South Australian Family History
State Library of
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/finding-information/family-history-research
Lutheran Archives at: https://lutheranarchives.lca.org.au/
· 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
State Archives NSW at: https://mhnsw.au/collections/state-archives-collection/
Victoria - Births, Deaths & Marriages at: https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/
Public Record Office of Victoria: https://prov.vic.gov.au/
WA - Births, Deaths & Marriages at: www.bdm.dotag.wa.gov.au
Searching Western Australian Index online: www.wa.gov.au/service/justice/civil-law/searching-family-history
QLD – Births, Deaths & Marriages at: https://www.qld.gov.au/law/births-deaths-marriages-and-divorces/
Colonial Tasmanian Family Links database: http://portal.archives.tas.gov.au/menu.aspx?search=8
Tasmania Archives at: https://libraries.tas.gov.au/tasmanian-archives/
Cora Num: http://www.coraweb.com.au
Ryerson Newspaper Index at: http://ryersonindex.net/search.php
Aboriginal Family History resources
Aboriginal Family History at: https://guides.slsa.sa.gov.au/Aboriginal_FH
Indigenous Australia: https://ia.anu.edu.au/
State Records - Guides to Aboriginal History: https://www.archives.sa.gov.au/finding-information/discover-our-collection/aboriginal-families/guides-to-aboriginal-history
National Library of Australia - Bringing them home name index: https://www.naa.gov.au/explore-collection/first-australians/bringing-them-home-name-index
Local History websites where you can search for images and maps
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://www.ancestrylibrary.com
- In Library Access Only
Ancestry.com: www.ancestry.com and Ancestry UK: www.ancestry.co.uk
· Pay subscription to access
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
Corish records at: https://www.cornwall-opc-database.org/
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/
Papers Past (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 Digitised Newspapers (US) from 1770 to 1963 at: http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/
Military Records
Australian War Memorial: http://www.awm.gov.au
Commonwealth War Graves at: www.cwgc.org
National Archives Record Search: https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/SearchScreens/BasicSearch.aspx
AIF project at: https://aif.adfa.edu.au/index.html
Indigenous Australians in service in WW1: https://anzacportal.dva.gov.au/wars-and-missions/world-war-ii-1939-1945/resources/indigenous-australians-service-during-world-war-ii
Department of Veteran Affairs Records: https://www.dva.gov.au/recognition/commemorating-all-who-served/records-and-military-history
Blog with links to Family History sites
Search ME Now at: http://searchmenow.blogspot.com/search/label/Family%20History
Pay to view Family History websites
Find my past at: www.findmypast.com
Scotlands People: www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk – bdm certificates
