Australian Family History & Historical Societies
This list commenced in March 1997 and is constantly being extended and updated. It is compiled from societies affiliated with Australasian Federation of Family History Organisations Inc, the NSW & ACT Association of Family History Societies, the Royal Australian Historical Society, 84 Australian family history societies participating in CBFHS journal exchange program, societies advertising in Australian Family Tree Connections magazine, other societies publicised on various Genealogical Mailing Lists and numerous direct requests for linking through our homepage. We welcome any additions, corrections and feedback to this list.
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Australia
- Australian Association for Maritime History Inc.
- Australian Cemeteries Index
- Australian Federation of Family History Organisations
- Australian Institute of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Studies
- Australian Jewish Genealogical Society Inc
- Australia’s Maritime World
- Australia on the map 1606-2006 – 400 years of Australian history
- Australian Railway Historical Society
- Australian Railway Historical Society Resource Center
- Australia’s “Virtual” Immigration Wall of Honour
- Museums Australia
- Project Gutenberg of Australia – a treasure-trove of literature
- Royal Australian Historical Society
Australian Capital Territory
New South Wales
- Abermain Heritage Preservation Society (Maitland area)
- Albury and District Historical Society Inc
- Armidale Family History Group Inc
- Armidale – University of New England Heritage Centre
- Ashfield & District Historical Society
- Australian Jewish Genealogical Society Inc
- Balmain Association Inc. (Balmain, Birchgrove, Rozelle)
- Ballina Naval & Maritime Museum
- Ballina & Richmond River Genealogy Web
- Bangalow Historical Society
- Bathurst Family History Group – now known as Family History Group of Bathurst Inc.
- Batlow Historical Society PO Box 143, Batlow NSW 2756
- Bega Valley Genealogical Society Inc
- Bellingen Genealogy Web
- Berrima District Historical & Family History Society Inc
- Berry & District Historical Society
- Blacktown and District Historical Society
- Blayney Shire Local and Family History Group
- Blue Mountains Association of Cultural Heritage Organisations Inc
- Blue Mountains Family History Society
- Blue Mountains Historical Society Inc
- Boggabri Historical Society 26 Brent St, Boggabri NSW 2382
- Bombala & District Historical Society PO Box 261, Bombala NSW 2632
- Boorowa & District Historical Society 35 Marsden St, Boorowa NSW 2586
- Boree Hollow Local History – Molong
- Botany Bay Family History Society
- Bourke Family History Group 34 Green St, Bourke NSW 2840
- Brisbane Water Historical Society Inc. Henry Kendall Cottage & Historical Museum
- Broken Hill Family History Group Inc
- Bulahdelah & District Historical Society Court House Museum, Buladelah NSW 2423
- Burwood and District Family History Group
- Camden Area Family History Society Inc
- Camden Haven Historical Society PO Box 84, Laurieton NSW 2443
- Camden Historical Society Inc
- Campbelltown & Airds Historical Society Inc
- Campbelltown District Family History Society
- Canowindra Historical Society Gaskill St, Canowindra NSW 2804
- Canterbury & District Historical Society
- Casino & District Historical Society Inc
- Casino & District Family History Group Inc
- Central Coast Family History Society Inc
- Cessnock District Historical & Family History Society
- Clarence River Historical Society
- Cobar Genealogical Group PO Box 239, Cobar NSW 2835
- Coffs Harbour District Family History Society Inc
- Concord Heritage Society
- Coolamon Genealogical Group PO Box 60, Condoblin NSW 2701
- Coonamble Family History Society
- Cootamundra Local Historical Society PO Box 489, Cootamundra NSW 2590
- Cornish Association of NSW
- Cowra Family History Group Inc
- Crookwell & District Historical Society PO Box 161, Crookwell NSW 2583
- Deniliquin Genealogy Society Inc
- Dorrigo Historical Society Myrtle & Cudgery Sts, Dorrigo NSW 5264
- Dubbo & District Family History Society Inc
- Dural & District Historical Society
- Eden Killer Whale Museum
- Family History Group of Bathurst Inc
- Family History Society – Singleton Inc
- Forbes Family History Group Inc
- Friends of Gore Hill Cemetery PO Box 155, Lindfield NSW 2070
- Friends of Rookwood Inc. (Sydney Necropolis)
- Gerringong & District Historical Society
- Glen Innes & District Historical Society PO Box 371, Glen Innes NSW 2370.
