Mortdale Australia Family History Centre

Mortdale Family History Centre is situated south of Sydney and serves the areas of Hurstville, Sutherland, Rockdale and Bankstown. The centre is 30 minutes drive from Sydney and the nearest railway station is at Mortdale. There is a bus from the station or it is a 12 minute walk to the centre.

Centre Contacts and Hours
Location &amp; Map:


 * Address: 74 Walter Street, Mortdale, New South Wales
 * Location in the LDS Church building. The building has entrances from Kemp and Breakwell Streets. There is no access from Walter Street. Centre is at the northern side of the building and is accessed from Breakwell Street. Parking is in Breakwell Street and Kemp Street.
 * Location on Map

Phone: +61 2 9570 6453

E-mail: [mailto:au_mortdale@ldsmail.net au_mortdale@ldsmail.net]

Open Hours:


 * Monday: 10am - 2pm
 * Tuesday: 10am - 2pm Members only
 * Tuesday: 6 - 9pm
 * Thursday: 10am - 2pm and 6 - 9pm
 * Friday: 10am - 2pm

Holiday Schedule:


 * Closed public holidays
 * Closed December Christmas school holidays and until one week before school returns in January.

Upcoming Events
Stake Temple Days 28 - 30 June. Help available at Centre for researching and preparing names.

Family History Week Fair 'What Will You Find?" 4 August 10am to 3pm. Displays, mini-classes, technology and you, How-to stalls, Getting more out of FamilySearch, Using new FamilySearch, Using free Premium websites, Indexing, UK and Australian research, Polynesian and Chinese research. Getting startedd.

Class Schedule
May 10 - Family History Basics. Looking at what you have and asking questions.

May 24 - What Will I Discover at the Family History Centre? Looking at what you know.

June 14 - FamilySearch. Conquering the new version of the website. Filtering through the vast collection.

Staff Training Meetings
Next meeting Saturday 14 July 9.30am to 11am.

Collections

 * Family History Library Catalog: This centre has the ability to order any of the films and fiche available through the Family History Library Catalog.
 * Birth Death and Marriage indexes for all Australia and New Zealand.
 * Early Church Records 1787-1856 on microfilm.
 * NSW Probate Indexes 1800-1982 on microfiche. Wills 1800-1902 on microfilm.
 * Convict records.
 * Immigration records to various Australian states. These include NSW Assisted Immigration indexes on microfiche and records on microfilm.

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

 * 4 computers, printers
 * 1 scanner/printer with computer,
 * 2 microfiche readers,
 * 8 microfilm readers.

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