South Australia Societies

Adelaide/Northern Districts Genealogical Society
We are open for research each Thursday 10.00 till 4.00, also two Saturday afternoons per month as per our Calendar. If you require assistance with your research, bookings are essential and charges may apply.

Our group runs regular Help Nights as part of our Event Calendar which are open to the general public.

Genealogy SA (South Australian Genealogy & Heraldry Society)
The South Australian Genealogy & Heraldry Society formed in 1973 to promote and encourage the pursuit of family history and allied subjects in South Australia. The society has no political or religious affiliations. It is affiliated with the Australasian Federation of Family History Organisations (AFFHO), the English based Federation of Family History Societies (FFHS) and the Scottish Association of Family History Societies (SAFHS).

The society's membership of over 4000 members makes it the largest family history society in South Australia and it is located in the former Unley Institute at 201 Unley Road, Unley. The Society maintains a web site that outlines its services and addresses some of the needs of its remote members and the public who cannot attend in person.

Non-members can visit the library for a daily fee and the Society will undertake research within the Society's library for persons living outside the Adelaide metropolitan area or remote members.

The collection has a strong representation of English, Scottish and Irish material and specifically features:

South Australian material including: birth, death & marriage indexes; district birth, death & marriage records; cemetery indexes; burial registers; Church records; school admission registers; probate indexes; shipping records; family and district histories, electoral rolls. Material for other Australian states and territories including: birth, death & marriage indexes; probate Indexes for NSW & VIC; shipping records (mainly NSW, VIC, WA); cemetery records (mainly NSW, QLD, VIC, TAS, WA); some electoral rolls (1993, 1996, 1999); genealogical society journals. New Zealand: birth, death & marriage indexes; cemetery records. United Kingdom: GRO Indexes for England & Wales 1837-1990: Scottish Old Parochial Records Index (pre 1855); 1851 1881 1891 Scottish censuses; growing census coverage of indexes/transcriptions for England and Wales; 1881 England & Wales census; probate indexes for England & Wales 1853-1943; genealogy society journals.

Visitors can also access a large collection of data CDs [220+] and browse the Internet for no charge.

Clare Regional Historical Society
They have available many various sources of information, by clicking on the above link and clicking on the Collection button on the left side, you will see what information is available. The site also has a link to the Australian Heritage Database that has been put in place by the Federal Australian Government.

Research assistance
They are happy to carry out research for people who cannot visit Clare. They try to answer promptly, but given that all members are volunteers, a busy tourist season or time to sow or harvest the wheat crop can cause delays. They aim to promise a maximum wait of two months.

The Group welcomes enquiries by mail, addressed to: The Research Officer, Clare Regional History Group, PO Box 6, Clare, South Australia 5453. Other contact details are given in "Contact details".

Please enclose a self-addressed envelope, and a donation towards the Group's work is always much appreciated. We currently charge $15 per hour for research carried out, or $3 per entry for BD&amp;M entries transcribed (as at November 2010).

Family History South Australia
Were your ancestors pioneers of South Australia? Perhaps they were amongst SA's early settlers. Find out by searching our shipping passenger list, birth, marriage, death and cemetery records. Use their free databases, informative articles and genealogy resources to build your family tree and answer your family history questions.

Family Tree Oz
This site has information about South Australian Motor Vehicle Registration 1906 - 1927 as well as many other areas.

Fleurieu Peninsula Family History Group Inc
Mailing address: Fleurieu Peninsula Family History Group Inc. PO Box 1078 Christies Beach North South Australia 5165 Email: fleurpengroupinc@yahoo.com.au Phone: (+618) 8386 1524 We meet on the 3rd Saturday of each month (except December) at the Uniting Church Hall, 23 William Road, Christies Beach, South Australia 5165. The Resource Room is open from 12noon. The meeting starts at 1.15pm with a break for afternoon tea followed by a guest speaker. Visitors are welcome for a cost of $3. Research can be undertaken on your behalf if you cannot visit our library yourself. We have volunteer researchers who will undertake this research for you at a nominal fee. Items that may be found in the library include the Australian Vital Records Index; the 1841 Census of South Australia; the Universal British Directory of 1791; the London Church Records Compendium; the National Burials Index of England and Wales; and numerous local, state and interstate related records as well. The Snippets Directory, at right gives some samples of the types of records that can be found in our collection.
 * Please use the +618 code if calling from overseas or 08 followed by the number if calling from within Australia

Flinders Ranges Research
Flinders Ranges Research will undertake Land Title Searches, Heritage Surveys and advice on resources for those who like to do their own research and/or self-publishing.

Lyndoch &amp; Districts Historical Society

 * The Society has developed an extensive records collection that includes newspaper articles dating back to the early 1840s, cemetery records covering Gawler and Barossa, assessment records for the Barossa and Mt Crawford Councils from their commencement in the mid 1850s, and many photographs.
 * Genealogy research for family histories is also available for an appropriate donation.

South East Family History Group (SEFHG)
SEFHG Databases have been transcribed or collated by group members.

You will find information related to these places within the Limestone Coast region of South Australia:

Allendale, Beachport, Canunda, Caroline, Carpenter Rocks, Cape Jaffa, Compton, Donovans, Drop Drop, Glenburnie, Glencoe, Gran Gran, Harris Range, Hatherleigh, Kalangadoo, Kangaroo Inn, Kingston, Kongorong, Lucindale, Mil Lel, Millicent, Moorak, Mt Burr, Mt McIntyre, Mt Gambier, Mt Muirhead, Mt Schank, Mundulla, Murrimbum, Nangula, Nangwarry, Naracoorte, OB Flat, Penguin Island, Pt MacDonnell, Penola, Rendelsham, Robe, Sebastapol, Snuggery, South End, Suttontown, Tantanoola, Tarpeena, Tintinara, Tatiara, Wandilo, Wyrie, and Yahl.

Records and Links available thru this site:

South Australian Police Historical Society
The Museum can be contacted by any of the following:

G.P.O. Box 1539 Adelaide SA 5001.

Telephone: (08) 8207 4099 Fax: (08) 8207 4011

Our email address historical@police.sa.gov.au

The office is staffed on Wednesdays and Thursdays only! Messages can be left on the answering machine on other days.

The SA Police Historical Society and Museum is located in old accommodation and mess facilities in the historical Thebarton Police Barracks which are accessed off Gaol Road.

The collection is maintained by retired police officers who are dedicated to the preservation of the police history of South Australia. The SA Police established in 1838 under Henry Inmann is one of the oldest police forces in the world.

All requests for information will be subject to a search fee and consumable charges. The release of information may be subject to legal restrictions and applicants for records must state for what purpose the information is required.

Personal access is no longer welcomed (Jul 2009) and all communications for records has to be by mail. The best time to make contact is by telephone on a Thursday morning.

Tours of the museum are by appointment only. The collection features historical costumes and a wonderful collection of badges from across the world. It is possible to hire police costumes from the Society.

Official Web site containing historical information about: