Monday, May 9, 2022

Family History: Recommended websites

 South Australian Family History

State Library of South Australia: https://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/collections/family-history

GenealogySA at: http://www.genealogysa.org.au/

Centennial Park: http://www.centennialpark.org/
Adelaide Cemeteries: http://www.aca.sa.gov.au/

Grave Secrets at your fingertips: www.headstones.weebly.com

·         Search SA gravestones     

Adelaide Hospital admissions - 1840 – 1904: https://archives.sa.gov.au/finding-information/discover-our-collection/health-and-welfare/hospitals#Indexes

·         Excellent site to find information about early settlers: includes how long been in colony, ship that they arrived on, religion

State Records: https://www.archives.sa.gov.au

Lutheran Archives at: https://www.lca.org.au/departments/ministry-support/lutheran-archives/

·         German or Polish ancestors: Located 27 Fourth Street Brompton T:8340 4009

 Australian Family History resources

National Archives: www.naa.gov.au

·         Holds naturalization document records.

National Library of Australia: https://www.nla.gov.au/research-guides/family-history

·         Lots of links to Family history sites within Australia.

Trove at: https://trove.nla.gov.au

 

SA - Births, Deaths & Marriages at: https://www.sa.gov.au/topics/family-and-community/births-deaths-and-marriages/certificates

NSW - Births, Death & Marriages at : www.bdm.nsw.gov.au

Victoria - Births, Deaths & Marriages at: https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/

WA - Births, Deaths & Marriages at: www.bdm.dotag.wa.gov.au

QLD – Births, Deaths & Marriages at: https://www.qld.gov.au/law/births-deaths-marriages-and-divorces/

Public Record Office of Victoria: https://prov.vic.gov.au/

Colonial Tasmanian Family Links database http://portal.archives.tas.gov.au/menu.aspx?search=8

Tasmania Archives at: https://libraries.tas.gov.au/archive-heritage/Pages/default.aspx

Cora Num: http://www.coraweb.com.au

Ryerson Newspaper Index at: http://ryersonindex.net/search.php

Patricia Downe’s Australian pioneers (Irish) at: http://members.pcug.org.au/~pdownes/

 Local History websites where you can search for images

Trove at: https://trove.nla.gov.au/search/category/images

·          Search images, books, manuscripts, maps, pictures, newspapers, musical scores and much more.

 Overseas Family History resources

Ancestry Library edition at: https://ezy.sapln.sirsidynix.net.au/login?url=https://ancestrylibrary.proquest.com

·         Library Access Only

Ancestry.com: www.ancestry.com   and Ancestry UK: www.ancestry.co.uk

·      Pay subscription to access

Rootsweb at: www.rootsweb.com

Family Search: www.familysearch.org (Note: You need to create an account to access)

·         Latter Day Saints site - Genealogy records and resources from around the world


Cyndi's list: www.CyndisList.com

Genuki: www.genuki.org.uk

·         Maps – broken down by counties (click on map) - http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/

BBC Family History at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/familyhistory/get_started/

Free BMD: www.freebmd.org.uk

·         Indexes of Births, Marriages and Deaths in the UK.

 

General Register Office (UK) BDM certificates at: https://www.gov.uk/research-family-history

Public Records Office /National Archives (England) : http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

Proceedings of the Old Bailey: www.oldbaileyonline.org

Ellis Island: www.ellisisland.org

Italian family history links at:  http://www.cyndislist.com/italy/

 

Newspapers

Trove newspapers at: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/

Paperspast (NZ) at: https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz

British Newspapers Archive at: https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk

- search but have to pay to view. Get 3 Free searches.

 Library of Congress Newspapers (US) from 1836 to 1922 at: http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/

 

Military Records

Australian War Memorial: http://www.awm.gov.au

Commonwealth War Graves at: www.cwgc.org

Discoving Anzacs at: https://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/

AIF project at: https://aif.adfa.edu.au/index.html

 

Other interesting websites

Deciphering Old Handwriting at: http://www.amberskyline.com/treasuremaps/oldhand.html 

Malcolm’s blog Family History links at: http://searchmenow.blogspot.com/search/label/Family%20History

Pay to view Family History websites

World Vital Records: www.worldvitalrecords.com Now part of My Heritage

Find my past at: www.findmypast.com

Scotlands People: www.scotlandspeople.gov.ukbdm certificates

 

 

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