Genealogical Links

A Select list of Family History World Wide Web Resources

Australian - International

Remember always to verify any information. Anyone can post information on the web or make mistakes.

Australian

Australian Local History Compendium

This site contains general information on a wide variety of topics

The Genealogical Society of Victoria Inc

A leading Australian family history society, their library contains extensive Australasian and British collections, and many records from other countries.

Australian Jewish Genealogical Society

Links to National and International Jewish sites.

National Library of Australia

Includes lists of Australian family and genealogy sites.

Public Record Office of Victoria

State Library of Victoria - (Genealogy)

Contains information of genealogy related collections held in the State Library of Victoria. Includes access to the State Library of Victoria's picture collection of over 650,000 images of Victoria and Victorians from 1803 to the present day.

A.I.G.S. - Australian Institute of Genalogical Studies

Includes a sample selection of library resources, information on seminars, courses, special interest groups, members' interests, items for sale, articles etc.

Australian War Memorial

National Archives of Ireland - Irish Convicts transported to Australia

A searchable database.

Dead Persons Society

A support network for people interested in genealogy and family history.

Directory of Archives in Australia

Information on the location and holdings of over 450 archival repositories around Australia.

South Australian Genealogist

Quarterly journal of the South Australian Genealogy & Heraldry Society Inc.

Mildura and District Genealogy Society

Geelong Family History Group Inc

Contains the Geelong FHG's library subject catalogue and "The Pivot Tree" their quarterly journal.

WAGS - Western Australian Genealogical Society

Sunraysia Vietnam Veterans

Includes memorials devoted to each Australian who was killed during the Vietnam War. A brief dossier and photograph are provided for each person who fell.

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International

Chinese Surnames

Currently one of the few non-Western genealogy sites, (but keep checking). It includes a lot of information on Chinese surname meanings and origins.

Public Records Office UK

Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet

An award winning site that contains thousands of links to other genealogical sites all over the world. Arranged into subject indexed catagories many of which are annotated.

Roots Surname List Name Finder

An Index to thousands of names being searched world-wide.

Online Genealogy

National Register of Archives UK

National Archives of Ireland

A guide to their resources including a list of county based genealogical centers.

Odessa

A site listing various resources for those researching German/Russian origins. Includes a image library.

US Civil War

Contains considerable source data including newspapers, censuses, military records, diaries and maps available as either a digital image of the original record or a searchable database of transcriptions.

Italian Genealogy

An Italian family history organization. Includes information on census, archives vital records and research procedures.

Italian Genealogy Online

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Further information

Links

Within this site
Yarra City Council

External sites (Yarra City Council accepts no responsibility for the information or opinions contained within external sites)
Victoria's Virtual Library

Information supplied by: Electronic communications & design officer - 9205 5214 - 20 January 2006

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