From its humble beginnings in a suitcase under the bed of one of the members, to its first Library being officially opened on the 28th August 1982 at the Carr Villa Cemetery Office, the Resources held by the Branch have grown over the years.

The Launceston Branch Library contains a vast amount of Genealogical and Family History resources to suit both the Beginner and the more experienced Researcher.

A sample of what is available is as follows:

• Indexes to Births, Deaths and Marriage Records for all States of Australia, New Zealand, England and Wales.
• Copies or Indexes for many Parish Registers for Tasmania up to 1948.
• Cemetery Transcripts (Northern Tasmania) and Burial Records.
• Passenger arrivals Indexes (Tas., Vic., SA., NSW).
• NSW & Tas Convicts Indexes.
• Probate Indexes for Victoria and NSW.
• Indexes to Births, Deaths & Marriages published in Newspapers.
• The Examiner Newspapers: 1950's to 1981.
• Family, District and Church Histories.
• International Genealogical Index (IGI).
• 1881 Census Indexes for most English Counties.
• Almanacs, Gazettes and Gazeteers Directories: Genealogical, Post Office, Trade and Telephone.
• Collection of Journals from other Societies.
• Many Reference books on researching locally and overseas.

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