http://home.clear.net.nz/pages/nzsoghamilton/ (1) New Sites http://www.local.ie.genealogy Irish site for Births & Marriages http://www.genealogytoday.com good search areas http://www.groindex.co.uk GRO Index searches for England - Birth, Death and Marriages Free searches of the National Birth Death and Marriage Index for England. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~engsheffield/ ENG-SHEFFIELD genealogical mailing list web site for the areas around Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK. http://hometown.aol.com/rjcindex/trueflare.html THAMES WATERMEN & LIGHTERMEN BINDING INDEX & THAMES & MEDWAY RIVERSIDE OARISH INDEXES. Thames watermen & lightermen apprenticeship binding indexes 1692-1949 from the records of The Company of Watermen and Lighrermen of The River Thames. Also Thames & Medway riverside parish indexes available on over 40 volumes in microfiche format for sale. (2) NZSoG - Waikato Computer Group REMINDER OF MEETING Don't forget Monday 26 March 2001, at the usual place Comries Road, Chartwell, Hamilton, in the Church Hall Lounge. And the time: 7.30 pm. The meeting topic is: Creating reports - FTM, PAF And coming up: 23 Apr 2001 Sources and citations 28 May 2001 Sharing research; how do you do it? And why? 25 Jun 2001 Multimedia; scan, video, sound. 23 Jul 2001 Jan Gow - National Convenor of GCG and of Beehive Books fame 27 Aug 2001 Non-genealogy programs; publishing a book. The number of different programs used to prepare a book 24 Sep 2001 Housekeeping and tips. All welcome. $2 door charge to non-members. (3) SCOTTISH INTEREST GROUP (WAIKATO) Next Meeting 31st March 2001 10am - 3pm Speaker : Moira Neil Convenor : Scottish Interest Group We have asked Moira to speak about Scottish wills and testaments. St Alban's Church Hall Comries Road Chartwell, Hamilton Contact Antonia Jones 07 8553859 Pat Watt 07 8436271 (4) STRIKE OIL IN TARANAKI IN 2001! TARANAKI GENEALOGICAL RESOURCES: Over Queen's Birthday Weekend, 1-4 June 2001, the NZSG New Plymouth Genealogical Computer Group and the NZSG Taranaki Branches, are hosting the NZSG Annual Conference, 'A Taranaki Odyssey, 2001'. It is timely, therefore, to publish details of genealogical resources to be found in Taranaki, in case conference attendees wish to spend some extra days researching their Taranaki roots. We hope you strike oil during your visit. Note that most Branches apply a small charge for non-Branch members. Some locations of research material and the access to specific resources may change from that specified below. If visiting from out of town, it is strongly recommended that you check first by telephoning the numbers given below. New Plymouth: NZSG New Plymouth Branch Library, upstairs Kings Building, corner Devon and Brougham Streets, New Plymouth. Open Mondays, 10-3; Wednesdays, 12-3, Saturdays, 10-12. Branch Contact address: P.O. Box 429, New Plymouth. Email: [email protected] . Website: www.geocities.com/Athens/Delphi/9288/ Resources include: Shipping records; Indexes to Taranaki Crown Grants and wills held at Lands & Deeds (LINZ), New Plymouth; North Taranaki school admission indexes; New Plymouth and districts burial records; Local family histories; NZ Electoral rolls from 1980; Taranaki centennial and jubilee books; New Plymouth Birth, Death and Marriage indexes; North Taranaki Anglican, Methodist and Roman Catholic church records; Old Taranaki telephone directories. By prior arrangement: Searches of the computerised Taranaki Biographical Index. Over 150,000 names. Contact Bruce Bellini, 11 Handley Place, Glen Avon, New Plymouth. Telephone: 06 758 0130, Email: [email protected] . New Zealand Room, New Plymouth District Library, Now in temporary premises in Devon Street, N. P. Contact Address: c/- New Plymouth District Council, Private Bag 2025, New Plymouth. Telephone: 06 758 4544. Open daily 10-5.30, late nights Mon, Wed & Fri, 5.30-8.30, Sat 10-4, Sun 