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QFHS Snippets - November 2008 Volume 8, No. 11 |
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1. About This NewsletterSnippets is a monthly publication of the Queensland Family History Society Inc. (QFHS). QFHS Website http://www.qfhs.org.au/Please do not click on reply to contact Snippets - the 'click on reply' facility is strictly for 'un-subscribing' to the mailing list. You are encouraged to contribute items which you feel would be of general interest to the family historian hunting for that illusive relative. Humorous items and items relating to the technology of using computers in genealogy are also welcome. Submit your BRIEF items supplemented by hyperlinks to additional details. Snippets will rarely include items of a commercial nature and only then when they are likely to be of interest to a majority of our readers. Submit your items to us here: snippets@qfhs.org.au Top of page 2. QFHS Gaythorne CentreOur address is:
58 Bellevue Ave,
Gaythorne QLD 4051 QFHS library - (07) 3355 3369 For details about QFHS Centre, including location map, transport etc, click here: http://www.qfhs.org.au/location_hours.htm#Library 3. QFHS Dates to RememberQFHS Monthly General Meetings are held on the third Wednesday of the month (but not in January and December), at the QFHS Library, and start at 7:30pm. Attendance is free, and visitors are welcome.Next Meeting: Wednesday, 19 November. Members and guests are requested to bring a plate and celebrate an early Christmas with fellow genealogists. ________________________________________ QFHS Daytime Meetings are held on the first Monday of the month (but not in January and December) at 20 Marmont Street, Geebung from 10am - 12 Noon. Next Meetings: Monday, 3 November and Monday, 1 December. Contact Maureen Mutton on 3265 4378 if you would like to attend. ________________________________________ Central European GroupMeetings are held 10am - Noon on the 4th Saturday of each odd-numbered month at QFHS Library. A $2 donation goes toward purchasing relevant records.Next Meeting: Saturday, 22 November. For further information, contact Eric Kopittke on (07) 3376 4339 or email kopittke@tpg.com.au OR centraleuropean@qfhs.org.au ________________________________________ Educational WorkshopCost is $5.50 per person which goes towards purchasing more research materials for the Library. Time - 10am to 12 noon at QFHS Library.Workshop dates for 2008 are: Sunday, 30 November - "Where to Begin". For bookings - contact Desley Schafer - phone (07) 3204 4254 or email: educationofficer@qfhs.org.au ________________________________________ English West Country GroupThis group researches the counties of Cornwall, Devon, Somerset and Dorset. Meetings are held from 12 Noon - 2pm at the QFHS Library, on the fourth Thursday of the odd-numbered months.Next meeting: Thursday, 27 November. For further information contact Robert Browning on (07) 3359 9801 or email: robertbb2@bigpond.com ________________________________________ Family History Writing GroupThese meetings are held from 9am - 11am at QFHS Library.Next meeting: Saturday, 15 November. For further information contact FHWriters@qfhs.org.au or Robert Adamson on (07) 3266 8353 or Sue Reid on (07) 3378 2278. ________________________________________ Family Tree Maker User GroupThese meetings run from 10am - 11:30am venue at QFHS Library and are held on 1st Friday each month except January and last Saturdays in each even-numbered month except December.Next meetings are: Friday, 7 November and Friday, 5 December. For further details, please contact Garth Elvery on (07) 3359 2853 or email: theboss@powerup.com.au ________________________________________ Irish Interest GroupMeetings are held from 10am - 12 Noon at QFHS Library on the second Saturday of the even-numbered months (not December).Next meeting: Saturday, 14 February, 2009. For more information about Irish Interest Group contact Mary King on (07) 3205 3353 or email irish@qfhs.org.au ________________________________________ Member Orientations - 'Old' & New Members WelcomeYou will almost certainly learn new stuff about the Society, and helpful hints about using the Library and researching, all in a friendly atmosphere and informal setting. New members are especially welcome.Upcoming orientations: Friday, 21 November at 10am and Saturday, 13 December at 9:30am. Numbers are limited to allow full participation. BOOKING is ESSENTIAL. Please note: Sessions are usually fully booked, with a waiting list, so please advise the organisers as soon as possible if you find you are unable to attend when you have a booking. Contact Bev Bonning on (07) 3355 7389 or Wendy Annand on (07) 3395 2530 or email them at welcome@qfhs.org.au ________________________________________ Scottish Interest GroupMeetings are held from 10am - 12 Noon at QFHS Library. Donations to buy more Scottish resources are welcome.Next meeting: Saturday, 8 November. For further information: Email scottish@qfhs.org.au OR phone Sam on (07) 3266 9131 ________________________________________ Welsh Interest GroupThis group meets on the fourth Friday of the even-numbered months (except December) from 10am - 12 Noon at the QFHS Library.Next meeting is: Friday, 27 February, 2009. Contact Paul Wood on welsh@qfhs.org.au for further information. 