South Australian Genealogy and Heraldry Society Inc, Adelaide

Zona de identificação

Identificador

daa/602

Forma autorizada do nome

Forma(s) paralela(s) de nome

Outra(s) forma(s) de nome

Genealogy SA
SAGHS

Tipo

Community

Zona de contacto

Librarian

Tipo

Endereço

201 Unley Road, Unley

Localidade

Adelaide

Região

South Australia

Nome do país

Código Postal

5061

Telefone

08 8724222

Fax

Email

saghs.admin@saghs.org.au

URL

www.genealogysa.org.au

Nota

Área de descrição

Histórico

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

Contexto cultural e geográfico

Primarily focused on South Australia.

Mandatos/Fontes de autoridade

Estrutura administrativa

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.)

Políticas de captura e gestão de documentos

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.

Prédios

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

Acervos documentais

Large collection of published and unpublished family histories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.

Instrumentos de pesquisa, guias e publicações

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

Área de acesso

Horário de funcionamento

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.

Condição de acesso e uso

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.

Acessibilidade

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

Área de serviços

Serviços de pesquisa

See website for fees.

Serviços de reprodução

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).