Family History

If you would like to learn more about Family History the Central Reference Library holds an extensive collection of resources in a variety of formats.  Volunteers from the Illawarra Family History Group are available on Wednesday and Friday morning from 9.30am-12noon to help you find the right resources, use the equipment and share their extensive knowledge.

Family History research materials held by the Central Reference Library include:-

• Births, deaths and marriage records
• Cemetery records
• Convict records
• Immigration and shipping records
• Land and property records
• Professional records
• Orphan school records
• Military records
• Census records and musters
• Electoral rolls
• Directories
• Naturalisation records
• Colonial Secretary Papers
• Miscellaneous indexes
  

Access to the library edition of the very popular online family history database ancestry.com is also available at any Branch of the Library.  This database allows you to access genealogy, family trees and family history records online. It includes records from the United States Census; military records; court, land and probate records; church records; directories and passenger lists