South Australian Genealogy and Heraldry Society Inc, Adelaide

Zone d'identification

Identifiant

daa/602

Forme autorisée du nom

forme(s) parallèle(s) du nom

Autre(s) forme(s) du nom

Genealogy SA
SAGHS

Type

Community

Zone du contact

Librarian

Type

Adresse

Adresse physique

201 Unley Road, Unley

Localité

Adelaide

Région

South Australia

Nom du pays

Code postal

5061

Téléphone

08 8724222

Fax

Courriel

saghs.admin@saghs.org.au

URL

www.genealogysa.org.au

Note

Zone de description

Historique

Founded in 1972 and incorporated on 29 August 1973, the Society now has over 3200 members and a significant library.

Contexte géographique et culturel

Primarily focused on South Australia.

Textes de référence

Structure administrative

A President and Council are elected at the Annual General Meeting.
A branch is based at Kadina with a small library. (Kadina is a town on the Yorke Peninsula, approximately 144 km north-northwest of Adelaide.)

Gestion des archives courantes et intermédiaires et politiques de collecte

The collection policy is primarily focused on South Australia. The society has an active copying policy (previously by microform and now digitisation) and an active indexing program with volunteers entering data into a computer database which is being gradually up-loaded onto the website.

Bâtiments

Located in the former Unley Institute building, built in 1911.

Fonds

Large collection of published and unpublished family histories
Microform series of the District Registers of Birth, Marriage and District Certificates, 1842-c1932.
Church registers (complete collection for Catholic Church, Anglican and Presbyterian Churches and smaller collections for other denominations)
School admission registers
Local Government assessment records
Ships' passenger lists and indexes
Hospital admission registers
Indexes of Adelaide 'Advertiser' personal notices, c1972 onwards.

Instruments de recherche, guides et publications

In-house database of records which is increasingly being moved onto a website database.

Zone de l'accès

Heures d'ouverture

Tuesday, 10.30am-9pm
Wednesday and Thursday, 10.30am to 4.30pm
Saturday, 10.30am to 4.30pm
Sunday (2nd and 4th), 1-4.30 pm
Office Hours Monday to Friday, 9am-4pm.

Conditions d'accès et d'utilisation

The Library is primarily for the use of the members, however, non-members can use the library by paying a visitor's fee. Some material is available on the website, but a fee is payable for additional material by non-members.

Accessibilité

A location map is available on the website. Public Transport runs past the Library.
Wheelchair access is available.

Zone des services offerts

Services d'aide à la recherche

See website for fees.

Services de reproduction

A photocopier is available and a digital camera can be used for some records. Copies can be taken from microform viewers. However, there is an embargo on copying some records (eg District Records of Births, Deaths and Marriages).