- Goulburn District Family History Society PO Box 611, Goulburn NSW 2580
- Great Lakes Historical Society Ltd
- Great Lakes Museum – Tuncurry
- Granville Historical Society
- Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc
- Gulgong Pioneers Museum & Historical Society 73 Herbert St, Gulgong NSW 2852
- Gundagai Family History Group c/- Library, Shandan St, Gundagai NSW 2722
- Gwydir Family History Society Inc PO Box EM61, East Moree NSW 2400
- Haberfield Association (Sydney)
- Harden Murrumburrah Historical Society Inc. PO Box 35, Murrumburrah NSW 2587
- Hastings Valley Family History Group Inc PO Box 1359, Port Macquarie NSW 2444
- Hawkesbury Family History Group
- Hawkesbury Historical Society
- Hay Historical Society
- Helensburgh & District Historical Society
- Hill End Museum
- Hill End / Tambaroora Family History
- Hills District Historical Society
- Hillston Historical Society PO Box 23, Hillston, NSW 2675
- Holroyd Family History Group
- Hornsby Kuring-gai Family History Society Inc PO Box 680, Hornsby NSW 2074
- Hurstville Family History Society Inc
- Hunters Hill Historical Society
- Illawarra Family History Group Inc
- Illawarra Historical Society
- Inverell District Family History Group
- Inverell Genealogical & Historical Society
- Jindera Pioneer Museum & Historical Society
- Junee and District Historical Society 32 Peel St, Junee NSW 2663
- Kangaroo Valley Historical Society Pioneer Farm Museum, Kangaroo Valley NSW 2577
- Kiama Family History Resource Group Inc PO Box 303, Kiama NSW 2533
- Kogarah Historical Society The Carss Cottage Museum, Blakehurst NSW 2221
- Ku-ring-gai Historical Society Inc
- Kurrajong-Comelroy Historical Society
- Kyogle & District Historical Society Summerland Way, Kyogle NSW 2474
- Lake Cargelligo & District Historical Society PO Box 117, Lake Cargelligo NSW 2672
- Lake Macquarie Family History Group
- Lane Cove Historical Society Inc PO Box 112, Lane Cove NSW 2066
- Lavington Family History Society Inc PO Box 1054, Lavington NSW 2641
- Lithgow & District Family History Society Inc
- Liverpool Genealogy Society
- Lockhart District Historical Society PO Box 42, Lockhart NSW 2656
- Lord Howe Island Historical Society
- Maclean District Historical Society
- Macleay River Family History Group PO Box 390, Kempsey NSW 2440
- Maitland Historical & Family History Society PO Box 333, Maitland NSW 2320
- Manilla Heritage Museum
- Manly Warringah & Pittwater Historical Society
- Manning Valley Historical Society
- Manning Wallamba Family History Society
- Marrickville Heritage Society Marrickville Municipal Library Marrickville NSW 2204
- Merimbula-Imlay Historical Society PO Box 280, Merimbula NSW 2548
- Milton Ulladulla Family History Society Inc.
- Molong Historical Society & Boree Hollow
- Moruya & District Historical Society Inc
- Mount Druitt Historical Society
- Mudgee District Local History – Capertee, Cassilis, Gulgong, Hill End, Ilford, Kandos, Mudgee, Rylstone, Sofala
- Murrurundi & District Historical Society Glamarrum, Murrurundi NSW 2338
- Muswellbrook Shire Local & Family History Society Inc.
