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Welcome to the website of the Berrima District Historical and Family History Society. Our society was founded in 1960 to encourage the study of Australian, local and family history and to establish a museum and a permanent archive for the preservation of the documentary and material heritage of the Southern Highlands of New South Wales.

Our collections cover the major towns of Bowral, Mittagong, Moss Vale, Robertson and Bundanoon and the many villages in the area including: Avoca, Aylmerton, Balaclava, Braemar, Berrima, Burrawang, Canyonleigh, Colo Vale, Exeter, Glenquarry, Hilltop, Kangaloon, Penrose, Sutton Forest, Tallong, Wildes Meadow and Wingello.

Our Image Library contains more than 8,000 images of people and places relating to our
area and beyond. We are gradually uploading the collection, so keep checking to look for newly available images. To search for photos of your ancestors, houses, buildings, streetscapes and more, visit our Image Library. High quality copies of all photos are available for purchase. Click here to go to our IMAGE LIBRARY

Research Centre and Archives,

Civic Centre,68 Elizabeth Street Moss Vale

Open Monday, Tuesday 10-4 and Saturday 10-1
Closed Public Holidays

Berrima District Museum

1a Market Place cnr Bryan Street, Berrima
Join us at the Museum for our Birthday exhibition,celebrating 50 years since the museum opened to the public in December,1976.

Relive those 1970's memories and see how the Southern Highlands have changed

Opens on October long weekend.

Open Friday to Sunday. 10-3 and Public holidays

CELEBRATING 50 YEARS

4th/5th/6th December 2026

Berrima District Historical & Family History Society acknowledges the Gundungurra and Dharawal people as the traditional custodians of the land of the Wingecarribee Shire which is covered by our research and represented in our collections.

We pay our respects to Elders both past and present.