Family history at Waimakariri District Libraries
Print resources
The library has a variety of books that might help with your genealogy research.
General guides to genealogical research can help you get started.
Our online local history resources include general histories of the district, family histories, church and school histories and more. You might also find war histories and background information about the times and places of your ancestors.
New Zealand war histories are available online from the NZ Electronic Text Centre.
The library subscribes to the magazines Family history monthly and Memories
Electronic resources
There are numerous sources of genealogical information on the internet.
Online searchable databases of particular relevance:
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Cenotaph database: details of NZ service men and women from the
19
th century till today
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Papers Past: searchable database of 19
th and early 20
th century NZ newspapers
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The
local museums also have valuable resources such as photographs and old local newspapers.
Waimakariri District Cemetery records
In the libraries you can access a CD-ROM compiled by the local branch of the Society of Genealogists in 2006, covering 17,260 entries from public and private cemeteries, including headstone transcriptions. Available for searching in the libraries only, or email your query via our contact form. For locations of cemeteries within the district follow the link below.
Ancestry.com Library Edition
Ancestry.com Library edition is available for use within the libraries only. Gives access to a wide variety of content from British, American, European and Australian sources such as census records, birth registers, immigration records etc.