- Nambucca District Historical Society
- Nambucca Valley Family History Group C/- Lot 1052, Upper Warrell Creek Road, Macksville NSW 2447
- Narara Historical & Genealogical Society 4 Adam St, Narara NSW 2250
- Narooma Family History Group C/- Council Library, Narooma NSW 2546
- Narrabri & District Historical Society Cnr. Barwon & Bowen Sts, Narrabri NSW 2390
- Narrandera & Sturt Historical Society C/- Post Office, Narranderra NSW 2821
- Narromine Historical Society C/- Post Office, Narromine NSW 2821
- Nepean District Historical Society
- Nepean Family History Society Inc
- Newcastle Family History Society Inc
- Niangala & District Historical Society Snowfields, Niangala NSW 2354
- North Shore Historical Society
- Northern Beaches Family History Group 47 Wandeen Rd., Bilgola Plateau NSW 2107
- Nowra Library Family History Group 10 Berry St, Nowra NSW 2540
- Nyngan Museum & Historical Society 7 Cobar St, Nyngan NSW 2825
- Orange Family History Group Inc
- Parkes Family History Group 316 Clarinda St, Parkes NSW 2870
- Parramatta & District Historical Society Inc
- Paterson Historical Society
- Picton & District Historical & Family History Society
- Port Macquarie & Districts Family History Society Inc
- Port Macquarie Historical Museum
- Port Stephens Family History Society Inc
- Prospect Heritage Trust Inc
- Pyrmont & Ultimo Historical Society 254 Bulwarra St, Ultimo NSW 2007
- Quirindi & District Historical Society PO Box 279, Quirindi NSW 2343
- Randwick and District Historical Society Inc.
- Raymond Terrace and District Historical Society
- Richmond-Tweed Family History Society Inc
- Richmond River Historical Society Inc
- Riverstone & District Historical Society
- Ryde District Historical Society Inc. & Family History Study Group
- Rylstone and District Historical Society
- Scone & Upper Hunter Historical Society Inc
- Shoalhaven Family History Society Inc
- Shoalhaven Historical Society PO Box 301, Nowra NSW 2540
- Singleton Family History Society Inc
- Snowy Mountains Family History Group Inc P.O. Box 153, Cooma NSW 2630
- Society of Australian Genealogists
- Springwood Historical Society
- St Mary’s District Historical Society
- Strathfield District Historical Society
- Stroud & District Historical Society
- Tamworth & District Family History Group Inc
- Taralga Historical Society Orchard St, Taralga NSW 2580
- Taree Family History Inc
- Tathra Historical Society 6 Tathra St, Tathra NSW 2550
- Temora Historical Society PO Box 181, Temora NSW 2666
- Tenterfield Railway Preservation Society Inc
- The Glebe Society Inc
- Tilligerry & Districts Family History Society PO Box 32, Tanilba Bay NSW 2319
- Tomaree Family History Group, Nelson Bay
- Toongabbie & District Historical Society PO Box 21, Toongabbie NSW 2146
- Tumut Family History Group Inc
- Tweed River Historical Society & Museum
- Ungarie Historical Society PO Box 24, Ungarie NSW 2669
- Wagga Wagga & District Family History Society Inc
- Walla Walla & District Historical Society 107 Commercial St, Walla Walla NSW 2659
- Warialda Historical Society PO Box 234, Warialda NSW 2402
- Wauchope Historical Society PO Box 410, Wauchope NSW 2446
- Wentworth Historical Society
- Whitton Historical Society PO Box 91, Whitton NSW 2705
- Wilcannia and District Historical Society PO Box 39, Wilcannia NSW 2836
- Wingham Family History Society 139 Bugarey St, Wingham NSW 2429
- Wollondilly Heritage Centre
- Wyalong District Family History Group Inc. PO Box 73, Wyalong NSW 2671
- Wyong District Museum & Historical Society
- Wyong Family History Group
- Yamba Historical Society River St, Yamba NSW 2464
- Yass & District Family History Society
- Young & District Family History Group Inc PO Box 586, Young NSW 2594
Northern Territory
Queensland
- History Queensland Inc
- Genealogical Society of Queensland Inc
- Queensland Family History Society Inc
- Beaudesert Branch G.S.Q. Inc PO Box 664, Baudesert QLD 4285
- Bundaberg Genealogical Association Inc
- Burdekin Contact Group – Family History Assoc of Nth QLD Inc PO Box 393, Home Hill QLD 4806
- Caboolture Family History Research Group Inc
- Cairns and District Family History Society Inc
- Caloundra Family History Research Inc.
- Cairns Historical Society
- Central Queensland Family History Association
- Cooktown and District History Society
- Cooroy-Noosa Genealogical & Family History Research Group
- Dalby Family History Society Inc PO Box 962, Dalby QLD 4405
- Dalby Pioneer Park Museum
- Eacham Historical Society
- Gladstone Branch G.S.Q., Inc PO Box 1178, Gladstone QLD 4680
- Gold Coast Family History Society
- Goondiwindi & District Family History Society PO Box 190, Goondiwindi QLD 4390
- Gympie Family History Society Inc
- Hervey Bay Family History Association Inc
- Cairns Historical Society
- Indooroopilly and District Historical Society
- Ipswich Genealogical Society Inc
- Kilroy Shire Historical Society
- Kingaroy Family History Centre PO Box 629, Kingaroy QLD 4610
- Logan River & District Family History Society Inc
- Mackay Branch G.S.Q. Inc PO Box 882, Mackay QLD 4740
- Mackay Family History Society Inc.
