Gympie Family History Society now has popular genealogy programs for use in our rooms during opening hours.

You can use them to break down brick walls (term for when you get stuck during your family tree search) or learn more about ancestors who are overseas. You are no longer limited to just the Gympie and the Wide Bay regions.

Join us and start growing your family stories.

Our resource center holds a comprehensive ever-growing collection of family history, newspaper articles, old Gympie periodicals, rare local books, maps and more!  We have spent thousands of hours over the years indexing our collections to make it faster and easier for you to locate information.

Discover detailed biographies on the most prominent Pioneers of Gympie, Kilkivan, the Mary Valley and surrounding areas. A curated list of early residents and families whose lives and stories helped shape the town and district. Read their stories to explore how ordinary people built the foundations of Gympie’s community, culture and heritage beyond the gold rush. Many of our pioneers’ families are still in the area today!