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BALCLUTHA BRANCH

New Zealand Society of Genealogists

(Balclutha Genealogical Society)

View of George Street, Balclutha

St Andrews Presbyterian Church at left

Balclutha, famous for the bridge which spans the mighty Clutha River, is in the heart of South Otago. NZSG Balclutha Branch (Balclutha Genealogical Society) draws its membership from Balclutha, Owaka, Clinton and Milton, and the surrounding rural districts, townships and the beautiful Catlins.

South Otago is rich in history. From pre-European settlement to the present day, this region bears strong evidence of families, at work and leisure, learning and beliefs. We hope that our website will help link you with your families that may have spent a part or all of their lives in South Otago and the region of the Clutha District Council including West Otago.

MONTHLY MEETING

Thursday 4^th September 2025 at 7.30pm

Public Library, John Street, Balclutha

Doors open at 7pm for research

TOPIC

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CONTENTS

ABOUT

Branch Information & Resources

· Branch history, aims, membership and contacts and help if you are planning a visit to South Otago.

· Map showing our general location on the south-east coast of the South Island of New Zealand.

· Brief list of our holdings focusing on local records and information. We also hold many useful resources for those researching elsewhere in New Zealand and overseas.

· Items for sale that you may find useful in your research.

MASTER INDEX

· The Master Index is a simple ‘index of indexes’. The go to place to start your research in our region

· Search by surname and forenames for entries on our computerised indexes. This is an ongoing project and indexes are continually being added.

CEMETERIES

· Link to our CEMETERY DATABASE. Clinton Cemetery is searchable here.

· Information on cemeteries in our region (within the boundaries of Clutha District Council), current status of our updating records, grave photo service

· Indexes for all transcriptions, old and new, also on Master Index

SCHOOLS

· Information on schools in our region. Indexes for pupil names attending schools we have transcriptions of are in the master index. Not all are indexed – if it’s in our region please ask.

LOCATIONS

· A gazetteer of local place names in South Otago, where they are located and, in some cases, extra information of interest.

RESEARCH HELP

· This details the ways in which our branch can assist you with your research. Listed here are surnames we have recently undertaken research queries on.

MEMBERS’ INTERESTS

· Surnames our group members are researching, both in New Zealand and worldwide.

· Photos for which we need help identifying people and/or places. Non branch members are able to submit photos of local content

· Information we would like help with. Non branch members are able to submit queries of local content to this

The boring but important bit:

The intention of this site is to inform, promote and assist in the friendly spirit of genealogy. We make no warranty whatsoever as to the accuracy or completeness of information on this site. We have however endeavoured to remove errors and typo’s. Please forgive if any have snuck through.

“Genealogy – the search for the greatest treasures, our ancestors”

Home Page last updated 14 Aug 2025