Topic: Family History

Family History Research at Hastings Library

The Genealogy Section upstairs in Hastings Library has a wide range of resources for researching your family history.

Need help? Not sure where to start?

Ask at the Reference Desk. We will show you our resources and suggest where to search next.

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Genealogy Collection & Microforms

The Genealogy Collection is located upstairs at Hastings Library and includes:

Microfiche, microfilms (listed below), including
New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages to 1990
Hawke's Bay newspapers on microfilm
Genealogy reference books
Local telephone directories
Journals (many donated - thanks for this!)
Electoral rolls for NZ on microfiche & in print

Available on our Research Computers (free) are:

Ancestry Library Edition
New Zealand Gazette Archives (one PC only)
Papers Past - historic New Zealand newspapers online

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New Zealand Society of Genealogists

The Hawke's Bay branch of the New Zealand Society of Genealogists has resources to assist with your local family history research.

Hawke's Bay Biographical Index

A unique collection of local records - searches on surnames undertaken, and directions to sources given to follow up.

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Genealogy Websites

Some of our favourite family history websites for:

Hawke's Bay
New Zealand
International

Featured website:

Have you tried searching for your ancestors on the New Zealand Electronic Text Centre?

Search thousands of texts simultaneously, including The Cyclopedia of New Zealand:

http://www.nzetc.org

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Papers Past

Digitised historic newspapers

Papers Past contains more than one million pages of digitised New Zealand newspapers and periodicals.

The collection covers the years 1839 to 1945 and includes 68 publications from all regions of New Zealand.

Search full text at http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast

Five Hawke's Bay newspapers are available.

A useful tool for family history research or for anyone keen on our history. Even the advertisements are interesting.

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Dictionary of New Zealand Biography

The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography is published both in print version (available in our libraries) and online.

The website contains "over 3,000 biographies of New Zealanders how have 'made their mark' on this country. It does not include people who are alive. So you will not find people like Helen Clark or Sean Fitzpatrick, but you will find people like George Nepia or Michael Joseph Savage."

Browse or search on names. Find the DNZB at http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/dnzb

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Family History Research at Hastings Library The Genealogy Section upstairs in Hastings Library has a wide range of resources for researching your family history. Need help? Not sure where to start? Ask at the Reference Desk. We will show you our resources and suggest where to search next. Read more » Genealogy Family History Family History	Genealogy Collection & Microforms The Genealogy Collection is located upstairs at Hastings Library and includes: Microfiche, microfilms (listed below), including New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages to 1990 Hawke's Bay newspapers on microfilm Genealogy reference books Local telephone directories Journals (many donated - thanks for this!) Electoral rolls for NZ on microfiche & in print Available on our Research Computers (free) are: Ancestry Library Edition New Zealand Gazette Archives (one PC only) Papers Past - historic New Zealand newspapers online Read more » Genealogy Family History Family History Collections
New Zealand Society of Genealogists The Hawke's Bay branch of the New Zealand Society of Genealogists has resources to assist with your local family history research. Hawke's Bay Biographical Index A unique collection of local records - searches on surnames undertaken, and directions to sources given to follow up. Read more » Genealogy Family History Family History	Genealogy Websites Some of our favourite family history websites for: Hawke's Bay New Zealand International Featured website: Have you tried searching for your ancestors on the New Zealand Electronic Text Centre? Search thousands of texts simultaneously, including The Cyclopedia of New Zealand: http://www.nzetc.org Read more » Genealogy Family History Family History
Shipping Records & Passenger Lists Shipping records and passenger lists are found in many different records. Listed here are just some of the resources available. Read more » Family History Family History	Papers Past Digitised historic newspapers Papers Past contains more than one million pages of digitised New Zealand newspapers and periodicals. The collection covers the years 1839 to 1945 and includes 68 publications from all regions of New Zealand. Search full text at http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast Five Hawke's Bay newspapers are available. A useful tool for family history research or for anyone keen on our history. Even the advertisements are interesting. Read more » Newspapers & News Services Family History National Library NZ Family History National Library Resources News Sources
Dictionary of New Zealand Biography The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography is published both in print version (available in our libraries) and online. The website contains "over 3,000 biographies of New Zealanders how have 'made their mark' on this country. It does not include people who are alive. So you will not find people like Helen Clark or Sean Fitzpatrick, but you will find people like George Nepia or Michael Joseph Savage." Browse or search on names. Find the DNZB at http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/dnzb Read more » Biographies History Family History Local History Local History

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