Family history resources

Sources on Microfiche

• Indexes to New Zealand births, deaths and marriages
  
• Cemetery fiche
  
• New Zealand Electoral rolls 1853-1981
  
• NZ Expeditionary Force rolls for First and Second World Wars
  
• International Genealogical Index (1984 edition)
  
• Wises Post Office Directories
  
• Alexander Turnbull Library Biographies Index and Biographical Clippings 1890-1988
  
• Miscellaneous fiche on all sorts of things – shipping, accidents, land, naturalisation, bankruptcies, etc.
  

Other useful resources

• Information useful to family historians is all round the Library e.g. local histories, ships, war histories, medals and awards, biographies, etc.
  
• The Family History Centre run by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints has a wide range of overseas information.
  The Centre is located at 10 Rimu Street and is open Tuesday to Friday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Tuesday to Thursday 6 to 8.30 p.m. For enquiries phone the Centre at 07 3488129 or Pat Pike at 07 3488765.
  
  

Plan your visit to the Library

• Decide what information you want to find e.g. when your grandparents married or where someone lived?
  
• Gather any relevant information you already have (such as names and dates) and bring it with you.
  
  

For Beginners

• Start with yourself and work backwards one generation at a time.
• Look to see what information you can find at home.
• Talk to other family members, especially older ones, about your family history.
• Write down everything you find out about your family and where you found it.  Careful record keeping is important.
• Read some guides on how to do family history research.
• Come to the Library with a goal in mind. This will make it easier to find the right resources and easier for staff to help you.
• Join your local genealogy group. The members are extremely knowledgeable and helpful to beginners.