Helping you trace your family history in Australia and elsewhere
Helping you trace your family history in Australia and elsewhere
FamilyHistorySA, by Barry Leadbeater, aims to provide free information for family history and genealogy research on South Australians and their ancestors at home and abroad. The searchable databases include:• Pioneer family arrivals, births and marriages• Early shipping arrivals and passenger…
The Main Galleries include medicine, surgery, anaesthesia, X-rays, hospitals and other organisations plus individuals of note. The Small Galleries include dentistry and nursing which includes nursing uniforms: history and evolution. The Gallery of Hospitals & similar organisations in South Australia…
This site contains 60,000 digitised records of the First Legislative Council 1824-1855. These include tabled papers, bills, minutes of proceedings, correspondence and newspaper reports of debates. The documents have been indexed by document type and date.The First Legislative Council, the…
There are 5,441+ images online covering all aspects of life in South Australia. Some of the albums available include: • Maps and Plans • Crime with a selection of gaol prisoner photographs • German influences in SA 1850 to present…
There are 15,233 images online with historical notes. The albums are arranged alphabetically by place name.
The State Library offers many opportunities to explore and discover areas of the State’s history, your family history, special and digital collections and more. Digital Collections – Showcases selected items from the State Library’s collection with a particular focus on…
An online gateway to South Australian culture and heritage. This multimedia website focuses on the South Australian experience. It illustrates and interprets themes to highlight South Australia’s people, places, issues and events from the colony’s beginnings to contemporary times. A selection…
This site includes a history of Tea Tree Gully, oral history, gully yarns, pioneer families, heritage photos, early farms in the district and more.
This site focuses mainly on unique South Australian resources but other material is available. Searchable historical records online include:• Brentons 1870 Directory• Colonial Directory 1857• Glenelg Directory 1883• Howells Directory 1858• NSW Post Office Directory 1832• Rhodes Scholars 1903-1949• SA…
This index contains thousands of references to South Australian newspaper and magazine articles 1837-1937. Publications indexed include the Adelaide Times, Advertiser,Chronicle, The Critic, Express & Telegraph, Frearson’s Weekly, The Herald, Illustrated Adelaide Post, The Irish Harp, The Lantern, The Mail,…