1-5. Resources include: Biographical card index; AJHRs, indexed up to 1880; BDM microfiche to 1990; Electoral rolls on microfiche; New Plymouth shipping indexed to 1880; Cyclopaedia of NZ (hardcopy), Taranaki Almanacks; Early 'Taranaki Herald', 'Budget & Weekly Herald', and 'Daily News' newspapers on microfilm, 'Taranaki Herald' BDM notices indexed to 1880, Early maps; New Zealand Company passenger lists and immigration records on microfilm; Journal of Polynesian Society; Taranakian (NP Boy's High School Journal); Most NZSG microfiche, including Cemeteries collections; Old telephone directories; Family trees of original 1840s immigrants. Also see entry under Taranaki Museum. LDS Church Family History Centre, 320 Mangorei Road, New Plymouth. Telephone: 06 758 9646. Open Tuesday-Thursday, 10-3 & 7-9, Saturdays, 1-4. Resources include: IGI; Locality Catalogue; GRO (St. Catherine's) index; 1881 Census; British & Australian vital records. Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) Office, 2nd Floor, Atkinson Building, Devon Street West, New Plymouth. Open Mon-Fri, 8-5. No appointment required. Resources include: Wills of persons owning land in Taranaki at death; Certificates and Plans of Land Title. Charges: $2 to view will, 20c per page to photocopy (or by mail, $2 plus $1 per page copied), $7 copy of title, $8 copy of plan. Some wills are in bound volumes and cannot be photocopied - contact NZSG New Plymouth Branch for transcribing service. Please note this office will close in December 2001 or January 2002. Wills and other documents will transfer to the Hamilton Office or to a centralised depository after this. Access or cost of access to these documents after January 2002 is presently unknown. Taranaki Newspapers Ltd, TNL Building, Currie Street, New Plymouth. Access by appointment only, contact librarian (06 758 0559). Resources include: Indexes to copies of Daily News and Taranaki Herald newspapers; Index of Taranaki articles appearing in other newspapers; Indexed Photographic collection. New Plymouth District Council (NPDC), Municipal Buildings, Liardet Street, New Plymouth. Access by appointment only, contact archivist (06 759 6060). Contact Address: c/- New Plymouth District Council, Private Bag 2025, New Plymouth. Resources include: Rate rolls; Valuation rolls; Local Authority minute books and correspondence files. NPDC Parkscape Services Office, Watson Street, New Plymouth. Appointment preferred, contact Cemeteries Officer (06 758 9416). Resources include: Burial & cremation records for all North Taranaki cemeteries and the Taranaki crematorium; Plans of cemeteries; Death notice cuttings. Taranaki Museum. The Library and Archives at the Taranaki Museum are now closed for 2 years from February 2001. During this time the new Museum & Public Library complex, to be known as Puke Ariki, will be constructed. All the Museum & Library resources will then be in one location under the control of one archivist. Already some Museum archives, including copies of the 1846 & 1852 Census of New Plymouth, Early Immigration records, Biographies collection, Obituaries collection & The Indexed Butler collection of Newscuttings 1852 - 1944 have been translocated to the Library's New Zealand Room. These will be available to access at the NZSG Conference in June. The photographic collection from the Museum (30,000-odd historical photographs) are also now in the New Plymouth Library and will also be available at Conference in June. Waitara: NZSG Waitara Branch Library, Waitara Public Relations Office Building, 39 Queen Street, Waitara. Telephone 06 754 4405. Open Mon-Fri, 9-4. Branch Contact address: 39 Queen Street, Waitara. Email: [email protected] . Resources include: North Taranaki death records 1840-1972; Te Henui Cemetery Sexton's records; Waitara district church & school records; North Taranaki Maori records; Biographical card index; Local interest photographs; Local