Earlier this year a significant project was completed to convert the ex-North Shore City archives hard-copy finding aids onto the Archives online database.  The database is accessible via the Auckland Council website and now contains more than 44,000 entries, with the earliest records dating from 1867.

The records come from Birkenhead City Council, Devonport Road Board, Borough Council and Domain Board, East Coast Bays City Council, Northcote Borough Council, North Shore City Council, North Shore Drainage Board, Rangitoto Island Domain Board and Takapuna City Council.

To find out more about this collection you can go along to one of the presentations Archivist Keith Stuart is doing as part the Auckland Heritage Festival.  These presentations will give an overview of Auckland Council Archives and how to search the database using examples from the North Shore collections.  To access the archives database visit www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/councilarchives.

To access the ex-North Shore City Council archive collection, you can visit the Auckland Council Archives north office in the Colmar Brunton House building on Channel View Road in Takapuna.  The research room is open to the public Monday to Friday from 2 to 5pm and by appointment.  Archives staff working at the north office are Senior Archivist Harvey Brahne and Archivists Keith Stuart and Vicky Spalding.

In addition to the North Shore City Archives collection going online, 70 archives series of Helensville Borough Council records and 41 series of Papakura Town Board, Borough Council and City Council records have also been converted and added to the Archives Online database.  To access the archives database go to www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/councilarchives or email us at archives@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz with your research enquiry. 

Public access to the ex-Manukau City Council archive collection has been introduced on a “by appointment” basis from the Civic Administration Building in Manukau. Visit our website for more information or email us at archives@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz with your research enquiry.

Auckland Council Archives a valuable resource for local and family history

Presentation by Archivist Keith Stuart regarding Auckland Council Archives North collection as part of Auckland Heritage Festival. Come along and see what Council Archives has to offer.

3 sessions 11-12pm          3rd October 2012          Birkenhead Library

4th October 2012           Devonport Library

                                                5th October 2012           Takapuna Library

Phone              09 307 7792

Email                archives@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

Website           www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/councilarchives

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