Territory Stories

Researching your Family History

Details:

Title

Researching your Family History,

Other title

Research Guide,

Creator

Library & Archives NT,

Collection

Finding Aids, HistoryNT, Research Guide,

Date

2025-05-29,

Abstract

Library & Archives NT collects and holds a number of resources useful to family history researchers: Records pertaining to Northern Territory Government departments which were created since the granting of Self-Government to the Northern Territory in 1978, and those records created before 1978 from departments whose function and activity became the responsibility of the Northern Territory Government from this time ; Personal and community archives donated by organisations and individuals which are relevant to the history of the Northern Territory ; An extensive oral history collection which includes interviews of people whose memory stretches decades into the past. Oral histories sometimes include mention of other people, places, communities, industries, services and programs ; Published material from commercial, community, government and self-publishing sectors, in a variety of print, audio-visual and digital formats, that are about the Northern Territory, are created by people or organisations from the Northern Territory, and that includes information significant to the Northern Territory. Collections include primary sources and secondary sources; original and unique items, and published items. Archives come in a range of formats including files, photographs, maps and plans, registers and volumes, scrapbooks and albums, amongst others. Oral History records include audio recordings and in most cases written transcripts of interviews.,

Notes

Personal and Community Archives reference no. PCA 11. 51 archive boxes and 1 map folder., This collection contains the names and images of people who have died and culturally sensitive information.,

Language

English,

Subject

Family history, Search tools, Research guide,

Publisher name

Northern Territory Government,

Place of publication

Darwin,

Edition

2,

Series

Research Guide,

Format

7 pages; 30 cm,

File type

application/pdf,

Use

Attribution International 4.0 (CC BY 4.0),

Copyright owner

Library & Archives NT,

License

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/,

Related links

https://navigator.nt.gov.au/ [Archives Navigator],

Parent handle

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/894468,