Victoria Archives and Libraries

Archives collect and preserve original documents from organizations such as churches or governments. Libraries generally collect published sources such as books and maps. This article describes the major national and New South Wales archives and libraries that hold genealogical and historical information.

Government Archives
National Archives of Australia National Archives Victoria Office National Archives Victoria Office Victorian Archives Centre 99 Shiel Street North Melbourne Vic 3051 Australia Phone: 03 9348 5703 Website Research Guides Family history -- Public Record Office Victoria Telephone: +61 3 9348 5600 Postal address: PO Box 2100, North Melbourne, VIC 3051 Website Family history Online collections
 * Public Record Office Victoria is the archives of the State Government of Victoria which hold records from the late 1830s to today. These include indexes to passengers from inwards assisted from 1839 to 1871 and unassisted from 1852 to 1923, outward passengers from 1852 to 1901, and Wills, Probates and Administrations from 1841 to 1925. There are other records available online including education and teachers, court in quest records, insolvency, prisoners and convicts and much more.

Public Record Office Victoria (PROV) has Reading Room locations at North Melbourne and Ballarat, and we support regional archives which hold public records - in particular at Bendigo and Geelong. In most cases it may be faster to visit a local Reading Room and ask our staff for assistance in researching our online catalogue and retrieving physical records to view.

Libraries
Find a Library 2023 Directory of libraries in Victoria - State Library Victoria 328 Swanston Street Melbourne 3000 Australia Phone (Ask a Librarian): 03 8664 7002 Online enquiry form, family history collections Website Catalogue Family history Research guides
 * The State Library of Victoria is Victoria's premier research library and helps family historians find their ancestors in our dedicated Genealogy Collection and unique Victorian heritage records.

Genealogical Society of Victoria Level 1, 10 Queen Street Melbourne Victoria, 3000 Australia Phone: 03 9662 4455 Email: gsv@gsv.org.au Website Collection
 * Family Histories: The GSV Collection covers families from royalty to paupers. Items include a large range of published volumes, modest self-published works and manuscripts. A significant collection of over 1300 digitised family histories and genealogical charts are available online within the library. In some cases the copy in the GSV collection is the only copy in existence.

Museums
Museums in Victoria

Civil Registration Office
Births, deaths, and marriages Victoria Search your family history