The Yass and District Historical Society Inc, founded in 1961 is conducted entirely by volunteers with a strong sense of commitment to the heritage and the future of their community.

The Society maintains the Yass and District Museum and an extensive archive of local, organisational and family records.

The society archive welcomes enquiries from members, students, family historians, consultants and researchers.

Research enquiries by mail on a completed enquiry form and accompanied by the standard fee are appreciated as telephone or email enquiries without payment will not be actioned.

To enable the Society to assist you please complete as many of the details as possible on their downloadable enquiry form, noting the source of the information. The more details you can provide, the greater the possibility that they can assist with your enquiry.

Mail completed enquiry or order forms with the appropriate payment to

Archives
Yass and District Historical Society Inc
P O Box 304
Yass NSW 2582

To order archival material or images from the collection please download the order form.

The Society’s archive is situated upstairs in the Soldiers’ Memorial Hall, Comur Street.

The area represented in the archival collection approximates that of the area covered by Yass Valley Shire. A wide range of records include the following:

• Local burial & monumental inscription records St Clement’s Anglican Church registers
• NSW Births, Deaths and Marriages on CD-Rom Index to Bench books 1835-1871
• Electoral rolls Yass Police Court Letters Book & Court of Requests
• Census records Commercial and pastoral directories
• Rates & Valuations since 1898 Livestock brands 1857-1929
• Conditional Purchase Indexes 1861- 1865 Goulburn Herald 1848-1857 (microfilm)
• Yass Courier 1857-1929 (microfilm) Southern Argus 1881-1887 (microfilm)
• Yass Tribune clippings Miscellaneous directories
• Ephemera collections Digitised and indexed photographic collection
• Extensive collection of district maps Records related to war service of local personnel
• Records of Community Organisations WWII rationing cards
• Local family history files General Return of Convicts 1837
• Local history publications Convict Indents
• Journals and newsletters NSW Convict Census & Ticket of Leave Holders for Yass District
• Historic buildings information Exchange journals with local and family history groups
• WWI portraits