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Date and time: 28 Nov 2021 3:08 AMGift Memberships now available $70
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Sue Reid - our newest Fellow
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Sue has made outstanding contributions to many aspects of the Society. Congratulations Sue and thank you for your exemplary service to our Society. |
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Leanne Donovan2021 QFHS Services to Family History AwardThis is presented annually to QFHS members who have |
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| Leanne Donovan is the Society's Membership Secretary, a role which demonstrates
her exemplary administrative and people skills. Leanne also manages QFHS book sales. Leanne is known for her dependability and friendly manner. |
QFHS Gift Membership |
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Share the joy of family history Give a QFHS Gift MembershipJust in time for the gift-giving season Easy to do Money-back guarantee |
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We are excited to announce that Gift Memberships are here |
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We wish all our members and friends a Happy Christmas Our Library and Resource Centre will close on Saturday, 11 December 2021 at 3:00 pm and reopen on Monday, 10 January 2022 at 6:00 pm |
Our newest Pre-Separation Group members |
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Welcome to our newest Special Interest Group
Family Historian Software User Group |
Important InformationSunday Closure |
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The QFHS Library and Resource Centre will no longer be open on Sunday. The last Sunday opening was Sunday 31 October 2021 |
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October 2021 New Monumental Inscriptions: Darling Downs and South-West Queensland |
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August 2021 |
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Search all our datasets in one easy action. Go ahead and try it. Enter your keyword. e.g. surname, given name, place name, occupation. If you are searching on more than one term, separate your keywords by a space or an asterisk. Read About Global Keyword Searching at the top of the search box for more hints. |
QFHS Library and Resource Centre - Opening Hours |
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QFHS members can access Ancestry, The Genealogist, My Heritage, and Irish Ancestors from homeduring the COVID-19 pandemic |
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Ancestry will be ceasing this service on Ancestry will be avaialble at the QFHS Library and Resource Centre only |
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TheGenealogist |
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John Grenham has generously provided access to |
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And, do not forget
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Findmypast ceased this service on Findmypast will be avaialble at the QFHS Library and Resource Centre only |
QFHS Management Committee 2021–2022 |
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President: Kevin Haley Vice President: Chris Schuetz Secretary: Elaine Eager Treasurer: Doug Eager |
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| Lyndal Cosgrove | Clem Ditton | Lyn Hooper |
| Eric Kopittke | Sue Reid | |
QFHS and the Coronavirus (COVID-19) |
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Our Library and Resource Centre has re-opened. Guidelines for visiting safely at present are here. If you are not yet comfortable attending the library in person you can visit online. Members can:
We’ll keep you posted on any further changes. Do please take care in these extraordinary times. |
Ask QFHS |
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Do you have a quick family history or genealogy question? Our new “Ask QFHS” service will connect you with one of our panel of experienced members to help. For example, help with:
Email askqfhs@qfhs.org.au and find out how we can help. |
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QFHS Seminars and Training Courses
Presenter: Dr Kerry Raymond
When: Sunday, 28 November 2021 - 10.00 am - 12.30 pm (with a short tea-break) AEST (No daylight saving)
This will be delivered online.
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Read more...Presenter: Sue Reid
When: Friday, 10 December 2021 - 10.00 am - 11.30 am AEST (No daylight saving)
Biographies can enrich our research, providing ready-made information for us to include in our family history. All sorts of biog…
Read more...Presenter/s: QFHS Tutors
When: Commences Monday 14 February weekly for six weeks
This event will be delivered online.
This six week course will be very comprehensive for someone wanting to start researching …
Read more...Presenter: Jan Richardson
When: Friday, 11 February 2022 - 10.00 am - 11.30 am AEST (No daylight saving)
A huge volume of Tasmanian records have been digitised and are available via the Tasmanian Names Index website. Births, marriage,…
Read more...Presenter: Guest presenters
When: Friday, 18 February 2022 - 10.00 am - 11.30 am
If you are considering doing a course to continue your family history studies, then come talk to our panel of experts and discus…
Read more...Presenter: Emma Bulfin and Sonia Martinez
When: Tuesday, 8 March 2022 - 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm AEST No daylight saving
Do you have some favourite family recipes from your childhood or an old handwritten cookbook handed down from Mum or Grandma?
H…
Read more...Presenter: Emma Bulfin and Sonia Martinez
When: Tuesday, 15 March 2022 - 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm AEST No daylight saving
Emma and Sonia will cover how to record and organise your stories, recipes and images.
They will look at your examples, advi…
Read more...Presenter: Clem Ditton and Ludij Peden
When: Friday, 25 March 2022 - 10.00 am - 11.30 am
Are you thinking of writing a family history?
Do you want to know how and where to start?
Do you know if you have done e…
Read more...Presenter: Robert Nash
When: Saturday, 23 July 2022 - 2.00 pm - 3.30 pm
The Huguenots were the Protestants of France. In the sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth centuries, they suffered severe perse…
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