Help with research and finding information

The History Room provides researchers with secure access to the archival resources and published heritage of the state of Tasmania. 

Bookings are required to access this material in the History Room. Weekday bookings are for three hours, and Saturday bookings are for two hours. There are two sessions per day:

• Monday to Friday: 9:30pm to 12:30pm, and 1:30pm to 4:30pm
• Saturday: 9:30am to 11:30am, and 12:00pm to 2:00pm
  

Use these links to:

• Book a History Room session
  
• Order archival items in advance
• Order published reference items in advance. If you can't get to the Reading Room in Hobart, ask your local library if the can get the item in for you.
  
• Ask us a research question
  

Please contact us if you would like help.

We can help you with:

• Library searching
  
• Archives searches
  
• Names Index searches for family history
  
• Finding and accessing your personal records
  

If your question requires research, use our research request form.

How to contact us:

• Chat with us online Monday - Friday 9:30-5:00pm (local time)
• Call us on (03) 6165 5538

Hints on research and finding information

Check out our guides on:

• Searching our collections

• Family history

• Records

Explore

• Tasmanian history resources

• Online information resources

• previous questions, answers and search tips.

Get copies from our collections.

We supply information or provide a search path as guided by the National and State Libraries Australasia (NSLA) principles and service guidelines.

We provide:

Up to one hour of research on most enquiries. We may spend more time on enquiries which require researching materials unique to our library and archives.

We are not able to do:

• Lengthy or ongoing research.
• Research assistance to people overseas or interstate when that information is available to them locally.
• Searches for missing persons.
• Valuations, legal and medical advice.

For more in-depth research help, you may choose to hire a private researcher:

• Professional Historians Association's Consultants Register

• Private family history researchers