Genealogy SA | Leading resource for SA family history

2017 TT Reed Book Award & Article of the Year Winners

TT Reed Book Award Winner - Growing up Moonta by Kristin Weidenbach.

Article of the Year Award Winner - Railway Men of World War One by Thelma Fechner

Article of the Year Award Second - Shirley's Story by Judy Taylor & Shirley Lane.

New Releases

New datasets have been added to our Research Centre PCs. They are viewed via our MPC Viewer that is available on every PC in the Research Centre computer room. See our latest MPCViewer updates.

News

Our Birth Notice look-up service is being withdrawn, we apologise for any inconvenience that this may cause our members and the public. The records are still available on site at our Library & Research Centre at 201 Unley Rd, Unley and our index will remain online. Our website will be updated in the coming months to remove the option to order transcriptions of Birth Notices. Any orders that come through will be immediately refunded with an email of explanation.

Library & Research Centre Open Hours

201 Unley Rd, Unley SA 5061 [Map, Bus Route]

Tuesday	10.30am to 9.00pm
Wednesday	10.30am to 4.30pm
Thursday	10.30am to 4.30pm
Saturday	10.30am to 4.30pm
Sunday (2^nd & 4^th of each month)	1.00pm to 4.30pm

NOTE: The library is closed to members and the public on Monday and Friday.

Office hours Monday to Friday 9am-4pm

Fees

	From 1 Jan 2018
Full Membership	AU$99.00
Associate Membership	AU$49.50
New Member Joining Fee	AU$22.00
Associate Joining Fee	AU$11.00

Journal Subscription (12 months)	AU$36.00 +postage for overseas

Library Visitor

Per day

AU$15.00

NOTE: If a visitor decides to become a member at the end of the day, any visitors fees paid that day will be deducted from the membership and joining fees.

Research

	Members	Non-members
Research per hour	AU$24.20	AU$48.40
BDM certificate transcriptions	AU$12.10	AU$24.20
S.A. Look-ups	AU$8.80	AU$17.60

Our target time to complete transcriptions and Email them back to you as a PDF is within a week. Please contact the research co-ordinator at saghs.research@saghs.org.au if you have not had a response within two weeks.

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Upcoming Events

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	England Group Topic: Favourite family stories 7:30pm at the Society Library and Research Centre, 201 Unley Rd, Unley.
	The Ships that brought Immigrants to South Australia Tracing the people who migrated by ship to South Australia after World War I. $22.00 member, $33.00 non-member. Ring the office on (08) 8272 4222 to book 2:00pm-3.30pm at the Society Library and Research Centre, 201 Unley Rd, Unley.
	Working Bee We are seeking lots of volunteers to help check and prepare indexes to be made available for members on the Society's in-house computers and website. No experience is necessary. A light lunch will be provided and you are welcome to stay on afterwards to do personal research. Please advise David Ballinger at saghs.randd@saghs.org.au if you can come along. From 10:00am-3.30pm at the Society Library and Research Centre, 201 Unley Rd, Unley.
	Genealogy Computer Users Group Topic: Creating your own family tree website 7:15pm at the Society Library and Research Centre, 201 Unley Rd, Unley.
	Friends, Families and Foes... Hostel Life Post World War I migrant hostels - where were they and what was their function? $22.00 member, $33.00 non-member. Ring the office on (08) 8272 4222 to book 2:00pm-3.30pm at the Society Library and Research Centre, 201 Unley Rd, Unley.
	Ireland Group Topic: What was it like to journey across the world to South Australia? 7:30pm at the Society Library and Research Centre, 201 Unley Rd, Unley.
	DNA in Family History Group Topic: TBA 7:30pm at the Society Library and Research Centre, 201 Unley Rd, Unley. Note: The DNA and Germanic and Continental European Groups are swapping meeting dates in August 2018 to accommodate the GAGHA Conference
	Germanic & Continental European and Family History Writers Groups Combined meeting Topic: The second son: hear the author speak on the process of researching, writing and publishing her book and recounting the story of her great grandfather Leopold von der Borch Presenter: Diana von der Borch-Garden - Author Doors open at 7.00pm, refreshments provided. 7:15pm at the Unley Town Hall, Oxford Terrace, Unley. Book via eventbrite. A gold coin donation will be appreciated.
to	Conference of German-Australian History and Heritage 2018 - Australisches Deutschtum SAGHS members get early bird rate, even though the early bird offer is over ... bargain! $225 for both days (Sat 18 & Sun 19), less the early bird discount. See the program at https://bit.ly/2zV0m6m. SAGHS will have a table, so we'll look forward to seeing you there!