Raymond Terrace & District Historical Society Inc.
Description
The Raymond Terrace & District Historical Society Inc. is a voluntary group that aims to bring together people who share a love for their heritage, admire the achievements of people of the past, and desire to discover, record and publicise these people, their lives, and the times in which they lived. Established in 1974, the Society is always happy to welcome new members from the community.
The Society can assist with any information relating to family and local history from their extensive archival files.
The Society maintains a Research Room at the Raymond Terrace Library at 18A Sturgeon Street, Raymond Terrace. Opening hours are Monday 9.30 am – 2 pm and Wednesday 9.30 am – 2 pm (excluding Public Holidays), or by appointment.
The Society can assist with family history, local history, historical photos and various local history publications. If you are unable to attend the research room in person, please email at research@sketchleycottage.org.au with your contact information and details of the subject you’d like to research. Please note that research fees will apply.
Resources include:
- Marriage, baptism and death records from Parish and Court House records
- Large convict research collection
- Extensive collection of maps, including hand-drawn road maps from the 1850s
- An extensive photo collection currently containing over 7,000 photographs
- School records
- Area and family histories in both published and file forms
- Local papers indexed to 1925
- Automatic reader printer and fiche reader available