Family History and Historical Societies
Libraries : Cemeteries : Archives
Family history or local history societies are a valuable source of information for finding out about local and family history. These societies can put you in contact with people with a good knowledge of the local history of a town or area that you are interested in.
Many societies have produced indexes to cemetery records, local newspapers, possibly local council records etc. and could refer you to a local public library nearby that may have a local history collection of books, newspapers etc.
Below are several web sites that contain large lists of family history societies. Please note that not all societies have a web site and some lists of societies are more complete than others.
- Genealogy, Family History and Historical Societies (from Coraweb)
- Societies and Groups (from Cyndi's List)
- Historical Societies arranged by region and subject (Royal Australian Historical Society)
- Local Family History Societies (NSW, Qld and WA)
Updated: April 2007