Local & Family History

This blog/website is our main repository of local history information.

A searchable collection of thousands of photographs, documents & oral histories of Ipswich’s people, places & way of life.

(In-Library Use ONLY) Search census, birth, marriage, death records and more from Australia, the U.K., U.S., Canada, Germany, & other countries.

Our Other Local History Sites

Remember When

This wiki features personal stories from locals about life in Ipswich in days gone by.

Federation through the Pages of the QT, 1864 – 1901

Learn about the major events occuring in Ipswich, leading up to Federation, through the pages of The Queensland Times newspaper.

ICC Heritage Info.

Ipswich City Council’s Heritage Program, including the Heritage Study, Heritage Trails, and information about historical buildings in Ipswich.