Family History
Ancestry (Library edition) offers significantly more records than the Australia + UK home version, including records from other countries such as New Zealand, US and Canada. Discover your family history and start your family tree. Access billions of genealogy records including Census, BDM & Military records. This resource is only available in your branch of the SA public library.
Search the National Archives of Australia for records related to Citizenship, Defence and war service, First Nations peoples and Passenger arrivals (1898 – 1972). Search the AIF Project database to investigate Defence and war service. Search the burial, cremation and memorial records for Enfield Memorial Park, Cheltenham Cemetery, Smithfield Memorial Park and West Terrace Cemetery here. The Cemetery Index Page links to incomplete index lists of a cemeteries across South Australia. If your family member owned property in South Australia, you will need to search through the previous titles to the property, many of which can be found via the South Australian Integrated Land Information System (SAILIS). If you have an address for the family member, you may search through digitised copies of the Sands & McDougall postal directories online at The State Library of South Australia to identify the period they resided at the property. Search for your family member’s name in Trove via digitised newspapers (to 1955) for articles, notices or advertisements related to your family member. Contact Births, Deaths and Marriages to apply for a digital image of a historical certificate which may help you research your family history. Search the Gerald A. Savill Index of The Advertiser Funeral Notices (1971 – current day). The Passengers in History website is developed by the South Australian Maritime Museum. It includes entries for 328,000 passengers arriving in South Australia between 1836 and 1964. The Genealogy Data Standard This site allows people to transfer their data between different family tree software and online platforms, share their research with other family members, to try other genealogical software, or to back up a family tree to an external hard drive. Indigenous names In your family history research you may find a range of different names for the same person, or some unexpected variations in the spellings of names. This site supports First Nations family history research. The Society of Australian Genealogists (SAG) https://www.sag.org.au/How-do-I-use-DNA-in-family-history Google MyMaps https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/ MyHeritage MyHeritage is an online genealogy platform allowing you to search through over 19.4 billion historical records and photos. Family Search This site is managed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, for whom genealogy is important, and provides access to millions of records for those who register for free. FamilySearch Research Wiki The FamilySearch Research Wiki is like Wikipedia for Genealogy, with research guides for almost every country. Find and Connect Family historians use records from orphanages, children’s homes and other institutions to find their story. Genealogy SA databases Search extensive online databases for your South Australian ancestors. The National Archives of Australia has digitised Australian First World War service records International
Chronicling America
Search America's historic newspaper pages from 1789-1963. The United Kingdom and Ireland National Library of Scotland (including England Ordnance Survey) Irish Ancestral Research Association: Maps Old Maps Online is a global resource, with over 400,000 historic maps, searchable by date and location. The David Rumsey Historical Map Collection is another global resource with over 100,000 digitised historic maps from the last 500 years. Many are from atlases, so cover all kinds of interesting corners of the world. The UK National Archives This web tutorial will help you learn to read the handwriting found in documents written in English between 1500 and 1800. |
House History
This webinar by the National Library of Australia will show you how to trace the history of your house.
Australian Housing Styles is a five page technical bulletin containing illustrations of architectural details from different periods. See who used to live at your address. Search through digitised copies of the Sands & McDougall postal directories online at The State Library of South Australia. To find the original or prior owners of your land, you will need to search through the previous titles to the property, many of which can be found via the South Australian Integrated Land Information System (SAILIS). Cadastral surveying: The Cadastral (boundary) surveying website has a links that relate to land ownership, measurement and definition of property boundaries. It includes a useful Survey Searching Guide. Find out about the history of your street. The Manning Index of South Australian History includes information extracted from Adelaide newspapers for the period 1837-1937. Search the South Australian Heritage Places Database for details of houses that have been listed. Search Enviro Data SA for information about Heritage assessment reports, Heritage surveys and summaries. Search for your address in Trove via the digitised newspapers (to 1955) for articles or advertisements related to your house. The University of South Australia's Architecture Museum a facility that preserves and manages architectural and related records produced by private practitioners based in South Australia. Search their collection here. Google MyMaps https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/ Australia
South Australian Migration Museum
Search here for photos and recordings of South Australian history. The National Library of Australia has great guides on Australian maps for family historians Some online collections in each Australian state and territory Trove: Images, Maps and Artefacts Tasmania: Libraries Tasmania Guide to Maps and Plans NSW: Historical Land Records Queensland: Museum of Lands, Mapping and Surveying Northern Territory: Historic Map Index South Australia: SA Mapping Victoria: MapshareVIC Western Australia: Online Maps and Plans Australian Capital Territory: ACTmapi Managing your evidence
It is useful to make a record of your evidence as you find it. While you're researching, just make it a habit to include information about your the record you are using.
This way you will be able to check back for accuracy if needed. And if one day you decide to write abook or create a website about your findings, you will have the evidence that shows your research is accurate. When you're recording your evidence,you can include:
DNA testing?
Society of Australian Genealogists
Are you curious about DNA testing? This society runs online DNA webinars that may help you make your decision. Should I Get My DNA Tested
The Conversation asked five experts for their opinions within the Australian context. Genetic Genealogy Standards The standards are intended to provide ethical and usage standards for the genealogical community to follow when purchasing, recommending, sharing, or writing about the results of DNA testing for ancestry. |