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Image: Edward's Farm, 1909.
Need help with starting your family tree? Are you stumped with locating an elusive ancestor? Our Libraries can help! We will take you through our records and advise on potential sources of information.
Bankstown Library and Knowledge Centre has research material to guide beginners and experienced people to trace their family tree. There is no charge to use the Family History Collection.
Speakers
Looking for a speaker for your local club, group, school or nursing home? Contact the Local and Family History staff who are available to present a range of talks on different topics related to the local area and family history.
Please complete our online booking form. Or, for more information, please contact our Local and Family History Librarian on 9707 9728.
Historical Tours
Interested in organising an Historical Tour of the Canterbury Bankstown area?
School Visits
Kindergarten to High School - Want to organise a history talk for your students either in the library or at your school?
Event Evaluation
If you would like to provide feedback about an event or program you have attended, you can complete this form.
We have research material to guide beginners to trace their family tree as well as the more experienced. There are over 4,000 books, 20,000 microfiche, 700 microfilms and 200 CD-ROMs to help budding and experienced family historians including various kinds of records and archives.
These special research collections include information on our history and geography. The collection is housed in the Bankstown Library and Knowledge Centre and is available for use in the library only. Our staff at the Reference desk can provide assistance with using the collection, but they can't do the work for you!
'Remember Canterbury-Bankstown' is an interactive photograph database, presenting a large collection of historical images. The online database features a sophisticated search engine, intuitive arrangement of topics and subjects, and a mobile-friendly design.
To access 'Remember Canterbury-Bankstown', click on the link below.
Remember Canterbury-Bankstown
Explore your family's history using local and international records including convict and free settler lists, passenger lists, Australian and New Zealand electoral rolls and military records. There are English, Welsh and Scottish records.
Get full free access by visiting any of our libraries – log in to one of the library computers, or use your own device when connected to CBCity Public Wifi.
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Museums of History NSW offers a range of free webinars for you to view at your convenience. Each webinar is one hour in duration.
Webinars include: Early convict indents', 'School records', Tracing people by place' and many more. To access the webinars please click on the link below
State Archives Webinars
There are three cemeteries and one transferred memorial garden in former City of Canterbury LGA. These include Moorefields Methodist Cemetery, Kingsgrove, St Barnabas Memorial Garden, Punchbowl, St Saviour's, Church of England Cemetery, Punchbowl, and St Paul's Church of England Cemetery, Canterbury.
Canterbury City Cemeteries Online
As part of the ANZAC Centenary (2014-2018), the Watson Anzac website was established to reflect on local stories relating to World War 1. It also aims to encourage all members of our community to reflect upon and learn more about our local military history, its costs and its impacts on our community and nation. The website provides online access to a comprehensive range of existing local resources and materials.
The site was created by City of Canterbury Bankstown with the assistance of Federal Member for Watson, Tony Burke, under the Anzac Centenary Arts and Culture Fund.
http://anzac.cbcity.nsw.gov.au
Enquiries by phone or email welcome.
Local and Family History Drop-In sessions offer residents the opportunity to come in for a casual discussion about their local area and building their family tree. No bookings required.
For more information, or to book in for a Discover Your Family Tree workshop, call 9707 9728 or email us.
Have a question regarding local or family History? Please complete our online enquiry form.
Or, for more information, please contact our Local and Family History Librarian on 9707 9728.
