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Kōrero: Genealogy and family history

Family historians at Auckland City Libraries

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Family historians at Auckland City Libraries

From 2005 Auckland City Libraries held 'lock-in' events in partnership with the New Zealand Society of Genealogists. Enthusiastic family historians would arrive at 8 p.m. on a Friday night and use the library resources – microfiche readers are shown here – to search out their family histories. Pizza was delivered at midnight and the night’s work concluded at 8 a.m. Such events are a good indication of the growing interest in genealogy.

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Auckland Council Libraries − Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero o Tāmaki Makaurau

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David Swain, Genealogy and family history – Growing interest in genealogy, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/27072/family-historians-at-auckland-city-libraries (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā David Swain, i tāngia i te 7 April 2011.