Family history

Our family history volunteers have finished for 2024. This service will re-commence in late-January 2025

We thank the voluteers for their ongoing support and assistance and look forward to working with them again in the new year.

Manning Wallamba Family History Society

Volunteers from the Manning Wallamba Family History Society are available Monday to Saturday 10:00am to 12:00noon at Taree Library to assist with your research inquires.

• Members of the Society have been assisting the community with family history research at Taree Library for over 25 years
• You may join the Society to access a wider range of resources from their collection

Forster Family History Advisory Group

The Family History Advisory Group is a specialist group of volunteers who can provide help and advice on tracing your family tree.

• Volunteers are at Forster Library to help with inquiries at the following times:

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• Tuesday and Thursday 10am-12pm

• Monday, Wednesday and Friday 2pm - 4pm

Tea Gardens Family Research & Local History Inc.

 Tea Gardens Family Research & Local History Inc can provide help and advice on tracing your family tree.

• Volunteers are at Tea Gardens Library to help with inquiries at the following time:

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• Saturday 9:30am - 11:30am

In Library Resources

• Find My Past is available at Forster, Taree and Tea Gardens Libraries. You can access Ancestry.com Library Edition at all our libraries, except Bulahdelah.
• Local newspapers on microfilm at Forster and Taree. The microfilm reels cover more years than available via Trove
• Archives Resources Kit at Forster and Taree Libraries

Useful Websites & Databases

• Trove - Digitised Newspapers
• Society of Australian Genealogists
• Ryerson Index - listing of death notices in Australian newspapers
• Australian Cemetery Index
• Family History of the State Library of New South Wales
• Family History at the National Library of Australia
• National Archives of Australia

Digital resources

Click History for Great Lakes 

MidCoast Stories