- Mackay Historical Society & Museum Inc.
- Mareeba Historic Society Inc
- Maryborough District Family History Society Inc
- Maryborough Family Heritage Institute Inc
- Mount Isa Family & Historical Society Inc. PO Box 1832, Mount Isa QLD 4825
- North Brisbane Branch G.S.Q., Inc PO Box 353, Chermside QLD 4032
- Proserpine Branch G.S.Q. Inc PO Box 15, Proserpine QLD 4800
- Redcliffe & District Family History Group
- Rockhampton Branch G.S.Q. Inc PO Box 992, Rockhampton QLD 4700
- Rockhampton – Central Queensland Family History Ass. Inc PO Box 6000, Rockhampton QLD 4700
- Rockhampton & District Historical Society
- Roma & District Local & Family History Society PO Box 877, Roma QLD 4455
- Rosewood Scrub Historical Society Inc
- Royal Historical Society of Queensland
- South Burnett Genealogical & Family History Society PO Box 598, Kingaroy QLD 4610
- Southern Suburbs Branch of the GSQ Inc.
- Sunshine Coast Historical & Genealogical Resource Centre Inc
- Toowong History Group
- Toowoomba & Darling Downs Family History Society Inc
- Toowoomba Family History Centre C/- South Town Post Office, South St, Toowoomba QLD 4350
- Tweed Gold Coast Family History & Heritage Association Inc.
- Wynnum Manly Historical Society Inc
South Australia
- Clare Regional History Group
- Colonial Light Gardens Historical Society Inc
- Fleurieu Peninsula Family History Group Inc
- Gumeracha & District History Centre Inc
- History Trust of South Australia
- Mitcham Historical Society
- Mount Gambier History Group Inc
- Pioneers Association of South Australia
- Port Adelaide Historical Society
- Salisbury & District Historical Society Inc
- South Australian Genealogy & Heraldry Society Inc
- South East Family History Group (Limestone Coast)
- Southern Eyre Peninsula Family History Group
- Tea Tree Gully & District Historical Society
- Whyalla Family History Group PO Box 2190, Whyalla Norrie SA 5608
- Yorke Peninsula Family History Group
Tasmania
- Archives Office of Tasmania – Wills & Letters of Administration from 1824-1989 (indexed and printable digital copies)
- Bellerive Historical Society
- Launceston Historical Society
- Sandy Bay Historical Society Inc.
- Tasmania – Index to Departures 1817 to 1867
- Tasmanian Family History Society Inc – Burnie Branch
- Tasmanian Family History Society Inc – Hobart Branch
- Tasmanian Family History Society – Huon Branch
- Tasmanian Family History Society – Launceston Branch
- Ulverstone Local History Museum
Victoria
- Australian Institute of Genealogical Studies
- Anglesea & District Historical Society
- Ararat and District Historical Society Inc
- Ararat Genealogical Society Inc PO Box 361, Ararat VIC 3377
- Avoca & District Historical Society Inc
- Ballarat & District Genealogical Society Inc
- Ballarat Historical Society Inc
- Bass Coast (Phillip Island) Family History Group Inc
- Bellarine Historical Society
- Benalla & District Family History Group Inc
- Bendigo Historical Society
- Bendigo Regional Genealogical Society Inc
- Box Hill Heritage Centre
- Bright & District Historical Society
- Buninyong & District Historical Society
- Camperdown & District Historical Society Inc
- Casterton & District Historical Society Inc
- Castlemaine Historical Society
- Central Highlands Historical Association
- Chelsea & District Historical Society
- Chinese Australian Family Historians of Victoria
- Cobram Genealogical Group Inc
- Cohuna & District Historical Society
- Colac & District Genealogical Society Inc PO Box 219, Colac VIC 3250
- Corowa Rutherglen Genealogical Co-operative PO Box 33, Wahgunyah VIC 3687
- Daylesford & District Historical Society Inc
- Dimboola & District Historical Society Inc
- Doncaster – Templestowe Historical Society Inc
- Dromana & District Historical Society
- East Gippsland Family History Group Inc
- Echuca/Moama Family History Group Inc
- Echuca Historical Society
- Emerald Genealogy Group
- Essendon Historical Society Inc
- Euroa Genealogy Group PO Box 299, Euroa VIC 3666
- Family & Friends of Waanyarra Inc
- Flinders District Historical Society
- Footscray Historical Society
- Frankston Historical Society Inc
- Geelong Family History Group Inc
- Geelong Heritage Centre
- Geelong Historical Society
- Genealogical Society of Victoria
- Gisborne Genealogy Group PO Box, New Gisborne VIC 3438
- Hamilton History Centre
- Hastings – Western Port Historical Society
- Healesville and District Historical Society
- Heyfield Family History Group
- High Country Heritage
- Horsham Historical Society
- Inglewood Historical Society
- Inverloch Historical Society Inc
- Jamieson & District Historical Society Inc
- Kilmore Historical Society
- Knox Historical Society
- Koroit and District Historical Society Inc
- Lakes Entrance Family History Resource Centre Inc.
