Welcome to FamNet

FamNet (New Zealand Family History Network) is a web site aiming to integrate the work of many different individuals and groups with something to offer the family history community, without dictating to them what they should do or whether their information should be offered for free or for a subscription, be made widely available or restricted to their membership, and so on. You will see this page by entering the FamNet URL, www.famnet.org.nz, or by clicking the link “FamNet Home from one of FamNet’s pages. Most likely you will use a FamNet page from within another site.

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[About us] Displays information about the people behind FamNet.

[General Database Search]. Gives a list of the databases that are catalogued in FamNet. A general search gives you a count of the records in each database about a person, so that you know which databases are worth searching further. Clicking “open” takes you to the particular database. Note that these database don’t have to be contained within or owned by FamNet. Also, any individual can create a database within FamNet, controlling access to it.

[Sponsors]. This is a list of FamNet supports who have given money or time to help us get established.

[Events (Combined Calendar)]. Participating organizations will have their own events calendars, which will appear on their own web sites. This brings these all together, so that you can see events for a month for all participating organizations

[Newsletters]. Participating organizations can use FamNet’s facilities to distribute newsletters electronically. If they do, then their newsletters are saved and can be retrieved here (as well as from their own web site)