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.

Search Papers Past

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.

Search Findmypast (only in our libraries)

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.

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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.

Search the British Newspaper Archive

ANCESTRY LIBRARY EDITION

Makes family research easy for beginners while still providing in-depth tools for even the most advanced genealogists.

Search Ancestry (only in our libraries)

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.

Search Births, Deaths & Marriages

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