Family History

Researching your family tree? Curious to know more about your history? Look no further than our collection of family history resources.

Marlborough District Libraries have several collections relating to family history, and genealogy.

Access Ancestry.com

Marlborough District Libraries has a subscription to Ancestry Library, an online family history resource that allows you to search your family’s history.

You need to visit the library to access Ancestry Library.

Learn how to use Ancestry Library with a video tutorial on Niche Academy.

Go to the Ancestry Library tutorial on Niche Academy

Find My Past

Marlborough District Libraries has access to Find My Past Database. This resource can help you find:

birth, death and marriage records
cemetery records
probate, land and court records;
will indexes
migration records
criminal reports
electoral rolls and censuses
directories, almanacs and government gazettes
military records
social, biographical and historical information to provide background context

Find My Past can be accessed from either Marlborough District Library (Blenheim) or Picton Library and Service Centre. Due to licensing restrictions Find My Past is only available on one catalogue computer at any one time.

Learn how to use Find My Past with a video tutorial on Niche Academy.

Go to the Find My Past tutorial on Niche Academy