FamilySearch Centres

Family History Centres are local branches of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City and can be found worldwide. Access to most of the microfilms and microfiche in the LDSFamily History Library are available at these centres. You do not have to be a member of the LDS to use the centres or their resources.

Find a Family History Centre Near You

For those in or near Sydney, NSW, Australia it is recommended that you attend the LDS Family History Centre at North Parramatta. This Centre holds many India related films permanently onsite, including all the baptism, marriage and burial indexes, indexes relating to wills, and Registers of European Soldiers Services to 1860. This will save you a lot of time, as you do not need to order in these films. Currently (November 2009) Thursdays and Saturdays usually have librarians on duty who have a particular interest in India.

Address: 169 Pennant Street
North Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
(Situated near James Ruse Drive, Parramatta side, and opposite the intersection with Isabella Street))
The centre is situated towards the rear of the LDS chapel, left hand side, near the parking area.
Public transport: 545 bus from Parramatta station to Chatswood station.
Phone: (02)9683 5849
Hours: Tues-F 10am-3pm; 1st Sat LDS Members only; 2nd,3rd Sat 12pm-4pm; Closed over Christmas/January for four weeks.(Last open day 19th Dec 2009, re-open 19 Jan 2010)
Phone prior to your visit, when the centre is open, and book a film reader.
No phone messages or mail enquiries. (The phone is disconnected outside of opening hours)

The Rockhampton Family History Centre in Queensland, Australia has a set of indexes for baptism, marriage and burial in the three presidencies