family histories; BDM microfiche; NZSG microfiche. Tainui Historical Society Museum, Mokau: Open daily. Resources include: Shipping records (Waitara & Mokau); Records of life up the Mokau River. Inglewood: NZSG Inglewood Branch Library, in Inglewood Public Library, Rata Street, Inglewood. Open Mon-Thurs, 9.30-5, Fri, 9.30-6, Sat, 9.30-12. Branch Contact address: 9 Kowhai Street, Inglewood, Email: [email protected] Resources include: Inglewood Pioneer Index on computer; Inglewood BDM records post 1894; Inglewood district school records; Indexes of Inglewood newspaper articles; Photographs of old Inglewood houses & buildings; Jubilee books; Local family histories; Inglewood Cemetery transcriptions. Stratford: NZSG Stratford Branch Library, upstairs, 282 Broadway, Stratford. Open 10-3 Tuesdays and Fridays. Branch Contact address: 282 Broadway, Stratford. Email: [email protected] . Website www.stratfordgenealogy.homestead.com it is still being developed and resources, etc., will be added as time permits. Resources include: Local family histories; Centennial & jubilee booklets; Central Taranaki computerised biographical index; Some local school records (remainder at Hawera Branch); Church records; Some indexed rate books; A few indexed copies of early newspapers; Dog licence-holders index; Early motorcar and motorcycle registrations records; NZ Parliamentary Gazette 1883-1921; Cemetery records; RSA WW2 index. Stratford District Council, Council Buildings, Miranda Street, Stratford. Telephone 06 765 6099. Open daily. Resources include: Catalogued photographic archive of local places and buildings of historical interest; Hall of Remembrance photographs of local servicemen killed in WW1. Eltham: Eltham & Districts Historical Society. Contact the Secretary, Mrs R. R. Jenkins, 23 George Street, Eltham, Telephone: 06 764 7107, by post or telephone first. Charge made for research. Resources include: Indexed early copies of 'Eltham Argus' newspaper; Valuation rolls; Land titles; Local district resources and considerable local research material. Hawera: NZSG Hawera Branch Library, in Hawera Public Library, High Street, Hawera. Open Mon, Tue, Thu, 9-5.30, Wed, 9.30-5.30, Fri, 9-6, Sat, 9-12. Branch Contact address: Mrs Kaye Cleaver, Ketemarae Road, RD 14, Hawera. Resources include: Local family histories; Centennial & jubilee booklets; Rate books for Hawera, Normanby & Mokoia; Index to South and Central Taranaki school rolls; Hawera Star BDM indexes; Hawera Star microfilms 1880-1924; Anderson Memorials death notices; South Taranaki Military records, BDM microfiche; NZSG microfiche. By arrangement: Searches of South Taranaki school records and Births, Deaths, and Intentions to Marry. Contact the Branch Secretary, Heather Moore, 9 Kowhai St., Hawera ([email protected]). Hawera Star Newspaper Office, Regent Street, Hawera. Open Mon-Fri, 9-5, no appointment required. Resources include: Early copies and indexes of Hawera Star newspaper from 1880. South Taranaki District Museum: Egmont Street, Patea. Open daily, Mon-Sat, 9.30-4.30. Closed public holidays. Telephone STDC Patea Service Centre 06 273 8084, prior contact recommended. Resources include: Hawera Star BDM indexes; Whanganui Founders Index; Burgess rolls for Patea; South Taranaki Cemetery records; Patea burials to 1879; Military lists, South Taranaki Volunteers and Militia units; Crown Grants & Location rolls; Records of pioneers and notable residents; Biographical card index. Special thanks to - Michael Butler (NZSG #13995) New Plymouth. Email: [email protected] (5) Helpful Hints for Library Research by Sue Roe (Source: Sue's Genealogy Recipes) Always approach a library with a professional attitude and a concrete objective for your research. Make a list of people, places, or things you want to work on before you leave home. And work on items from your list, one at a time. 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