Our resources can help you find out about your family member’s service history.

If you are researching members of your family who were removed from their families under past Australian Government practices, you can find information documenting the experiences of Stolen Generations in our collection.  

Searching the administrative records of the missions and reserves can help you fill important gaps in your family history. 

If your family’s births, deaths or marriages have been registered, these records can provide things like the addresses, names, ages and occupations of family members.

Find useful tips and things to keep in mind here as you start your family history journey.  

This guide will help you find resources both in and outside our collection to make your journey of discovery easier.

The National Library of Australia is pleased to welcome the Hon Christopher Pyne to its Council for a 3-year term.

The APS Employee Census is an annual survey that tracks employee perception about leadership, workplace conditions, culture and environment.

By donating to digitise our physical collections, you can help make the treasures of the National Library freely available to everyone, all the time.

Get in the holiday spirit with recipes, crafts, music and more from the collection.