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Table of Contents
1.
About This Newsletter
2.
QFHS Gaythorne Centre
3.
QFHS Dates to Remember
4. QFHS Open
Day
5.
Have you Renewed your
QFHS Annual Membership?
6. Can You
Help?
7.
2009 QFHS Inc. Family
History Award
8.
Brisbane's Living
Heritage Network - Strength of Spirit Coach Tour
9.
Toowong History Group
10.
Linking Family History with Genetics - the Scientific Approach
11.
State Library of Queensland Family History Sessions
12.
Huguenot Society of Australia - Public Lecture
13.
Harlaxton State School 50th Anniversary
14.
Kaimkillenbun State School 100th Anniversary
15.
Hawkesbury Courier Newspaper Index 1844-1846
16.
National Family History Week - 2nd to 10th August
17.
Cleghorn Family History Weekend - 11th & 12th April 2009
18.
NSW & ACT Association of Family History Societies Inc. 2008 Conference
19. VICNAMES
- The Register of Geographic Names in Victoria
20.
Waitakere (New Zealand) City Online Cemetery Search
21.
Google Launches Maori-language Search Site
22.
The National Archive of Monumental Inscriptions - NAOMI
23.
findmypast.com Launches Online Parish Records Collection
24.
Ancestry.ca Launches 1891 Canadian National Census Online
25. Genealogy
Disaster Plan a Precaution Worth Taking
26. You Know
You're An "Addicted" Genealogist ...
27. Acknowledgements
1. About
This Newsletter
Snippets 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'
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Snippets will rarely include items of a commercial nature and only then
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Submit your items to us here:
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2. QFHS
Gaythorne Centre
Our 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 Remember
QFHS 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, 20 August.
Jeff Hilder will speak about "The Gap: 150 years overview".
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, 4 August and Monday 1 September.
Contact Maureen Mutton on 3265 4378 if you would like to attend.
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Central European Group
Meetings 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 Meetings: Saturday, 27 September and Saturday, 22 November.
For further information, contact Eric Kopittke Phone (07) 3376 4339
email kopittke@tpg.com.au OR
centraleuropean@qfhs.org.au
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Educational Workshop
Cost 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, 31 August - "How to Keep Your Records in Order"
Sunday, 26 October CANCELLED.
NEW DATE Sunday, 30 November - "Where to Begin".
Due to circumstances beyond her control, Desley Schafer has had to
change the Workshop booked for the 26th October "Where to Begin" to the
30th November.
For bookings - contact Desley Schafer - phone (07) 3204 4254 or email:
educationofficer@qfhs.org.au
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English West Country Group
This 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 meetings: Thursday, 25 September and Thursday, 27 November.
For further information contact Robert Browning on 07 3359 9801 or
email: robertbb2@bigpond.com
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Family History Writing Group
These meetings are held from 9am - 11am at QFHS
Library.
Next meetings: Saturday, 20 September and 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.
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Family Tree Maker User Group
These 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, 1 August and Saturday, 30 August.
For further details, please contact Garth Elvery on (07) 3359 2853 or
email: theboss@powerup.com.au
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Irish Interest Group
Meetings are held from 10am - 12 Noon at QFHS Library
on the second Saturday of the even-numbered months (not December).
Next meetings: Saturday, 9 August and Saturday, 11 October.
For more information about Irish Interest Group contact Mary King on
(07) 3205 3353 or email:
irish@qfhs.org.au
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Member Orientations - 'Old' & New Members Welcome
You 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: Saturday, 16 August at 9:30am and Friday,
19 September at 10am.
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
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Scottish Interest Group
Meetings are held from 10am - 12 Noon at QFHS Library.
Donations to buy more Scottish resources are welcome.
Next meetings: Saturday, 13 September and Saturday 8 November.
For further information: Email
scottish@qfhs.org.au OR phone Sam on (07) 3266 9131
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Welsh Interest Group
This group meets on the fourth Friday of the
even-numbered months (except December) from 10am - 12 Noon at the QFHS
Library.
Next meetings are: Friday, 22 August and Friday, 24 October.