4. Vale Allen LobegeigerIt is with considerable sadness that we advise members of the death of Allen Lobegeiger, Honorary Treasure of QFHS Inc., on Wednesday, 1 October 2008.Allen was a quiet gentleman with many skills and interests. When he expressed an interest in becoming the Treasurer, Management Committee members were delighted and welcomed him at his first Committee meeting in September 2007. During his short tenure his financial skills have been of great benefit to the Society. His attention to detail, not only in his treasury portfolio, but in all facets of the management of QFHS ensured the highest standard was maintained. Allen had an impish sense of humour which often came to the fore. Many a time I would start a conversation with "Allen, can I/we/you..?", a sentence never quite finished as instantly, with a gleam in his eye, the reply would be "I'm playing bowls". The next question, however, would be from Allen "What was it you were wanting?" Allen constantly read - history, sport, and travel. He traced his family, and was planning to research additional indexes and books in the search for further details. On behalf of members of Queensland Family History Society Inc., sincere condolences have been extended to his family. Allen will be missed by all who new him. Top of page 5. Acquisitions ConvenorWe have been advised by the QFHS Acquisitions Convenor, Stan Clark that he wishes to retire from the position at the end of the year.Therefore, we are inviting members to consider filling this important position. The role involves recommending to the Management Committee books, CDs and microfiche/film which would assist members and visitors in their research and when approved arrange the ordering and payment of the acquisitions. Please contact a member of the Management Committee if you are interested in becoming the Acquisitions Convenor. 6. Can You Help?We are in need of a few volunteers to help keep the QFHS Library Resource Centre operating to the highest possible standard.Library Assistants - apart from aiding researchers, it is a wonderful opportunity to expand your own knowledge of what is available in books, on fiche and microfilm, as well talking to the researchers who may have experienced similar 'brick walls' as yourself. Interested? Please contact the Library Roster Organiser, Hazel Clark on (07) 3395 2587 7. QFHS Christmas HamperChristmas is just around the corner! The annual hamper basket has been placed on the desk below the notice board at the entrance of the QFHS Library. Your generous gifts will be donated to the Salvation Army to help those in need.8. 2009 QFHS Inc. Family History AwardThe Society invites entries for this Award, which will be presented to the person or persons producing the best history of a Queensland family, published in book form within the last five years. It must be the story of a family, not of an individual. The award is open to the general public, as well as members of the Society. The competition will be judged by a panel of three independent judges. Entries close on 30 November 2008.Entry forms are available from http://www.qfhs.org.au/downloads_forms.htm Top of page 9. Queensland State Archives - ArchivesSearchWe all love photos. Discover the new Image Queensland service and learn how to use ArchivesSearch to locate images held at Queensland State Archives.Date: Wednesday 12 November - from 10am to 11am Location: Queensland State Archives - Lecture Theatre 2 Entry is free! To book your place, telephone (07) 3131 7777. 