The Family History Group is a wonderful resource for all visitors to Broken Hill who wish to find out about their family history in the area or to discover something about the rich history and heritage of the region. Visitors are also welcome to simply visit and browse.
Resources and Services
The extensive collection held by the Family History Group covers the Broken Hill district as far as Wilcannia, Menindee and White Cliffs. It includes the following sets of records.
- Records of Primary and Secondary School including photographs
- Cemetery and Undertaker records including maps and indexes. The maps show the location of the grave and states if there is a headstone
- Mining and Employment photos
- Local business folders
- Sporting folders
- Elders pastoral records
- Family histories
- Local newspapers (indexed)
- Births, Deaths and Marriages including Methodist Marriage records
- Electoral Rolls
- Books and Photographs
People can contact the group by email, phone, post or a personal visit. Fees do apply for research services, the fee depends upon the amount of material retrieved or how long the research takes.
Membership and Volunteers
For those who wish to become actively involved with the Family History Group you can become a member. An annual membership fee applies. Monthly meetings for members are held on the first Tuesday of the month at 1pm and the AGM is held on the first Tuesday in February at 1pm. The group also produce an annual newsletter in September entitled “The Line of Lode”
Outback Museum Stories was originally supported in 2015 by Arts NSW’s VIM Grant Program, a devolved funding program administered by Museums and Galleries of NSW https://mgnsw.org.au/ on behalf of the NSW Government.