Contact Paul Wood at welsh@qfhs.org.au
for further information.
4. QFHS Open Day
QFHS will be hosting an Open Day at our library at 58
Bellevue Ave, Gaythorne on the Exhibition Day holiday - Wednesday, 13
August from 10am -3pm.
Members and visitors are warmly invited to attend and learn more about
the Society, its resources, and the services it offers. Everyone is most
welcome!
5. Have you Renewed your QFHS Annual Membership?
Annual membership subscription fees for QFHS are now
due. Single membership (including Journal) is a bargain at $50; Dual
membership (including Journal) is a steal at $75, Associate
Group/Society membership (including Journal) is an unbelievable $75 and
Journal only subscription a paltry $25.
Make your membership renewal today via the subscription form included in
the May Journal or at:
http://www.qfhs.org.au/renewmembership.htm
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
Internet Sales Co-ordinator - As a temporary measure, Rosemary Kopittke
is currently handling the sale of QFHS CDs on Ebay and via the QFHS
website. As we all realise, Rosemary is very involved in other
QFHS activities and is unable to continue in the Internet Sales
Co-ordinator. Therefore we are seeking to a volunteer to take on
this role. Rosemary is happy to provide information regarding the system
used to co-ordinate the sale of CDs via the internet. Rosemary can be
contacted on (07) 3376 4339.
7. 2009 QFHS Inc. Family History Award
The 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
8. Brisbane's Living Heritage Network - Strength of Spirit Coach
Tour
Explore the lives of some inspirational women who have
made lasting contributions to the city of Brisbane. Gathering at
Newstead House, you will then visit the Embroiderers' Guild Qld,
Queensland Police Museum, Mercy Heritage Centre, Nursing Museum RBWH and
QWHA - Miegunyah.
Learn about the achievements and legacies of many important women from
Brisbane's heritage. The coach tour will be guided by Brisbane historian
David Gibson.
The tour is inclusive of entry and a guided commentary of each venue,
lunch and afternoon tea. A three month BLHN individual membership is
also included where applicable.
The tour must have a minimum of 15 participants to run. Cancellation
will be notified on Tuesday 12th August.
The tour will be held on Thursday, 14th August; meeting at 8:45am, for a
9am start departing from Newstead House. The coach will return to
Newstead House at approximately 4:00pm. Cost is $50 for BLHN members,
and $55 for non-members. Book your seat by Friday, 8 August 2008.
For information and bookings contact the BLHN office on (07) 3215 0843
or
info@brisbanelivingheritage.org
9. Toowong History
Group
Jean Stewart, immediate past President of Royal
Historical Society of Queensland will speak about Sarah Ann Butler - a
Little Lady of Toowong.
The story Sarah Ann Butler from her life in London to her days in
Toowong shows what can be done when searching family history and how
much is revealed not only of the person herself and her family, but the
areas in which she lived.
The venue is Toowong State School Historical Library - entry via Kate
Street (off Sylvan Rd) at 7:00pm - 8:30pm on Thursday, 7 August. All are
welcome and no fees or membership required. If you live locally and need
a lift contact Marilyn (07) 3870 9538 or Prue (07) 3870 3886 or Sue (07)
3367 0611.
Go to http://www.toowong.org/
or phone Marilyn on (07) 3870 9538 for further information.
10. Linking Family History with Genetics - the Scientific Approach
Ann Swain is guest speaker for Caloundra Family History
Research group, 1-4pm, Saturday 25 October, presenting "Linking Family
History with Genetics - the Scientific Approach".
A basic understanding of inheritance mechanisms helps researchers bring
out the interesting medical and personal characteristics of each family.
Since the discovery of the DNA double helix in the 1950s the information
related to genetics has grown exponentially and become much more
publicly accessible. A comprehensive family history could include
research on not only family photos, historical data, socioeconomic
factors etc, but also the Y chromosome, mitochondrial DNA and
inheritance of genetic disorders and tendencies such as asthma, heart
conditions, cancer, muscular dystrophy, cystic fibrosis, to name a
few.