10. Public Record Office Victoria - ProvenanceThe latest issue of Provenance is online at the Public Record Office Victoria PROV website. Provenance is the free scholarly journal of the Victorian state archives. Provenance features peer-reviewed articles, and other contributions, that present research drawing upon records in PROV custody.To read the latest issue of Provenance click here: http://www.prov.vic.gov.au/provenance/ 11. Australian Obituaries OnlineAustralian Obituaries Online provides a unique service posting obituary notices online hours after appearing in newspapers. There is no other place where notices from more than one city can be viewed without moving from one newspaper or one website to another.Check it out at: http://www.obituary.com.au/obituary/ 12. NLA newspaper digitisation projectHere's another great online database website that should be of huge interest and great value to family history researchers in Australia. It's specifically Australian, and is free to use. It's from the newspaper digitisation project being run by the National Library of Australia.You can search by name, property name, ship names or location name. You can choose to look only at certain newspapers and specific years. It's also a work in progress. So keep visiting the site as a beta project and enjoy: http://ndpbeta.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/home 13. Australian National Library Readers CardThe Australian National Library now has a Readers Card that can be applied for by any resident of Australia. The Readers Card can be applied for on line and will be sent out to your residence in 5 to 10 days.Some of the online databases include: The 19th Century British Library newspapers collection including full runs of 48 newspapers specially selected by the British Library to best represent nineteenth century Britain, online access to ancestral information on British Origins and Irish Origins, plus expert Scottish Old Parish records for research on Scots origins dating back to the 13th century. It also includes marriage registers, wills, court and apprentice records, as well as downloadable images of original maps and plans. There are 60 licensed databases in all. Go to http://www.nla.gov.au/app/eresources/list/licenced/ and apply for a Readers Card. Top of page 14. Royal Navy and Royal Marine casualty lists from pre-1914 to 2008Complete Royal Navy and Royal Marine casualty lists from pre-1914 to 2008, including both World Wars are now available online. They are listed both alphabetically and chronologically by ship.There is also considerable supporting information on battles, actions, convoys, warships, merchant ships and ship losses on http://www.naval-history.net/ 15. Wicksworth Parish, DerbyshireLots of information about Wicksworth Parish is available at this site.Have a look at: http://www.wirksworth.org.uk/frontpag.htm 16. 1901 Kent Census Records Added to findmypast.comLeading UK family history website findmypast.com has added the county of Kent to its new version of the 1901 census for England and Wales. Just under a million records from Kent have now gone live and can be searched at http://www.findmypast.com/CensusPersonStartSearchServlet?censusYear=1901More counties will follow over the coming months. 17. News of the 1911 Census2009 will see the release of a brand new census for England and Wales. The 1911 census has details of over 36 million people resident in England, Wales, the Channel Islands and Isle of Man, as well as, for the first time, a full enumeration of the British Army serving overseas. It is the most detailed census ever produced and is an amazing resource for family, house and local historians.The first e-newsletterupdate about the project will be sent out shortly. To make sure you receive your copy, you can pre-register now at http://www.1911census.co.uk/ - the official website of the 1911 census for England and Wales. 18. UK Incoming Passenger Lists 1878 - 1960UK Incoming Passenger Lists for the period 1878 - 1960 are now available online. The collection contains records of more than 18 million immigrants and tourists, 1.4 million of them Australian, who arrived on British shores throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, before commercial flights became the norm.The records include information on passengers' names, age, occupation, and intended address in the UK. They are a hugely valuable tool to anyone trying to trace their family's global movements and provide a unique insight into immigration and travel patterns at a time of great change and decline in the life of the British Empire. Try your luck at: http://www.ancestry.com/ 19. Familyrelatives.com Releases Irish CollectionsOne of the largest collections of Irish records available is being released online by http://www.Familyrelatives.com/ This forms part of a programme to add more than 10 million new records by the end of this year.The new sources will contain, Indexes to Irish Wills 1536-1857 (5 Volumes), Irish Genealogical Guide, Quaker Records Dublin Abstracts of Wills, Alumni Dublinense 1593-1846, Ireland Topographical Dictionary, Land Records Ireland, Commissioned Sea Officers of the Royal Navy, 1660-1815, Irish Names and Surnames, MacDonald's Directory - 5 counties and the Medical Register for Ireland 2 Volumes. The records