The Camden Historical Society’s aim is to promote the local history and heritage of Camden, and its district. The Society manages the Camden Museum which is conducted entirely by volunteers but receives substantial and continuing assistance from Camden Council. The Council has created an exciting cultural and heritage centre located in the heart of Camden’s historic precinct.

The Camden Library Complex hosts Camden Historical Society in the Museum, and Camden Area Family History Society in the Society Research Room next door to the Museum. The two Societies have separate identities but are in Partnership. They are closely affiliated because of their location and mutual working relationship with each other. They also have a working partnership with Camden Council Library Services.

The history of the Camden district is as old as Australia itself and their unique heritage unfolds in the exhibited stories and displays as you wander through the large collection of Aboriginal and 20th-century material which has been donated by the people of the town and district.

The society has an archive of ephemera, manuscripts, memorabilia, clippings and images. There is a small library of local published resources.

• Camden Museum file list, see http://www.camdenhistory.org.au/cmfiles2016.pdf
• Camden Museum local resource library, see http://www.camdenhistory.org.au/LibraryJune2008.pdf
• A useful guide to local resources is provided by Ian Willis, Camden Bibliography a Biography of a Country Town, see https://wp.me/p49vxl-49
• Camden Council Library Service has useful links, see https://librarycatalogue.camden.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/MSGTRN/OPAC/BSEARCH
• Camden Area Family History Society Inc has useful resources, see http://www.cafhs.org.au/

Postal Address:
PO Box 566, Camden. NSW 2570