Family History Databases - WHATS ON BOOKLET: Apr-Jun 2024 - Flipbook - Page 35
Family History Databases
FAMILY HISTORY DATABASES
These databases are available to library members who are
researching family histories. They provide access to a huge
number, and variety, of historical records.
Ancestry Library Edition
Find Census data, Birth Death & Marriage information,
passenger lists and more through our Ancestry subscription.
Ancestry Library Edition is only available on library public
computers.
Find My Past (Australia and UK) and the British
Newspaper Archive
Find My Past Australia offers access to over 50 million records
for Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and the Pacific
Islands. Find My Past UK offers access to over 750 million
records including passenger lists.
The British Newspaper Archive offers access to millions of
online resources from British and Irish newspapers from 17032003. The database includes news articles, family notices,
letters, obituaries, advertisements and illustrations.
Both resources are only available on library public computers.
MyHeritage
Through its people-based records, MyHeritage enables you
to access information about specialised topics (regions, time
periods) as well as social, cultural, and political trends.
This database can be accessed anywhere
you are connected to the internet.
Find out more:
monlib.vic.gov.au/family-history