Welcome to the Maroondah Stake

Web Site for Family History Centres

This resource is designed to assist you with your Family History research. Each Family History Centre (FHC) within the Maroondah Stake has extensive holdings of materials that can help you.

On this site you are able to view a catalog for each of the FHCs. They list the complete holdings of books, maps, CDs, microfilm and microfiche, etc., that may be relevant to your research. Viewing this site will save you valuable time when you attend the FHC.

Be sure to check the catalog for each FHC as the holdings very between each Centre. Also included are addresses, opening times and telephone numbers of each Centre in our stake.

We hope that you find this facility helpful in assisting you with your Family History research.

While it may not be specifically mentioned in the catalogs, each Family History Centre has the FamilySearch™ program, which includes the IGI, TempleReady™, Family History Library Catalog, Scottish Records, etc.

Use the buttons at left to navigate to the Family History Centres

Notes:

Some abbreviations are used throughout this site in order to save on space. They are:

IGI =International Genealogical Index

BDM = Births, Deaths & Marriages

FHS = Family History Society

OPR = Old Parochial Registers (Church of Scotland Records)

Films may be ordered at a cost of $6.00 and are kept in the Family History Centre for a period of 1 month. They are then returned to Sydney.

Microfiche may be ordered at a cost of $1.00. If there is more than one (1) fiche in a set then the additional fiche are at a cost of $0.50/fiche. Once ordered, microfiche remain in the local centre.

The forms required for the ordering of most certificates are available at the centres.

Should you wish download a copy of PAF v4 go here on the FamilySearch™ web site.

 

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