Inheritance patterns detected can be used to alert subsequent
generations to potential problems. Work on the genome continues to
rapidly improve our knowledge of our genetic heritage. Using this
information can only enhance our family histories.
In this talk Ann will present an overview of genetic procedures which
will assist in understanding the How and Why of what makes each
individual so unique.
Bookings are essential. Cost is $10 including afternoon tea. It
will be held at the Caloundra Guides' Hut, Arthur St, Caloundra.
To book or obtain more information call Eunice (07) 5492 3676 or Pam
(07) 5477 6582 or Email:
caloundrafamilyres@hotmail.com
11. State Library of Queensland Family History Sessions
The State Library of Queensland if offering free
sessions covering family history topics. Read all about them as follows:
Caring for Your Family History Collections
The State Library Queensland's Senior Conservator from
Collections Preservation will introduce you to simple preventive
measures to preserve family history collections. Learn why paper and
photographic material deteriorates and how to safely store and enjoy
your historic collections now and into the future.
This discussion will be held on Thursday, 7 August, 1pm-2pm at The State
Library of Queensland - Auditorium 2, level 2. For more information,
contact: (07) 3840 7779. Entry is free. Bookings are available at Qtix -
telephone: 136 246.
Want to Get Started in Family History?
Join the State Library of Queensland's family history
experts for an introductory session on searching your family history.
Get tips on how to get started using the print and electronic resources
available at the State Library, including
http://www.ancestry.com/
The session will be held at State Library of Queensland - Auditorium 2,
level 2 on Saturday, 9 August from 10.30am - 12noon. For more
information, contact: (07) 3840 7779. Entry is free. Bookings are
available at Qtix - telephone: 136 246.
Newspaper Resources for Family Historians
Newspapers are a rich source of information on births,
deaths and marriages, shipping arrivals, local and family events. Family
history staff will demonstrate how to search and access Queensland State
Library's extensive range of Queensland newspapers as well as major
interstate dailies and some overseas papers.
This session will be held at State Library of Queensland, Auditorium 2,
level 2 on Saturday, 6 September from 10:30am - 12 Noon. For more
information, contact: (07) 3840 7779. Entry is free. Bookings are
available at Qtix - telephone: 136 246.
12. Huguenot Society of Australia - Public Lecture
The Queensland Chapter of the Huguenot Society of
Australia will be holding a public lecture by Mr Robert Nash on Sunday,
31 August at 2.00 pm. The Venue is Toowong Library Meeting Room, Level 1
Toowong Village Shopping Centre, 9 Sherwood Road, Toowong.
After the lecture there will be a question and answer session, followed
by refreshments. Cost is $3.00 for Huguenot Society members and $10.00
for non-members.
More details are available from Gary Couchman on (07) 3202 9240 or email
on: couchman@smartchat.net.au
or Christina Katterfeld (07) 3201 2897 or email:
ckatterfeld@yahool.com.au
13. Harlaxton State School 50th Anniversary
Harlaxton State School (near Toowoomba) will be holding
a 50th anniversary celebration on the Queen's Birthday weekend in June
2009.
They are looking for former students who can contact the one of the
organisers - Adrian Sakrzewski (07) 5424 6485; Ron Faulkner (07) 3548
2790; Errol Thompson (07) 4630 3253 and Rosemary Morley (07) 4635 4078.
14. Kaimkillenbun State School 100th Anniversary
Kaimkillenbun State School (near Dalby) will celebrate
100 years on 10 October 2009. They are looking for old
photographs, anecdotes and other information relating to the school, the
early days of the district, and the development of the town.
Scanned photos and anecdotes can be sent to
centenary@kaimkillss.eq.edu.au
Past pupils and teachers can contact the Centenary Committee by email at
the above address or at Kaimkillenbun State School, Messenger Street,
Kaimkillenbun Qld 4406.
