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Genealogy and Local History Groups in Canberra

• ACT Registrar-General's Office births, deaths, and marriages records.
• Anglican Historical Society (Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn)
• Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies - See Family History Unit
• Australian Railway Historical Society (ACT Division)
• The Bush Dancers Display Group promotes bush dancing and traditional Australian music.
• Canberra and District Historical Society
• Dead Persons Society of Canberra assists amateur family historians with how to effectively use computers and the Internet to find genealogical information.
• Earthly Delights - Historical costumes and dancing from Renaissance to Edwardian
• The Heraldry and Genealogy Society of Canberra
• History Council of New South Wales the peak body for NSW history, linking historical organisations and individuals interested in the past.
• The National Capital Authority - See Education and Understanding for interesting historical information about Canberra.
• National Trust of Australia (NSW) a charity organisation that works with the community to help preserve the natural, built, and cultural heritage of NSW and the ACT.

• See BCL Canberra - 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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