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DISCOVER YOUR FAMILY HISTORY

DISCOVER YOUR FAMILY HISTORY

This information will help you discover your family history and has been compiled with the assistance of the City of Port Adelaide Enfield Library Local history Team. 

Individual Assistance

Port Adelaide Enfield Libraries are offering individual sessions to help you explore the Ancestry database and other resources that can assist with family history research.

  • Port Adelaide Library – Monday afternoon
  • Greenacres, Parks and Enfield Library – Wednesday afternoon
    Pre 1918 family photograph of John McGair and family who lived at Lot 123 Clare St., Portland. Lot 123 Portland Estate was demolished when Grand Junction road was extended.
  • Semaphore Library –  Thursday Morning

Bookings: http://cityofpae.evanced.info/signup  (Search events by history)

DISCOVER NEWSPAPER ARTICLES REGARDING YOUR FAMILY

TROVE newspapers online is an initiative of the National Library of Australia and each States State Library to digitise Australian Newspapers up until 1954.  You can search TROVE to find articles, family notices, obituaries, information on your property.  A phrase search is best if you can do it.  You can restrict by date, State and to illustrated articles. 

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/

SANDS & McDOUGALL ALMANACS

Sands and McDougall Directories are what post offices used to deliver mail.  The book is divided into two sections.  The first half of a book is organised by street and can help you to locate who was living in your house.  The second half of a book is an alphabetical listing similar to today’s telephone directory which can help you to locate where a relative was living.  You can search Sands and McDougall Directories online from  1864 to 1973 at:

http://guides.slsa.sa.gov.au/c.php?g=410329&p=2794474

SHIPPING RECORDS

IMMIGRANTS TO SOUTH AUSTRALIA ASSISTED PASSAGE

http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/SAassistedindex.shtml

PASSENGERS IN HISTORY

http://passengersinhistory.sa.gov.au/

BEGINNING YOUR JOURNEY

https://bound-for-south-australia.collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/BeginningYourJourney.htm

BIRTH DEATH AND MARRIAGE INFORMATION

SAVILLE INDEX

  • DEATH NOTICES FROM 1971 – 2016

 http://www.slsa.ha.sa.gov.au/fh/savill/savill-A.htmlGenealogysa

SOUTH AUSTRALIAN GENEALOGY & HERALDRY SOCIETY INC

https://www.genealogysa.org.au

GOVERNMENT RESOURCES

GOVERNMENT GAZETTES

ONLINE AT:

1839 – 1999 http://www5.austlii.edu.au/au/other/sa_gazette/

1999 – http://www.governmentgazette.sa.gov.au/

HERITAGE PLACES DATABASE

http://maps.sa.gov.au/heritagesearch/HeritageSearchLocation.aspx

AUSTRALIA HERITAGE DATABASE

http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/ahdb/search.pl

CERTIFICATE OF TITLE

https://sailis.lssa.com.au  There is an online video tutorial to show you how to search for Title information in the bottom right hand corner.  If you would like assistance please ask staff in the Local History room at Port Adelaide Library.

CEMETERIES

ADELAIDE CEMETERY AUTHORITY

CITY OF PORT ADELAIDE ENFIELD RESOURCES

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