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Genealogy and Local History Groups in Tasmania

• Archives Office of Tasmania
• Australian Railway Historical Society Tasmanian Division
• Bruny Island History
• Cascades Female Factory Historic Site - See Female Factory Research Group provides information on the experiences of convict women and their children in Van Diemen’s Land.
• George Town Online Access Area - See Community History for the George Town and District Historical Society Inc.
• Launceston Historical Society
• Lilydale History Group
• Our Streets, Our Stories archive photographs and stories relating to the history of Tasmania.
• Research Tasmania
• Sandy Bay Historical Society Inc
• State Library of Tasmania  
  • eHeritage Project
  • Family History Resources
• Tasmania Genweb free Tasmanian genealogy databases and transcripts.
• Tasmanian Aboriginal Historical Services
• Tasmanian Family History Society Inc (formerly Genealogical Society of Tasmania)
  • Tasmanian Family History Society, Devonport Branch
  • Tasmanian Family History Society, Hobart Branch
  • Tasmanian Family History Society, Launceston Branch
• Ulverstone History Museum

• See also BCL Tasmania - Historical Attractions  

National Genealogy and Local History Groups

• Australasian Federation of Family History Organisations Inc
• Australian GenWeb Project
• Australian Institute of Genealogical Studies Inc
• Australian Jewish Genealogical Society Inc
• Australian Lebanese Historical Society Inc
• Australian National University Noel Bultin Archives Centre - See Family History for how to find information on the employment history of ancestors.
• Australian Society for the Study of Labour History
• Australian Society of American Immigrants and Descendants
• Australian Society of Archivists
• Australian War Memorial searchable databases, including names of individuals on the Roll of Honour, Commemorative Roll, and Nominal Rolls, information on those who received honours or awards while on active service, digitised case files of Australian personnel reported missing or wounded during World War One, and details of AMF prisoners of war and missing personnel from operations in the Far East and South West Pacific Islands.
• Collections Australia Network Australian cultural heritage collections online.
• Convictions Australian Shipping information on Australian shipping 1788-1968, including arrivals, departures, shipwrecks, passengers, and crew.
• Convicts Australia database of convict information, including convict names, Old Bailey Court records, ship names, pardons, and absconders, as well as links to other sites featuring convict records.
• Descendants of Convicts Group Inc
• Federation of Australian Historical Societies
• History Australia includes the Internet Family History Association of Australia (IFHAA).
• Military Historical Society of Australia
• National Archives of Australia - See Fact Sheets about immigration and citizenship.
• National Library of Australia - See Genealogy and Historical Resources Guides
• Office of Australian War Graves
• Oral History Association of Australia
• Picture Australia search for and purchase Australian archival and historical prints, pictures, photographs, and posters.
• Ready, 'Net, Go! Archival Internet Resources
• Register of Australian Archives and Manuscripts
• Society of Australian Genealogists
• World War Two Nominal Roll searchable database of information on the Australian men and women who served in World War Two.

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