The internet is fantastic for family historians. Listed on this page are just a few of our favourite sites. Each month one of our members shares their latest web discovery so make sure you check back on a regular basis.
This month's featured site
This index provides a searchable data base for all cemetery inscriptions that have been recorded by the author, Reg McDonell, over several years. It is intended to be a useful tool for those researching their family history.
The index contains details of headstones from a number of cemeteries in Australia. It initially concentrated on cemeteries in regional NSW, but is now expanding into other areas as required. A real bonus with this site is that it often has a digital image of the headstone so you can actually see what it looks like!
Some of our Favourites
- Archives Office of NSW
- NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages
- Society of Australian Genealogists
- Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the internet
- Coras Websites for Genealogist
- Genuki - A large resource for UK and Irish genealogy, lists various guides, county by county links, bulletin boards, mailing lists and many other relevant articles and links.
The State Library of NSW and the National Library of Australia have extensive portals to information - make sure you have plenty of time because it's like entering an Aladdin's cave!
If you're a member of Central West Libraries you're also able to access some of our online databases. Click here for further information.