15. Hawkesbury Courier Newspaper Index 1844-1846
Rod and Wendy Gow, newspaper indexers have announced
the release of the Hawkesbury Courier newspaper index. This index
contains over 6,900 entries extracted from the three year period
encompassing 1844 to 1846, detailing references to events including:
Accident, Anniversary, Arrival, Bequest, Birth, Capture, Deserter,
Election, Flood, Horse theft, Inquest, Land owner, Leaving colony,
Military, Missing person, Monkey bite, Name change, Pardon, Partnership,
Piracy, Race results, Relocation, Remains discovered, Robbery victim,
Shipwreck, Shooting accident, Tender notice, Testimonial, Wine license
and many, many, many more!
The index includes a full listing of all entries stating Name, Event.
Age (where stated) and District. This index is available in either A4
book format or on CD-ROM, at $30 each (postage free within Australia).
Further details are available at:
http://www.gownewspaperindexes.com.au/
16. National Family History Week - 2nd to 10th August
Family history and genealogy are proving the most
popular hobbies around the world. Family history is the second
biggest subject on the web with sites receiving billions of hits per
year. There are over 250,000 Australians who are members of family
history related organisations.
During the week events will be conducted across the country that focus
on genealogy, family history, heraldry and related subjects including
family reunions, seminars, talks, open days, history walks, book
launches and expos.
Search for events at:
http://www.familyhistoryweek.org.au/default.htm
17. Cleghorn Family History Weekend - 11th & 12th April 2009
Among the many attracted to the prospect of wealth from
Australia's Rocky River goldfields in the mid-nineteenth century were
Scottish brothers William and Alexander Cleghorn, both born at
Noblehouse, near Biggar, south west of Edinburgh. All of their
surviving siblings with their widowed mother, ended up in Australia -
there to begin six lines of Australian Cleghorns. While many of the
descendants of these Cleghorns remain in the New England area, one,
Alexander established a Queensland lineage from Brisbane. Two of his
sisters, Jessie (first at Cardwell and later at Ipswich) and Isabella
(Brisbane) also contributed progeny.
A Cleghorn family history weekend is to be held in Uralla and Armidale,
New South Wales, on Saturday, 11th April and Sunday, 12th April 2009
(Easter weekend).
A tour of sites associated with Cleghorn ancestors is being arranged,
starting with the old goldfields. A letter from famed and revered author
Robert Louis Stevenson to a member of the family, claiming kinship, will
be on display, as will the fascinating letters William wrote to his
fianc�
Isabella to persuade her to join him in Australia.
Cleghorn descendants interested in participating should contact Alison
Meldrum on :
(02) 9918 3240 or:
alison@feelsurreal.com
18. NSW & ACT Association of Family History Societies Inc. 2008
Conference
Dubbo & District Family History Society Inc. are proud
to present the 2008 conference for the NSW & ACT Association of Family
History Societies Inc. The theme is "Conquering the tyranny of
distance".
The Conference will be held on 12- 14 September, 2008 at the Dubbo RSL
Club Resort.
For more information: Email -
ddfhsconf2008@yahoo.com.au
or
http://www.dubbofamilyhistory.org.au/ and follow the link 2008
Conference.
19. VICNAMES - The Register of Geographic Names in Victoria
The Register of Geographic Names, VICNAMES, holds more
than 200,000 road and place names including landscape features such as
mountains and rivers, bounded localities such as suburbs, towns, cities
and regions, and physical infrastructure such as roads, reserves and
schools.
You are invited to log on to VICNAMES to search for all registered place
names in Victoria or track the progress of proposed names that have been
submitted to the Registrar of Geographic Names for approval.
See if you can establish a link from one of your ancestors to a locality
in Victoria at:
http://services.land.vic.gov.au/vicnames/
20. Waitakere (New Zealand) City Online Cemetery Search
This online facility allows you to search New Zealand's
5th largest city's cemetery records. By entering the details you know,
you can get obtain specific information including the full name, age,
date of death, type of burial, and funeral director's details.
Try your luck at:
http://www.waitakere.govt.nz/cnlser/cm/cemeterysearch/
21. Google Launches Maori-language Search Site
Google has launched a Maori-language version of its
popular search engine. "Google Aotearoa" has been designed to cater
specially for people who speak the language of New Zealand's indigenous
people.
