Library in your loungeroom > Family History
Library in your loungeroom brings you a range of educational, entertaining and informative resources that are free and easily accessible from the comfort of your own home.
This page includes trusted research resources, guides and links to help you with your history research.
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Family History eLibrary Resources
Ancestry Library Edition gives you access to billions of records to discover your family's story. Access is only available in the library but Ancestry allows you to email your files to your email address.
Discover our fascinating collection of more than 100 years of Australian Government records, documenting the history of individuals, communities, and the nation.
Search over 50 million records on Find My Past for Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and the Pacific Islands, including cemetery records, electoral role records, government records, religious records, military records and more.
The Bendigo Historic Rates Index currently covers the period 1856–1903 and allows you to search the Bendigo rate books by owner, rate payer, year, address, occupation, rate number and council name/subdivision.
A collection of guides and help sheets produced by Goldfields Library staff to assist you in your family and local history history research.
Public Record Office Victoria holds a vast array of records created by Victorian Government departments and authorities including the State's courts, local councils, schools, public hospitals and other public offices.
Trove is created and maintained by the National Library of Australia, and brings together content from Australian libraries, museums, archives and other research organisations and gives you tools to explore and build.
Goldfields Libraries research services |
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Bendigo Regional Archives CentreGoldfields Research Centre |
Goldfields Libraries History Research GuidesGuides and help sheets to assist you in your research. |
Genealogy groups at Goldfields Libraries
There are three genealogy groups based at Goldfields Libraries. The groups provide support and guidance to visitors conducting local and family history research. The groups are also involved with volunteer projects.
Bendigo Family History Groupbendigogen@familyhistoryconnections.org.auAvailable for research assistance on Wednesdays and Saturdays, 10am-2pm (Appointments advised). Gisborne Genealogical Groupgisbornegenealogicalgroup@gmail.comAvailable for research assistance on Tuesdays, 10am-1pm. |
Bendigo Regional Genealogical Societybrgs2@hotmail.comAvailable for research assistance on Mondays, 11am-3pm. |
Further research resources |
More websites to help you with your history research. |
