By joining the Richmond-Tweed Family History Society, members can access a range of Local, State, National and International resources. Access to the paid subscriptions alone, saves members around $1000 a year.

 

Online paid subscriptions:

 Ancestry.com including Newspapers.com and Fold3.com for military records for UK, US, Australia, NZ and Canada.

 Find My Past

 FamilySearch

 Biographical Database of Australia

 

Local Databases

School admission records, honour rolls, cemetery records, Register of Pioneer Families 1842 – 1900, mariners and some digitised local newspapers.

 

Marie Hart Library

Our library has many books and journals, to help members and visitors access information on ancestors and to provide context to their lives.

 

The Cedar Log Journal

Our quarterly journal contains a range of articles, information and guides to support your research and for you to simply enjoy.

 

Journal Exchange

We receive online journals from other societies both in Australia and overseas. Members can access them via a Google Drive link emailed each month. They provide very interesting reading, research advice and information.

 

Helpful Websites

There are many extremely helpful websites bookmarked on our search engines that can be accessed free of charge. Here are just some of them:

 National Archives of Australia

 Canberra War Memorial

 Ryerson Index

 Find A Grave

 Australian Cemeteries Index

 Trove

 State Birth, Death and Marriage databases (NSW, Vic, Qld, WA, Tas)

 Museums of History NSW

 Immigration Records Vic

 Libraries of Tasmania Key Name Search

 Don’t forget to search on Google 

 

Members Interest List

The Member’s Interest List is a resource to help you locate researchers within the Society tracing a mutual family name. These may be surnames from our regional area or far beyond. Once you find a surname of interest, email us at secretaryrtfhs1@yahoo.com to be put in contact with the relevant member.

 

Research Requests

The Society has a designated Research Officer. If you require assistance with your research or would like the research done for you, we can arrange this. Simply complete the Online Research Request Form by inputting the relevant information required and checking it for accuracy. Then submit the request.

 

Research Request Forms can also be completed at the Marie Hart Library, or by printing the online form and mailing it to the address below:

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RICHMOND-TWEED FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY INC.

Attention Research Officer

P.O. BOX 817

BALLINA NSW 2478

 

Direct Debit Payments should include the following Bank Details

BSB 637 000

Account: 720036355

Richmond-Tweed Family History Soc. Inc.

IMPORTANT: Please enter “Research” and “Your Surname”in the Reference section of your Direct Debit.

 

The Research Request Fees are as follows:

•  Out of Area Non-Member Clients Requesting Research

  • An Out of Area Non-Member Client researching a family that resided in our local area may submit a research request. The Research Officer will carry out the request for $15.00 per hour.

  • If someone submitting a research request, later becomes a member (in the same year) but cannot visit the Research Room due to living outside the area, they will get their first hour of research deducted from the membership fee.

•  Out of Area and Local Members Requesting Research

  • Out of Area Members and Local Members who submit a research request, receive one hour’s research covering one name, for free.

  • The subsequent research will attract a fee of $15.00 for each hour’s research covering one name.

•  The Research Officer will contact the person requesting the research (regardless of whether they are a non-member or member) to provide an estimate of how much research would be involved and an estimated total cost.

 

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Introduction to Family History Course

In each family there is a storyteller – one who seems to have an urge to find the family ancestors. Maybe in your family you are that person. Anyone can become a family historian. The first step is knowing that you are the most important person in your research, as all family history research must begin with you. The following series of research guides was first printed in the Ballina Shire Advocate some years ago. The articles have subsequently been edited to keep up with the changes in current research methodology and resources. The guides cover ten categories to support your research. This series of guides will provide you with basic guidance on searching for your family’s ancestors and discovering that family history research goes way beyond just documenting facts. Click on the numbers across the top to access each lesson.

 

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