Using the Family History Collection Back to Top One of the Reference Service s most popular resources is the Family History Collection. The collection is the first point of access for family history and genealogy, and contains major resources for family history in New Zealand and overseas. At the entrance to the Family History Collection is a display of recent books, latest issues of serials and lists of new microfiche. There is a family history reading area near the New Zealand family histories. The Victoria county histories and the books on peerage, nobility and surnames are located here.
Groups are very welcome.
If a group would like to visit, it is a good idea to let the library know two weeks in advance. The Family History Collection is arranged geographically. Within each geographical area there may be further subdivisions, for example, counties, states or provinces. Each item is then assigned to a subject division and the subject divisions are arranged alphabetically. Formats are integrated, so magazines, microfiche and books are interfiled All the material in the collection is recorded on the catalogue as well as in a printed list of titles at the entrance to the collection.