contain amongst other material, surnames, year, location and county. Access to these records is by way of subscription. For a full list of records visit: http://www.familyrelatives.com/ 20. Irish Family History Foundation UpdateSome new features added to Irish Genealogical Online Record Search System include:The facility to narrow the search by entering the first name and surname of the father of the birth/baptismal record that you are searching for, which will reduce the number of records returned in any search. When on the individual county sites, you also have the ability to narrow your search by Parish. The list of available Parishes now also shows the denomination of the Parish. The removal of many duplicate records from the system that were caused by human error in transcribing the records, by records being recorded in more than one register or by the integration of computer systems. All records are now clearly marked to indicate whether they are church or civil records. All the county's birth, baptismal, death and marriage records online, including those of Co. Meath, as well as all available census records, are now available on the all-Ireland Central. Enjoy searching at: http://ifhf.brsgenealogy.com/ Top of page 21. Placename Database of IrelandThis database contains a wealth of information not readily available elsewhere and easier to use than some other indexes.Have a look at: http://www.logainm.ie/?uiLang=en 22. 74 Million Records Now Available at Washington State Digital ArchivesWashington State Digital Archives contain about 74 million records, all online. You can access marriage licences, birth and death certificates, census data, military service, election data, property deeds and even old pictures.The 74 million figure represents about 3 percent of the historic and contemporary records state officials hope to eventually put online. Try your luck at: http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/ 23. Tennessee Death Records Are Available OnlineMany of the death records for the state of Tennessee are now available online. Registrations of births and deaths began in Tennessee in 1908. The Tennessee State Archives and Library web site has created an index that covers nearly 98,000 deaths occurring in Tennessee and recorded between 1908 and 1912.The index includes the name of the deceased, county, year of death and certificate number. This information can be used to order a copy of the death certificate from the Tennessee State Library and Archives. If no year of death was given on the certificate, it is noted in this index as "1908-12". Children with no given name are listed under "infant". Death records in this time period do not give parents' names. They do include the individual's age, occupation, place of birth and cause of death. The Tennessee death records for 1908-1912 are at http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/history/vital/death2.htm Death records for 1913 were not recorded in Tennessee. Tennessee deaths from 1914 to 1926 are available at that state government's web site at http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/history/vital/tndeath.htm The index lists name of deceased, county of death, and volume and page number of the certificate. When ordering a death record from this index, please include this information. This information should be used when ordering the full death record. Top of page 24. Top 10 Indicators that you've become a Gene-aholic:1. You introduce your daughter as your descendent.2. You've never met any of the people you send e-mail to, even though you're related. 3. You can recite your lineage back eight generations, but can't remember your nephew's name. 4. You have more photographs of dead people than living ones. 5. You've taken a tape recorder and/or notebook to a family reunion. 6. You've not only read the latest GEDCOM standard, but you also understand it. 7. The local genealogy society borrows books from you. 8. The only film you've seen in the last year was the 1880 census index. 9. More than 1/2 of your book collection is made up of marriage records or pedigrees. 10. Your elusive ancestor has been spotted in more different places than Elvis! 25. AcknowledgementsWe would like to thank all those who have taken time out to send items of interest to our "Snippets" mailbox at: snippets@qfhs.org.auThe more we receive, the more frequently we can produce a Newsletter. If your submission does not appear in this issue, we will try to include it in a future edition. Please note that reference to any product does not imply endorsement. Members are cautioned to evaluate products prior to purchase. Pauline Macfarlane
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