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THE CENTRE is in the historic old Pyree School building on Greenwell Point Rd Pyree.

It is open the 1st & 2nd Thursday of the month and every Sunday 10am to 4pm.

It is normally closed on the Sunday of Public Holiday weekends.

The numerous facilities are available free to members and non members may use the research facilities

at a cost of $8 per session with the assistance of the volunteers on duty.

 

           

 

OUR RESOURCES AND HOLDINGS:

We have over 3000 items in Printed Material, Fiche, CD-ROM and Microfilm forms.

To view and Search our complete Holdings list Click Here HOLDINGS LIST

 

Our collection includes:

  • Shoalhaven, we have a very extensive collection of information for the whole of the Shoalhaven Area.
  • Birth, Death and Marriage indexes for all States.
  • Pioneer Registers and Local Histories from many areas.
  • Convict Records.
  • Koori records for local families.
  • Electoral Rolls and Directories.
  • Government Gazettes for NSW.
  • Reference and source books.
  • Journals from other family history societies in Australia and overseas.
  • Many Cemetery and burial records from all States.
  • Military Records
  • Genealogical research directories.
  • Colonial Shipping records in Book, Fiche and Microfilm form.
  • International Genealogical Index.
  • Internet Access including membership of Ancestry.com.
  • We also have an extensive collection of British records and some for other countries (see List of Holdings for areas covered).

 

RESEARCH & LIBRARY FEES:

Research is undertaken on request, minimum 2 hours, $10 per hour.

 

Photocopying A4

.20c

Photocopying A3

.40c

Microfilm copies from Nowra Library

$1.10

Microfilm / Fiche Copies A4 from SFHS

$1.00

Computer Printout per page

.50c

Pre 1856 BDM record SFHS member

$5.00

Birth Records SFHS member

$5.00

Death Records SFHS member

$5.00

Pre 1856 BDM record non member

$7.00

Birth Record non member

$7.00

Death Record non member

$7.00

SFHS Family Group Sheet Blank

.20c

Photographs sent via email

$5.00

Photographs 6x4 printed

$5.00 + Postage

SFHS Family Group Sheet with Information

$1.00

Ancestry.com access

$2.00 per hour

 

HOW TO FIND US:

Turn off the Princes Highway onto Kalander St at the traffic lights at the Archer Resort (Kalander St becomes Greenwell Point Rd).

This turn is indicated by the signs to Greenwell Point and Currarong. Proceed on Greenwell Point Road towards Greenwell Point for approximately

 9 Klms till you come to the intersection with the road to Culburra Beach. Proceed just past this intersection in Greenwell Point Rd

you will see on the right, the Pyree Literary Institute, then the rooms used by the Potters followed by our Research Centre in the Old School.

 

 

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Last Updated 19th June 2008