This site came about after many years of researching Australian family history using the resources available on the internet. Over those years we have found thousands of useful websites, online databases and information vital to finding records, especially when travelling is not practical and finances are limited. The number of family history databases is growing daily! Using the paid services is fantastic for storing and finding records, organising your family tree and putting your family history records all in one place (we recommend using them). But these sites will only take you so far.
Our site has seen around a half million visitors since it's inception in 2016. This site intends to provide family history researchers and genealogists - or even just those interested in Australian history with a one stop library of link information and visitors come from all over the world. For genealogists, family history researchers and anyone passionate about our great Australian History this resource is invaluable and free.
Visitors up to August 2024:
In 2023 we launched our new sister site, Gendata.com.au. This site is dedicated to data and provides over a million records to search, many of which are contained in datasets not available anywhere else on the internet. We encourage you browse and hopefully you will find the record that helps to unlock some part of your family ancestry.
Gendata is free to search and you don't need an account.
In 2024, MyAncestors.com.au underwent a necessary major upgrade. This will enable us to update our link library in a more effective manner and add more resources. We hope you will continue to find it useful.
My Ancestors is free to search and you don't need an account.
We encourage you to reach out with feedback including suggestions for new content, link updates or just general questions.
100% of the revenue generated from advertising on this site is used to fund the websites of around a dozen not-for-profit Australian history groups. Your visit helps to keep our history alive and preserved.