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Guides to Family History
The Family History Subject Guides give detailed information on the family history sources available within the State Library and online.
Guides to Countries and Regions
- Australia
How to find key sources for the whole of Australia. There are also separate pages covering births, marriages and deaths, electoral rolls, newspapers etc. for each Australian State and Territory. - Britain
How to find key sources for the whole of Britain. There are also separate pages for England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. - New Zealand
How to find key sources for New Zealand. There are also separate pages covering births, marriages and deaths, directories, electoral rolls, military records etc. - Worldwide
How to find key international online family history sources.
General Subject Guides
- Passenger Lists
Key resources for finding passenger lists. - Ships
Information on convict ships, passenger ships, ship photographs etc.
Guides to Collections and Services
- Australian Joint Copying Project (AJCP)
A guide to this important collection of microfilmed records from archives all over Britain. Includes records for convicts, the military, early settlers and much more. - Guide to Ancestry
Find out what's on Ancestry library edition, how to search it and how to print and save census images. - E-resources
Access some of the top family history databases from within the State Library such as Ancestry library edition and British Newspapers. - For Beginners
Find out how to get started plus some key resources for beginners. - Genealogy Centre
Overview of the collection and services in the Genealogy Centre on the 1st floor. - J S Battye Library of West Australian History
Overview of the Battye Library which has the largest collection of material relating to Western Australia in the world. - New Titles
A list of recently acquired family history items as well as material on order. - Tours and Workshops
We offer free family history tours and workshops throughout the year. - Websites
How to find the best family history websites from Australia and around the world.
Handbook to family history research in Western Australia
Page last updated: Wednesday 10 November 2010
