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Genealogy and Local History Groups

• Association of Eastern Historical Societies servicing the region east of Melbourne.
• Australian Lesbian and Gay Archives based in Melbourne.
• Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division Inc)
• Avoca and District Historical Society
• Ballarat and District Genealogical Society Inc
• Ballarat Mechanics Institute 
• Benalla and District Family History Group Inc
• Bendigo Historical Society
• Bendigo Regional Genealogical Society Inc
• Box Hill Historical Society Inc
• Brighton Historical Society Inc
• Buninyong and District Historical Society Inc
• Casterton and District Historical Society Inc includes the Casterton Community Museum.
• Castlemaine Art Gallery and Historical Museum
• Castlemaine Historical Society Inc
• Cinema and Theatre Historical Society
• City of Stonnington - See Local History Service
• Cobram Genealogical Group Inc
• Cornish Association of Victoria
• Dead Persons Society Melbourne assists amateur family historians with how to effectively use computers and the Internet to find genealogical information.
• Dimboola and District Historical Society Inc
• Doncaster-Templestowe Historical Society
• Dromana and District Historical Society
• Essendon Historical Society Inc
• First Fleet Fellowship Vic Inc an association for those who have ancestors who arrived in Australia on the First Fleet in 1788.
• Footscray Historical Society
• Frankston Historical Society Inc
• The Geelong Family History Group Inc
• Genealogical Society of Victoria Inc
• The Goulburn and Murray Association of Local and Family History Groups contains links to a number of local and family history groups within the North East and Goulburn Valley areas of Victoria.
• Hastings - Western Port Historical Society Inc  
• Healesville and District Historical Society Inc
• Heidelberg Historical Society
• Horsham Historical Society Inc
• Immigration Museum information about Australian identity, immigration, family history, and cultural diversity.
• Jamieson and District Historical Society Inc
• Kilmore Historical Society
• Kingston Historical Website
• Knox Historical Society
• Lilydale and District Historical Society 
• Maffra and District Historical Society Inc
• Mansfield Historical Society
• Melbourne Steam Traction Engine Club Inc
• Melton and District Historical Society Inc
• Mid Gippsland Family History Society Inc
• Mildura and District Genealogical Society Inc
• Monash Federation Society includes The Oakleigh and District Historical Society.
• Mornington and District Historical Society Inc
• Mt Rouse and District Historical Society Inc
• Narre Warren and District Family History Group Inc
• Nepean Historical Society Inc includes the Sorrento Museum and Heritage Gallery.
• Newstead and District Historical Society Inc
• Northcote History Society formerly the Northcote Historical and Conservation Society Inc, it is devoted to the histories of Northcote, Thornbury, Westgarth, Fairfield, and Alphington - areas which are now mostly located within the City of Darebin.
• Port Melbourne Historical and Preservation Society
• Port Phillip Pioneers Group Inc
• Public Record Office Victoria
• The Royal Historical Society of Victoria
• St Andrews Queenstown Historical Society Inc
• St Kilda Historical Society
• Shepparton Family History Group Inc
• Somerville, Tyabb and District Heritage Society
• State Library of Victoria - See Genealogy
• Stawell Biarri Group for Genealogy Inc
• Steiglitz Historical Society Inc
• Sunbury Family History Society Inc
• Swan Hill Genealogical and Historical Society Inc
• Traralgon and District Historical Society Inc
• Victorian History Library - Prahran Mechanics' Institute a community owned and run library specialising in the history of Victoria.
• Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages
• Warrandyte Historical Society
• Warrnambool Family History Group
• Waverley Historical Society
• West Bourke Heritage Association Inc
• Western Victorian Association of Historical Societies Inc
• The West Gippsland Genealogical Society Inc
• Whitehorse Historical Society formerly The Nunawading and District Historical Society.
• Wodonga Family History Society Inc
• Worsley Cottage Museum Complex home of Maryborough-Midlands Historical Society Inc.
• Yarra Glen and District Historical Society Inc
• Yarram Genealogy Group

• See also BCL Melbourne - 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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