Local and family history
There is a local and family history officer available for consultation. It is best to book an appointment on 02 6861 2309.
The officer can research on your behalf:
- A preliminary search is $15.00 (15 to 20 minutes) plus costs.
- A professional Search is $40.00 per hour plus costs.
Library members have access to Ancestry.com on the computers in the technology room. Library members can also request login details to access The British Newspaper Archive.
Family history database offering onsite access to records from archives around the world, covering genealogical areas such as:
- Census & Voter Lists
- Births, Deaths & Marriages
- Immigration & Emigration
- Military
- Directories & Member Lists
- Court, Land, Wills & Financial
- Dictionaries, Encyclopedias & Reference
- Stories & Publications
- Newspapers & Periodicals
- Photos & Maps
- Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
- Ancestry World Tree and Message Boards.
Document supply available.
Resource Subject
British Library Newspapers
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Sourced from the extensive holdings of the British Library, British Library Newspapers delivers a wide range of irreplaceable local and regional voices to reflect the social, political, and cultural events of the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries. These newspapers, emerging during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries as a crucial channel of information in towns and major cities, provide researchers with a unique, first-hand perspective on history. With more than 240 newspaper titles, the series is comprised of approximately 6.4 million pages of historic content, from articles to advertisements. This collection illuminates diverse and distinct regional attitudes, cultures, and vernaculars, providing an alternative viewpoint to the London-centric national press over a period of more than 200 years.
History Parkes Blog
History Parkes is an online resource for the Shire's history. The site aims to showcase quirky, serious, fun, factual information and accounts about our Shire.
This blog is an ever-evolving resource, allowing for old and forgotten stories to be rediscovered. Local families will be able to retrace the steps of their ancestors, just as new residents will be able to learn about some of the predecessors to their newfound home.
If you have information that you would like added to History Parkes, please get in touch with staff at Parkes Library by telephoning 02 6861 2309, emailing library@parkes.nsw.gov.au or by dropping into Parkes Library.