the major archives and libraries in Australia that hold genealogical and historical information.
Many of these archives and libraries have Web sites listing their e-mail address and services. Most archives have catalogs describing their records and how to use them. Some catalogs are online. Read Australian family history and genealogy: selected websites for brief descriptions about archives and libraries.
National[edit | edit source]
National Archives[edit | edit source]
PO Box 7425
Canberra Business Centre
ACT 2610
Tel: 1300 886 881 (from overseas: 61 2 6212 3900)
Fax: 1300 886 882 (from overseas: 61 2 6212 3999)
The National Archives holds records of Australian government records of the Federation or Commonweath since in 1901; Commonwealth people; and the High Court. RecordSearch describes over 7.7 million records created by 9000 Australian Government agencies. Reading rooms are in Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Hobart and Darwin.
A step-by-step guide to research at the National Archives is available. More than 200 fact sheets about their records are available online. Family history records are not in their collections, but the site contains links to those records. Read Begin Your Journey to get started family history.
National Library of Australia[edit | edit source]
Parkes Place
Parkes ACT 2600
Phone: +61 (0)2 6262 1266
Fax: +61 (0)2 6273 5081
The National Library is the largest reference library in Australia. Their catalogue is online. Frequently asked questions for family historians explain about the records there.
State and Territory Archives and Libraries[edit | edit source]
State and Territory Libraries hold family history collections specialising in resources for their state and a selection of material relating to other areas of Australia and Overseas. Contact information for other libraries in Australia may be found at the Australian Libraries Gateway.
Australia Capitol Territory
[edit | edit source]
New South Wales[edit | edit source]
A guide is Concise Guide to the State Archives of New South Wales. No. 13 in the Guide to the State Archives of New South Wales series. Sydney, Australia: The Authority, 1969. (FHL book 994.4 A35g no. 13.)
Northern Territory[edit | edit source]
Queensland[edit | edit source]
A guide is Provenance Catalogue. Queensland State Archives. Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1981. (FHL film 1239122– 1239123.)
South Australia[edit | edit source]
- State Records of South Australia
- State Library of South Australia - Family History Service and Collection
A guide is Ancestors in archives: a guide to family history sources in the official records of South Australia. Adelaide, South Australia, Australia: Government of South Australia, 1991. (FHL book 994.23 A37a.)
Tasmania[edit | edit source]
A guide is Watson, Lilian, and Neil Chick. The Archives office of Tasmania. Research Note Series Number 7. Tasmania: Genealogical Society of Tasmania, 1986. (FHL book 994.6 D27w.)
Victoria[edit | edit source]
- Public Record Office - Victoria's Archives
- State Library of Victoria - Genealogists and Family Historians
A guide is Genealogical Sources. Victoria, Australia: Public Record Office, 1984. (FHL book 994.5/M1 D23g.)
Western Australia[edit | edit source]
Family and Local History Societies
[edit | edit source]
Australia Institute of Genealogical Studies Inc. promotes and encourages the study of genealogy, heraldry, family history and allied subjects throughout Australia and to assist members and others in genealogical research.
Family History and Historical Societies in Australia lists family history organizations that are helpful to researchers.
General Guides to Archives
[edit | edit source]
Printed guides may be helpful in locating family history material.
- White, Olga, Anne-Marie Schwirtlich, and Jennifer Nash, comp. Our Heritage. O’Connor, Australian Capital Territory, Australia: Australian Society of Archivists, 1983. (FHL book 994 J54w.)
- Australian Archives. Relations in records: a Guide to Family History Sources in the Australian Archives. Canberra, Australia: Australian Government Publishing Service, 1988. (FHL book 994 A3r.) The following book contains a listing of indexes that are available in Australian libraries:
- Henty, Margaret, and Rachel Jakimow. Indexes in Australian libraries. Canberra, Australia: National Library of Australia, 1995. (FHL book 994 A3h.)
Family History Library Catalog[edit | edit source]
The Family History Library has other guides. Call numbers for these can be found in the library's catalog by using the Place Search for:
AUSTRALIA - ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES - INVENTORIES, REGISTERS, CATALOGS
AUSTRALIA, [STATE] - ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES - INVENTORIES, REGISTERS, CATALOGS