- Lang Lang and District Historical Society Inc
- Lilydale & District Historical Society Inc
- Lorne Historical Society Inc
- Maffra & District Historical Society Inc
- Mansfield Historical Society
- Maryborough-Midlands Historical Society Inc
- Melton & District Historical Society Inc
- Melton Family History Group Inc
- Mid Gippsland Family History Society Inc
- Mildura & District Genealogical Society Inc
- Mooroopna Historical Society Inc
- Mornington Peninsula Family History Society
- Morwell Historical Society
- Mount Rouse & District Historical Society
- Narre Warren & District Family History Group
- Nathalia Genealogy Group
- Newstead & District Historical Society
- Nhill Historical Society
- Northcote History Group
- Oakleigh & District Historical Society
- Omeo Historical Society
- Ouyen District History & Genealogy Centre Inc
- Port Fairy Historical Society Inc
- Port Melbourne Historical and Preservation Society
- Port Phillip Pioneers Group
- Portland & District Genealogical Society Inc 8 Townsend St, Portland VIC 3305
- Pyramid Hill & District Historical Society
- Ringwood Historical Society
- Royal Historical Society of Victoria
- St Kilda Historical Society
- Sale & District Family History Group Inc PO Box 773, Sale VIC 3850
- Sebastopol Historical Society
- Shepparton Family History Group Inc
- Shepparton Historical Society PO 137, Shepparton VIC 3632
- Somerville, Tyabb and District Heritage Society
- South Gippsland Genealogical Society Inc PO Box 395, Leongatha VIC 3429
- Southern Peninsular Family History Society
- Stawell Biarri Group for Genealogy Inc
- Stawell Historical Society Inc
- Steiglitz Historical Society Inc
- St Andrews (Queenstown) Historical Society Inc
- St Kilda Historical Society
- Sunbury Family History Society Inc
- Swan Hill Genealogical & Historical Society Inc
- Tatura & District Historical Society
- Terang & District Genealogical Society Inc PO Box 14, Terang VIC 3264
- Toora & District Family History Group Inc
- Traralgon & District Historical Society Inc
- Wangaratta Family History Society Inc
- Warnambool Family History Group
- Warrandyte Historical Society Inc
- Waverley Historical Society Inc
- West Gippsland Genealogical Society Inc
- Whitehorse Historical Society Inc
- Winchelsea & District Historical Society Inc
- Woady Yaloak Historical Society
- Wodonga Family History Society Inc
- Wonthaggi Genealogy Inc
- Woodend & District Heritage Society
- Yarra Glen and District Historical Society Inc
- Yarram & District Historical Society Inc
- Yarram Genealogy Group Inc
- Yarrawonga Family History Group Inc
Western Australia
- Albany Regional Family History Society Inc
- Australind Family History Society Inc
- Busselton Family History Society Inc
- Carnamah Historical Society
- Collie Family History Society
- Esperance Family History Society
- Family History Society of Rockingham & Districts Inc.
- Geraldton Family History Society Inc
- Goldfield’s Family History Society Inc
- Great Southern Family History Society
- Mandurah Family History Society Inc
- Perth Dead Persons Society
- Western Australian Genealogical Society Inc