Family History Resources
The Library holds a number of printed, microform and electronic family history resources.
Printed Resources:
Handbooks and self-help guides for doing the research (including videos) - check the Non-fiction shelves in the 929's.
Search the Library Catalogue ...
Genealogy Works on our Library Catalogue
Microform Resources:
NSW Births, Deaths & Marriages (BDM), Newcastle parish records, etc.
We are also now a Community Access Point for NSW State Records' Archives Resources Kit (ARK). The ARK collection is held at Coffs Library. Check out the following links for more information on this key resource:
- Using the Archives Resources Kit (ARK) GUIDE
- What is in the Archives Resource Kit? - Archives in Brief 39
The ARK contains resources covering the following:
- Births, deaths and marriages
- Shipping
- Departures
- Convict Records
- Professions and occupations
- Land
- Naturalization
- Colonial Secretary
- Orphans
- Other records
- The Concise Guide to the NSW State Archives 3rd edition on CD-ROM
Electronic Resources:
List below are a selection of the genealogy Reference CD-ROMs (not for loan) that the library holds. See the Information Desk at Coffs Library for access.
General:
- Australia : Gazetteer 1848 [CD-ROM]
- Cemetery transcriptions index (AIGS) [CD-ROM]
- Convicts to NSW 1788-1812: complete listings from the transportation records [CD-ROM]
- Family History OnDisc : Information Resources for Genealogists [CD-ROM]
- Guide to Methodist records in New South Wales, 1815-1977 [CD-ROM]
- Index to colonial convict movements 1827-1853 [CD-ROM]
- Index to convicts who arrived in NSW 1788-1842 and an index to the ships that transported them [CD-ROM]
- National burial index for England and Wales [CD-ROM]
New South Wales:
- NSW Pioneers Index (Births, Deaths & Marriages): 1788-1888 [CD-ROM]
- NSW Federation Index (Births, Deaths & Marriages): 1889-1918 [CD-ROM]
- NSW Between the Wars (Deaths & Marriages): 1919-1945 [CD-ROM]
- First Title Holders of Land in the Counties of Cumberland & Northumberland [CD-ROM]
Queensland:
- Queensland pioneers index 1829-1889 [CD-ROM]
South Australia:
- South Australian births, registrations 1842-1906 [CD-ROM]
- South Australian marriages, registrations 1842-1916 [CD-ROM]
- South Australian marriages, registrations 1917-1937 [CD-ROM]
- South Australian deaths, registrations 1842-1915 [CD-ROM]
Tasmania:
- Tasmanian pioneer index 1803-1899 [CD-ROM]
Victoria:
- Pioneer Index. Victoria 1836-1888: Index to births, deaths and marriages [CD-ROM]
- Federation Index. Victoria 1889-1901: Index to births, deaths and marriages [CD-ROM]
- Edwardian Index. Victoria 1902-1913: Index to births, deaths and marriages [CD-ROM]
- Great War Index. Victoria 1914-1920: Index to births, deaths and marriages [CD-ROM]
- Death Index. Victoria 1921-1985: Index to deaths [CD-ROM]
- Fawkner and Coburg cemeteries [CD-ROM]
- Inquest index, Victoria 1840-1980 [CD-ROM]
- Marriage index, Victoria 1921-1942 [CD-ROM]
- Immigration to Victoria : Inward passenger lists 1852-1879, from British and foreign ports [CD-ROM]
Resources for Aboriginal Australians:
Family History Resources for Aboriginal Australians (67KB) [produced April 2007]
