There are various ways to discover more about family and local history, by accessing our collection or using an ancestry website free with your library membership.

Search our catalogue.

eMagazines

Try our digital magazine collection through your desktop or the cloudLibrary NewsStand and Borrowbox apps to download or read online the family history magazines. 

For cloudLibrary go to: https://cloudlibrary.magzter.com/ or download the cloudLibrary NewsStand App from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store. 

For Borrowbox go to https://latrobe.borrowbox.com/ or download the app here: App Store (for Apple) or Google Play Store (for Android).

Print Magazines

You can also borrow traditionally printed Family History magazines, available at all Latrobe Libraries.

Books

The library has an extensive collection of books for the family historian.

AncestryLibrary

You can access AncestryLibrary free onsite at any Latrobe City Libraries branch using our free WiFi network. 

Using these databases, you can unlock your family story with sources like censuses, vital records, immigration records, family histories, military records, court and legal documents, directories, photos, maps, and more.

Links 

Here are some more useful online family history websites for Australians tracing their family history.