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Ipswich
Heritage, contains information for residents and owners of historic Ipswich properties
Heritage Advisor Service offers a limited free consultation, by appointment, to owners of historic Ipswich buildings
Ipswich Heritage Trails
Heritage Trails and Historical Markers
Queens Park Heritage Trail is a wonderful new addition to the Heritage Trails of Ipswich series that includes an online audio tour of the famous park and its many wonderful features
Ipswich's Heritage Societies & Museums
Ipswich Genealogical Society Inc.
Ipswich Historical Society & Cooneana Heritage Centre
Ipswich Soldiers Memorial Hall R.S.L.A.
Pine Mountain & District Historical Society Inc.
RAAF Amberley Aviation Heritage Centre
Rosewood Scrub Historical Society Inc.
Libraries & Archives
John Oxley Library is a centre for research and study relating to Queensland, since 1934
Fryer Library is located at the University of Queensland and it contains significant Australian studies resources as well as rare books, architectural plans and manuscripts
Text Queensland offers digitised books, theses, and journals dating from Queensland's colonial history. The collection includes Pugh's Almanac, Queensland Government Gazette, Queensland Hansard, and The Queenslander
Newspapers
Newspapers.com claims to be the largest online newspaper archive, with 21,600+ newspapers dating from the 1700s-2000s (note: subscription required, limited Australian newspaper content)
Trove National Library of Australia's brilliant database of more than 500 newspapers
Architecture
Corley Explorer State Library of Queensland's collection of house images taken by Frank and Eunice Corley, including a number of Ipswich homes
History of your house research guide by Queensland State Archives
House Histories guides from the State Library of Queensland
House Histories house and suburban histories from South East Queensland
Home designs from the past online from the State Library of Queensland
How do I trace the history of my house? Guide by the National Library of Australia
The Queenslander House - Architectural Features
Queensland House - Queensland Museum's guide to the Queenslander
Research the History of your House
Straw, sticks and bricks: Queensland house histories webinar by State Library of Queensland.
Titles Queensland - manages the land and water titles registry for Queensland. Historic
Heritage Conservation
Cultural Heritage Data - Queensland Series
Queensland Heritage Advisory Panel
Museums & Art Galleries
Brisbane's Living Heritage Network
Museums & Galleries Queensland
The Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art
Family History
AIATSIS - Family History Kit contains fact sheets providing assistance with tracing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage
Ancestry.com library edition is free to access with your Ipswich Libraries membership
Australian Cemeteries contains indexes of cemeteries from across Australia.
Australian Dictionary of Biography
Births, deaths and marriages registers provides links to all BDM state and territory registers across Australia
Family History is the State Library of Queensland's collection of resources for family historians
Family History Research Guides - The State Library of Queensland provides helpful research guides covering various family history topics. These guides include useful resources and websites as well as research hints
Family History Research Services for Queensland, births between 1829-1921, deaths between 1829-1946, & marriages between 1829-1946
Family History Search for New South Wales
Family Search enables you to search for billions of names across hundreds of records in a bid to discover your family history. Records span from countries around the world and include births, deaths, marriages, probates, land and military
Find My Past is free to access at Ipswich Libraries, with your membership
My Heritage is free to access from home with your Ipswich Libraries membership
Researching your family is a National Archives of Australia guide to finding your family in their collection
The Ryerson Index is a free index to funeral, death, and legal notices appearing in Australian newspapers
Maps
QImagery: Queensland Government's online collection pf aerial photographs dating from the 1930s
Queensland Globe - offers an online interactive experience to view Queensland’s location based information (historical maps topic guide)
Queensland Government Historical Maps and Plans - a collection of historical maps and plans, including cadastral, parish, flood and topographical
Military
Discovering Anzacs - A joint initiative by the National Archives of Australian and Archives New Zealand, this innovative website was a gift to both nations for the centenary of World War I. The website provides access to service records, photographs and other documents and enables users to contribute their own recollections and stories
Queensland War Memorials Register
Collections
Preserve your collections guide by State Library of Queensland
Photography
Graphics Atlas - website identifying various photograph types
Miscellaneous
Known floods in the Brisbane & Bremer River Basin, including the cities of Brisbane & Ipswich
Queensland Police Museum's list of Police Officers sworn in between 1864 and 1974
Register of Lands Sold, 1849-1861
Pre-separation Resource Guide: A bibliography of sources held at Queensland State Archives relating to Queensland prior to separation from New South Wales in 1859