Hobart Australia Family History Centre

The Hobart Family History Centre is located about ten minutes drive north of the Hobart CBD, and serves all of southern Tasmania.

Centre Contacts and Hours
Location &amp; Map:


 * 1) The centre is located within the church building (of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) at 15 Elmsleigh Road, Derwent Park. The entrance is at the north-western corner of the building and easily visible from the large car park. When you arrive, press the buzzer button on the wall to the left of the double doors. A staff member will come and open the door for you and show you to the centre reception area.
 * 2) (Link to map using Google or other map sites)

Phone: 

E-mail: rebecca-read@hotmail.com

Open Hours: 

To support preventive efforts to control the spread of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) and to protect the health and safety of our patrons and staff, the Hobart Family History Centre will be closed after 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, 14 March, 2020 until further notice. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this closure may cause.  

Holiday Schedule:

Closed on all public holidays

Collections

 * Pedigree Resource File CDs, numbers 1-140.
 * CD indexes to births, marriages and deaths for Tasmania, Victoria, South Australia and New South Wales.
 * CD indexes to burials in Tasmania (TAMIOT) and rural Victoria.
 * Indexes to birth, death and marriage notices in the Mercury, Advocate and Examiner newspapers to 1930.

Databases and Software

 * FHC Portal This centre has access to the Family History Center Portal page which gives free access in the centre to premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions.

Hardware and Equipment

 * The centre has four computers with internet connection, printers, four manual microfilm readers, three microfiche readers, one electronic reader and a ScanPro 2000 microfilm scanner, enabling editing and saving of film and fiche images to USB flash drive.

Staff Research Specialties
Tasmania and other Australian states, New Zealand, United Kingdom.

Resources in the Local Area

 * the Hobart branch of the Tasmanian Family History Society at Bellerive;
 * the Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office (TAHO), 3rd floor, 91 Murray Street, Hobart.

Links
Online Genealogy Records by Location
 * FamilySearch Research Wiki: What It Can Do For You!: A comprehensive video presentation explaining the Wiki, navigating it, and some especially useful pages. Case studies demonstrate using the Wiki for genealogical research. Editing and adding articles to the Wiki are covered.