Research & Look Up Services at AIGS

Australian Institute of Genealogical Studies Inc.

AIGS offers Research & Look Up Services to all Members
and the Genealogical Community

Research & Look Up Service
If you have any questions about our Research Service please email
All Research and Look Up requests must be on the appropriate form
Research Application Form Look Up Service Application Form
Please complete a separate form for each name to be researched

Research charges for 2013 are $25 per hour for members, $40 per hour for non-members - Minimum 1 hour.
(Please allow minimum two hour research for records that are not indexed).

Look Up Service charges for 2013 are $12 per look up for members, $20 for non-members. This includes copying or transcribing and postage.

Please note payment is required in advance for both services.

Research Service

In order that research can be undertaken, it is necessary to provide as much data as possible about the person to be researched with an indication of the information required. The more information you can provide the better results will be. All the following information should be included if known:
Surname	Father's Name, Date of Birth Death/Burial
Given Name/s	Mother's Name, Date of Birth, Death/Burial
Date & Place of Birth	Date & Place of Marriage
Date & Place of Death	Children's Names, Date & Place of Birth
Occupation	* Any additional information or copies of certificates you can forward will assist the research team
Port & Year of arrival

Look Up Service

If you would like a member of the Research Team to look up a fiche/film/record held at AIGS, this quick transcription service will be completed provided you can supply the detail, i.e. name, date, place, fiche number, record number, etc. Precise information is essential. If the task has no detail provided it will be treated as a Research Request and the applicable higher rates will apply.
Details as per Research table above Plus
Fiche Title	Fiche No.
Film Title	Frame No.
Book Title	Page No.
* Any additional information you can supply may be helpful

Special Offer for Regional, Interstate & International Members

As many members are unable to visit AIGS to access their records a special research service for Regional, Interstate and International members is provided.

Each member is entitled to two hours free research per year. Any other research above this would be chargeable.
Please note requests must be submitted prior to 31st October of each year.

Members must be financial at the time of request and membership number must accompany the request on the research application form. A Regional Member is defined as one who lives further than 100 km from the Melbourne GPO.

Any certified documents requested would be an extra cost to the research charges.

Please note that original records over 100 years old may be difficult to read or copy in any Archive or Library. Our Research Team will do their best to answer your request, but please be aware that some records may be illegible or unfit to copy.

Written enquiries should be addressed to:

AIGS

Research Co-ordinator

PO Box 339, Blackburn VIC 3130

Australia

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