Useful Links for Family History Research

Here you will find a handy collection of popular links to family history websites from Queensland, Australia, the World & Subscription Sites. They include archives, libraries, BDM sites as well as the genealogy giants like Ancestry, My Heritage and more.

Queensland

• • • History Queensland
    • Queensland’s Archives
    • State Library of Queensland
    • Queensland Government Births, Marriages & Deaths index searches
    • Queensland Family History Society Inc (QFHS)
    • Genealogical Society of Queensland Inc (GSQ)

    Other Australian States & Territories

    • • ACT Library, Archives & BMD
      • NSW State Library, Archives & BMD
      • NT Library, Archives & BMD
      • SA State Library, Records & BMD
      • TAS State Library and Archives & BMD
      • VIC State Library, Records & BMD
      • WA State Library, Records & BMD

    Australia

    • The National Library of Australia Home Page
      • Trove
      • Catalogue
      • eResources
    • National Archives of Australia.
    • Ryerson Index – death notices and obituaries in Australian newspapers.
    • CoraWeb – Helping you trace your family history in Australia and elsewhere.
    • Australasian Federation of Family History Organisations Inc. – The umbrella organisation for family history societies in the region.
    • Australian War Memorial.
    • Society of Australian Genealogists (SAG)

    New Zealand

    • BDMs
    • Newspapers, Magazines and Journals, Letters and Diaries & Parliamentary Papers.
    • National Library
    • National Archives or Archives NZ Search, for direct to the searching page
    • The New Zealand Society of Genealogists

    UK

    • General Register Office (GRO) – View the index when logged in and order birth, death and marriage certificates for England and Wales.
    • FreeBMD – Civil Registration Index of births, marriages and deaths for England and Wales.
    • Dusty Docs – Links to free websites in the British Isles containing Parish Records.
    • The Federation of Family History Societies (FFHS) – Based in England, UK

    World

    • Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC)
    • Cyndi’s List – A comprehensive, categorised & cross-referenced list of links that point you to genealogical research sites online.
    • FamilySearch – now requires logging in to access records.
    • World Cat – Find items in libraries near you.
    • Find a Grave
    • Billion Graves

    Subscription Sites

    • Ancestry*
    • Find My Past*
    • Scotland’s People
    • My Heritage
    • The Genealogist*
    • The British Newspaper Archive*

    *Our library has access to the marked sites.

    You can also search online for the index to our own Library & Computers Catalogue for resources that will help you with your research.