Library

Our Indexes currently contain over 480,000 entries.

Our members have spent many hours over the years indexing our library for ease of locating names in books on the shelves. We can now go straight to the page in the book and copy it for you. Look ups are $5 each and the details for payment are on the Research page.

The headings on the PDF indexes are self explanatory however some extra information is:

Date is the date of the event mentioned on the page
Spelling is as it is on the page.
The ACC# is the book accession number in our library and there is a button to take you to the details on what the book is called.
Location is where the book is in our library – the colours are the colours on the actual shelf so we can find it.

Our volunteers have indexed relevant books in our extensive library and the indexes are being updated regularly to include new data. The indexing creates a list by Surname (or Business Name) and we also include: State, Town, Year, Book Acc #, Page # and the location of the book in our library. We are currently up to over 480,000 individual entries. This assists both you and us, as by clicking on the relevant button below (ie: Smith will be in the S list), this will bring up a PDF file. If you do a Ctrl F then you can search for the name you are looking for. You should be able to see from the location what the reference may be ie: Cemetery location will mean it is likely a burial. The fonts on some of the files are quite small but if you use the magnification buttons at the top of the page, you will be able to get them to a better size for reading.

If you do find a name you are interested in, then you can record the Book Acc# and then click on the button below called Gympie Family History Book List and that will take you to a list which will be in numerical order and will give you the name of the book or publication the name appears in. If you would like to obtain a copy – feel free to contact us and we will assist. We do charge a minimal fee to locate the reference, copy it and forward it to you and this will depend on how many points of interest you require. Email to our Research Officer and they can assist you. Please see information on the Research page for contact details.

We are always looking for volunteers to help us with indexing, proof reading, correcting OCR scans etc so if you live in the area and have a bit of time to spare, we would love to hear from you. Contact us via the details at the bottom of the page or find us over on our Facebook page.

Note to Family History Researchers : These lists are NEVER a complete listing and the indexing is a continuously ongoing process. We aim to update all the listings and indexes at the end of each year.

The lists were last uploaded to the website on 31/5/2023. If the name you are looking for is not on the listing – it does not mean that we do not have any information on the name – again, ask the question of our research officer.

Name Index A

Name Index Ba-Be

Name Index Bf-Bz

Name Index C

Name Index D

Name Index E

Name Index F

Name Index G

Name Index H

Name Index I

Name Index J

Name Index K