Aotearoa is a Maori word often translated as Land of the Long White
Cloud, and commonly used by North Island Maori as the word for New
Zealand. A spokeswoman from the Maori Language Commission said 29 people
had been part of the team working on the project during the last year,
including three key translators. More than 8750 words were translated as
part of the project.
To use the new interface visit Google New Zealand at:
http://www.google.co.nz/ and
click on the link to search in Maori.
22. The National Archive of Monumental Inscriptions - NAOMI
There are now 580 burial grounds and over 170,000 names
from Norfolk and Bedfordshire available at this site. Most of the
monumental inscriptions are from Anglican churchyards, with some
Catholic and non-conformist ones, and some cemeteries.
They are concentrating on Bedfordshire monumental inscriptions, but
still continuing to add Norfolk ones as new surveys come their way.
It's worth your while having a look at the site even if you are not
aware of having any ancestors in the two counties, as this is free of
charge.
Try your luck at:
http://www.memorialinscriptions.org.uk/
23. findmypast.com Launches Online Parish Records Collection
UK family history website findmypast.com announced it
has added the parish records from over 1,000 parishes across Britain to
its existing collection of online family history records, offering
online access to baptism, marriage and burial records dating as far back
as 1538.
Over 15 million parish burial records and memorial inscriptions will be
available to view at findmypast.com, with a total of 7 million baptism,
marriage and probate records being made available online later this
year. The parish records collection brings together in one
easy-to-search central place the disparate records from local parishes.
The registers are particularly valuable sources of information for
people seeking to research their family tree back further than the civil
records of birth, marriage and death, which began in 1837, and the
nineteenth century censuses.
You can search for your ancestor by surname across all the parish
records on the site without needing to know where in the country they
came from. Try your luck at:
http://www.findmypast.com/
24. Ancestry.ca Launches 1891 Canadian National Census Online
Canadian family history website ancestry.ca has
launched online for the first time the 1891 Census of Canada, which
contains 4.5 million searchable names and 90,000 images of original
census pages. Included is information from all the then-existing
Canadian provinces and territories. The Census was taken on the 6th of
April 1891 in both English and French by 4,300 enumerators.
It is fully indexed and searchable in both English and French with
original images available. You can search the collection by name,
province and district, age, gender, marital status, relation to head of
family, country or province of birth, French-Canadian status, mother's
and father's birth place, religion and occupation.
The 1891 Census of Canada is available to Ancestry.ca subscribers and
through a 14-day free trial at:
http://www.ancestry.ca/
25. Genealogy Disaster Plan a Precaution Worth Taking
Have you taken precautions to safeguard your family
history records should disaster strike? Read about a disaster plan
at:
http://www.broomfieldenterprise.com/news/2008/jul/13/genealogy-disaster-plan-a-precaution-worth/
26. You Know You're An "Addicted" Genealogist ...
... when you brake for libraries.
... if you get locked in a library overnight and you never even notice.
... when you hyperventilate at the sight of an old cemetery.
... if you'd rather browse in a cemetery than a shopping mall.
... when you think every home should have a microfilm reader.
... if you'd rather read census schedules than a good book.
... when you know every town clerk in your state by name.
... if town clerks lock the doors when they see you coming.
... when you're more interested in what happened in 1698 than 2008.
... if you store your clothes under the bed and your wardrobe is
carefully stacked with notebooks and journals.
... if you can pinpoint Harrietsham, Hawkhurst and Kent on a map of
England, but can't locate Bogantungan, Queensland.
... when all your correspondence begins with "Dear Cousin,"
... if you've traced every one of your ancestral lines back to Adam and
Eve, have it all fully documented, and still don't want to quit!
27. Acknowledgements
We would like to thank all those who have taken time
out to send items of interest to our "Snippets" mailbox at:
snippets@qfhs.org.au
The 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
Disclaimer: This newsletter
is produced in good faith, and information received is deemed to be
accurate, but the editor takes no responsibility for incorrect
information supplied. [Editor's note: The opinions expressed herein are
those of the authors and are not necessarily those of the Editor or of
QFHS]
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