Genealogy
PAPERS PAST
This site has 45 digitised 19th and early 20th Century newspapers from all over New Zealand, 30 of which are searchable, including the locally published Otago Witness.
FINDMYPAST
Search 50 million records for Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands and Papua New Guinea.
FindMyPast now includes access to the just-released 1921 Census of England and Wales.
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To learn more about Findmypast click here
FAMILY SEARCH
Family Search is a genealogical website hosting a large collection of free family trees, genealogy records and resources.
Dunedin Public Libraries is an affiliate library, so while in the library you can also access the unindexed catalogue section of the site, which is not generally accessible. This includes records from all around the world digitised off microfilm.
Please note: You will need to create an account for yourself and login to view images from your search results.
BRITISH NEWSPAPER ARCHIVE
The British Newspaper Archive contains millions of pages of historic British newspapers searchable by keyword, name, location, date or title.
Please note: You will need to create an account for yourself and login to view images from your search results.
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ANCESTRY LIBRARY EDITION
Makes family research easy for beginners while still providing in-depth tools for even the most advanced genealogists.
Search the resource (only in our libraries).
[Please note that remote access to Ancestry Library Edition ended on 31 December 2021]
To learn more about Ancestry Library Edition click here
BIRTHS, DEATHS & MARRIAGES
Search and order New Zealand Government records for births, deaths and marriages (BDM)
The historic data available to search is limited so that people or families who might still be alive, can be protected.
MORE USEFUL GENEALOGY LINKS
To find more useful websites for researching your ancestors click here