Research and Learning

Learning

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Heritage Online Collections

Browse our online platform where you can view many of the Heritage materials held by Hamilton City Libraries, such as photos and ephemera. Search by decade, subject, location or format, and add comments to contribute to the information we know about our collection.

Ancestry Library Edition

This version of Ancestry gives you access to records from the UK, the US, Australia, New Zealand and more, including New Zealand electoral rolls to 1981, and New Zealand city directories to 1954.

Accessible from within Hamilton City Libraries only.

If you need help with using Ancestry Library Edition, contact the Heritage team.

Findmypast

Findmypast contains family history related records from Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, the UK, the US, and Canada.

Access from within Hamilton City Libraries only.

MasterFILE Complete

This database is useful for when you need reliable and trustworthy information on international subjects. It includes, biographies; country reports; reference books; primary source documents; and the full-text of articles from magazines, academic journals, and newspapers. It also includes an extensive image collection which contains photographs as well as images of maps and flags.

You will need your library card number and PIN to access this database.

Australia/New Zealand Reference Centre Plus

The Australia/New Zealand Reference Centre Plus provides access to newspaper, magazine and academic journal articles from across New Zealand and Australia. Click on the Publications tab to explore the available titles.

You will need your library card number and PIN to access this database.