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History and family history

Find books, DVDs and CDs, newspapers and magazines at each of our branches. Download ebooks and other eformats, stream music and film or use our research databases anytime, anywhere.

The Albury Wodonga region has a rich and diverse cultural heritage spanning thousands of years.

The LibraryMuseum has resources for researching local and family history. These include books, reports and environmental studies, maps and architectural plans, local newspapers, pamphlets, oral histories, journals and newsletters.

Ancestry Library Edition

Ancestry Library Edition is an important resource to research family history, with more than 1.5 billion names in over 4,000 databases.

Ancestry Library Edition is accessible only from the public computers at Albury LibraryMuseum and Lavington Library.

Ancestry Library Edition

You can also contact the local historical societies:

Albury and District Historical Society
PO Box 822, Albury NSW 2640
Secretary Mrs Helen Livsey
Phone: 02 6021 3671
alburyhistory.org.au

Wodonga Historical Society
PO Box 829, Wodonga VIC 3690
Email: historywodonga@iprimus.com.au

Further online resources

Australian War Memorial

The Bonegilla Story

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Cora Num's Websites for Genealogists

Family Search - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

National Archives of Australia

National Library of Australia

NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages

The Old Bailey, London, Proceedings

Picture Australia

Society of Australian Genealogists

State Library of New South Wales

State Library of Victoria

State Records New South Wales

Uiver Memorial Foundation

World War II Nominal Roll

Come together at the library

Borrow from our collections of books, DVDs, e-books and magazines; browse the internet on our computers, access free wifi, attend exciting exhibitions and programs, and meet up with friends for a coffee at Retro Lane Café.