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Family History Research Centre & Library

2/379 Kent Street, Sydney NSW 2000 (Our postal address is: 120 Kent Street, Millers Point NSW 2000)

The SAG Family History Research Centre & Library is a community space where we connect with researchers in person and online. It is the heart of our research support service joining together our experienced volunteers and staff with members and the public.

Our collection is a treasure trove of resources for family historians and genealogists to learn from! Our dedicated family history library collection contains the Society’s print and electronic items which cover both Australian and international material (especially England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland). Our diverse collection includes BDM indexes, biographies, cemetery transcriptions, burial registers, local histories, parish registers, published family histories, shipping records and more!

We provide access to the major commercial sites such as Ancestry, FindMyPast, The Genealogist, MyHeritage, British Newspaper Archive, Discovery (National Archives UK), Biographical Database of Australia and much more. We also have more than 2,200 electronic databases covering both Australian and overseas topics.

We are also an 'affiliate library' of FamilySearch and have increased access to digital collections.

CURRENT LIBRARY OPENING HOURS (379 KENT STREET)

  • Tuesday, 10.00am - 4.00pm
  • Thursday, 10.00am - 4.00pm
  • 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month (Jan & Dec differ): 10.00am - 4.00pm
  • Please see below for variations to regular opening hours.

The Library is closed Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday and public holidays.

Before visiting us:

  • Bookings to visit the Library are no longer required.
  • Before visiting the Library, please read the Conditions of Entry.
  • Masks are no longer mandatory in the Library but are strongly encouraged.
  • Masks are also encouraged when unable to maintain a physical distance
    i.e. whilst approaching/helping someone with a research/library question.
  • Anyone is welcome to use our Library, but non-members pay a research fee of $20 per day on arrival.

OPENING HOURS VARIATIONS:

Changes to our opening hours will be added to this page and to the Society’s social media accounts.


Important documents:

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Archives & Offices

120 Kent Street, Millers Point NSW 2000

CURRENT Archives OPENING HOURS (120 KENT sTREEt)

  • Appointments are required to view items and these are normally available on Wednesdays and Thursdays between 10.00am - 4.00pm.

  • Please see below for variations to regular opening hours.

The Archives & Offices are closed on public holidays.

Richmond Villa at 120 Kent Street is an historic three-storey property (originally built 1849) and both the seminar room and bathrooms are only accessible via stairs. There is no lift. However, the Archives and Library Stack material can be accessed on the ground floor, and wheelchair access to this floor can be arranged. If you require special assistance, please telephone in advance and speak to our staff, who will be happy to assist you.

This is at the northern (The Rocks) end of Kent Street just past the approaches to the Harbour Bridge and  adjacent to Observatory Hill. Wynyard Station (train and bus) is a 10 minute walk and ferries are 15 minutes away at Circular Quay or Barangaroo Wharf.

There is metered street parking outside the building.

OPENING HOURS VARIATIONS:

Changes to our opening hours will be added to this page and to the Society’s social media accounts.


Important documents:

Clicking on each button will open the file.

SAG FAMILY HISTORY RESEARCH CENTRE & LIBRARY

SAG ARCHIVES & OFFICES

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LOCATIONS

Library 2/379 Kent St, Sydney NSW 2000

Archives/Offices 120 Kent St, Sydney NSW 2000

Gadigal Land

Location map

See our hours of opening for each building.

NSW Charitable Fundraising No. CFN/26276

CONTACT US

+61 2 9247 3953 Office

+61 2 9299 5151 Library (during opening hours)

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