WAGS Resources
Book Library
WAGS Book Library Catalogue will be on line in the future. You will be able to search by title, author and key words. We have approximately 20,000 items in the Book Library covering many areas of the world. Check on our Library Catalogue page.
Our Book Library includes:
- A wide range of Book titles and topics specific to the study of Genealogy
- A large variety of Journals by Family History and Genealogy Societies from around the globe
- Newsletters and articles
- Books and papers written by both professional and amateur family historians
- Guides and tips on how to research
- Indexes
- Musters
- Census records
- Post Office directories
- Family History magazines
- and many, many other resources to enhance the study of genealogy
Microfiche and Microfilm Library
WAGS Microfiche and Microfilm library is also very extensive, and covers all Australian States, New Zealand, Great Britain and Ireland, and European sources, and includes:
- Australian Convict Records
- Birth, Baptism, Marriage and Death Indexes
- Cemetery indexes
- Electoral Rolls
- Monumental Inscriptions
- Newspaper indexes
- Pioneer Registers
- Probates and Wills
- Post Office Directories
- Ship Passenger lists - mainly Western Australian and some Eastern Australian indexes
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and many others
LDS Microfilms are also now available through the WAGS Library - have a look at the LDS Record Collections web site, or the on line LDS Library Catalogue to see what you can access via the WAGS Library.
CD-Rom Library
WAGS CD-Rom library has over 1400 CD's, with apx. 1850 searchable items available for members to use in the Computer Room.
The categories include:
| Category |
Items
|
Category
|
Items |
Birth, Marriage & Death
|
342 |
Cemetery |
46 |
| Census |
741 |
Convicts |
12 |
| Councils |
12 |
Courts & Prisons
|
7 |
| Directories |
200 |
Electoral Rolls
|
16 |
Family History
|
21 |
Heraldry, Peerage, Pedigrees & Visitations
|
17 |
| History |
5 |
Huguenot |
9 |
| IGI Records |
95 |
Journals |
10 |
| Landowners |
17 |
Migration & Shipping (Incl Passenger Lists)
|
27 |
| Military |
43 |
Miscellaneous |
48 |
| Newspapers |
11 |
Occupations |
30 |
Poor Laws
|
21 |
Schools, Colleges & Universities
|
9 |
Vital Records
|
52 |
Wills |
13 |
Our CD collection covers all regions of the World, as below:
World Region
|
Items
|
| Africa |
2 |
| Americas |
100 |
| Asia |
16 |
Europe
|
1442 |
| Oceania |
234 |
World Wide
|
50 |
Coming soon in the Library... We are upgrading our computers, installing a new LAN server and a new search capability which will enable our members to use all of the CD's on any of our Library Computers.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 31 October 2011 )
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