1. LEARN FAMILY HISTORY: training, courses & events 

We offer 3 educational programs which are currently delivered online to maximise safety and convenience, these being:

- Family History Fundamentals
- Certificate in Genealogical Research
- Diploma in Family Historical Studies.

These are designed to meet your needs and advance you as a genealogist. You can find more information here.  

We run an extensive program of lectures, workshops, tours and group meetings which are open to everyone.

We also hold member-only webinars and members receive a discount on our events.

2. VISIT OUR LIBRARY AND RESEARCH CENTRE 

In our dedicated family history library you'll find a variety of resources to facilitate your research, this includes:

 - Local & school histories
 - BDM indexes for all states of Australia, New Zealand, England, Wales and others
 - Shipping records
 - Probate records
 - Parish registers
 - English, Welsh, Scottish and Irish census records
 -  Library access to the major commercial sites such as Ancestry, FindMyPast, My Heritage, The Genealogist, British Newspaper Archives, Discovery (National Archives UK) Biographical Database of Australia and more
 - Access to over 2200 electronic databases covering both Australian and overseas resources

3. ACCESS OUR MANUSCRIPT AND ARCHIVE COLLECTION 

Known also as the MIDAS collection, within it you will find unpublished materials from Australia and overseas, such as:

 - Family biographies
 - Family tree charts 
 - Photographs
 - Birth death and marriage certificates
 - Original records such as wills and other legal documents
 - Family papers such as letters, diaries and journals
 - Cemetery transcriptions and burial registers

The significance of the 65 000 item collection lies in the volume of unique material in a single collection, the broad range of record types and the fact that the majority of the materials have known provenance.