Noosa Libraries has a large collection of printed and computer-based resources for family history research. The Family History collection is located in the Heritage Library at the Noosaville branch. Noosa Libraries also provide free access to the billions of searchable records available in leading genealogy databases ancestry.com and findmypast.com.au
Ancestry Academy Education
A range of worksheets and checklists to help you organise your Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander family history research.
AIATIS Family History Toolkit
Recordings of Ancestry Academy Virtual Events for practical tips and tricks on using Ancestry.com
Ancestry Library edition
Leading genealogy database containing billions of records for family and local history research.
Available for use in library branches only.
British Newspaper Archive Library edition
Explore millions of digitised pages of newspapers and other publications from their British and Irish collections, dating back as far as the 1700s. Access via the Heritage PCs at Noosaville and Cooroy Library.
Coraweb
An Australian gateway to sites for family history research with over 1600 categorised links, with descriptions.
Cyndi’s list
A large categorised and cross-referenced directory of sites useful for genealogical research worldwide, with hundreds of thousands of links.
Familysearch.org
Noosa Libraries is a Family Search Affiliate Library providing free access to record sets that have restricted access. In branch use only. Login with personal familysearch.org account details.
Find my past
A leading genealogy database containing billions of records for family and local history research. For privacy reasons please do not start or update a family tree. There are daily and monthly limits on record views – please be considerate of other users when accessing the database. Available for use in library branches only.
First Nations Family History
Discovering your family history can be challenging when researching First Nations ancestry. Discover key resources with the State Library of Queensland’s ‘Who’s Your Mob?’ website.
National Archives of Australia
The repository for all Commonwealth Government records in Australia, including defence force and immigration records.
National Library of Australia
A wealth of resources for the Australian family historian.
Niche Academy
E-resource tutorials on Ancestry (Library edition), Overdrive/Libby, Hoopla, BorrowBox, Transparent Language On-line, as well as Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter and more.
Queensland State Archives
Custodian of the State’s largest and most significant collection of government records and an invaluable research facility for those researching their family tree, local history or other area of special interest.
State Library of Queensland
Excellent genealogy information and resources, including births, deaths and marriages in Australia, New Zealand, England and Wales.
Trove
Trove is Australia’s free online research portal and is a collaboration between the National Library of Australia and hundreds of partner organisations around Australia.
Cooroy Noosa Genealogical and Historical Research Group Emerald Street, Cooroy