The Canberra History Group

A wonderful site containing the history of Stirling Park, Westlake, The Gap, the early construction camps in Canberra, including Howie's, and other interesting items on early Canberra

Need to know something about Canberra during the early construction days of the Depression? This new site will tell you all about it.

You will find many items of local interest on the catalogue or by using the Society's 'Gateway'.

Check out their Pictures Australia site for pictures on early Canberra. Also their Australian Historical Newspapers site for Australian newspapers, including 'The Canberra Times'. Great place for convict research.

For files on early Canberra; WW1 and WW2 military personnel records; court martial records; prisoner of war records; immigration records etc - and many other things for tracing your family history.

Australia's best website for anything to do with family history with annotated links to quality sites.

Canberra's local family history society. If you haven't joined it, then you should, especially if you have any family history interests and live in Canberra & district. They have a wonderful library, full of local, Australian and overseas material, including journals exchanged with other societies around the world. You don't have to run off overseas to search for date - try here FIRST!

Got an Irish Convict - then check out this site!

For all your family history needs - world wide, including Australia.

A genealogical communication and information website - links to forums, blogs, software, heraldy, family reunions etc.