Tasmania
Archives and Libraries
National Archives of Australia - Hobart reading room
The National Archives houses Commonwealth government records such as military, immigration and naturalisation papers. Records date from Federation in 1901 although, for some government departments, earlier material dating back to the mid-1850s is held. Over 18 million records have been digitised and are searchable by selecting RecordSearch from their home page. Other material can be viewed in their State and Territory Reading rooms.
State Library of Tasmania
The State Library of Tasmania website includes the following of interest to family historians:
- Family History Resources
- Information on a variety of family history topics.
- Tasmania's memory
Societies
Tasmanian Family History Society Inc. (formerly the Genealogical Society of Tasmania)
Journals
The following journals are available in the Genealogy Centre on the 1st floor:
- Tasmanian ancestry / Genealogical Society of Tasmania
- Tasmanian historical studies (Online)
- Tasmanian historical studies
Other resources
To find other material at the State Library try searching our online catalogue using the keywords 'tasmania' and 'genealogy'.
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