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QFHS Book Award 2022

Clem Ditton

for his book
Shaking the mulga

pictured here with Book Award Coordinator, Gayle Thomsett

at the

2022 QFHS Annual General Meeting 

Talking about ... the small country town

Talking about ... Communism

Talking about ... QFHSdatasearch

QFHS Management Committee 2022-2023

President:
Allana O’Kane. 

Vice-Presidents: 
Alex Daw, Charlotte Sale

Secretary:
Anna Gallagher

Treasurer:
Judy Cronin

Committee members
Caroline Brudell, Lyndal Cosgrove, Clem Ditton, Chris Gibbs, Chris Schuetz, Beverley Young, John Young

Read about the QFHS Management Committee

 Irish Research Day

Researching Irish ancestors?

The next Irish Research Day is Thursday, 24 November, at the QFHS Library and Resource Centre at Gaythorne.

Everyone welcome. Come anytime during opening hours (10.00 am – 3:00 pm) and stay as long as you like.

Work alongside others and help each other as required.

Make a day of it - bring your lunch.

In preparation, we suggest you:

• review where you currently are with your research
• try to specify specific research questions or goals on which you would like to work.

On the day, bring whatever information and equipment you think you will need to help you work towards a productive day.

There will be plenty of friendly, experienced and helpful people there ready to assist & support each other.

Contact Dale Fogarty, the convenor of the Irish Interest Group, at irish@qfhs.org.au to register your interest, or just turn up on the day.

 QFHS Gift Membership

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We are excited to announce that Gift Memberships are now available

Your Society is an Affiliate Library of FamilySearch. You can view digital images that are  'viewable with additional restrictions' at our Library and Resource Centre, if they are designated as accessible at a FamilySearch Affiliate Library. 

Details here FamilySearch Digital Images.

June 2022

The QFHS Books Name Accumulation Index has passed 275,279 names. 

This index contains names of early Queensland families across a variety of areas.

Just a few of titles recently indexed from the Print Library shelves are as follows:

• Brisbane then & now
• Dairies and daydreams : the Mudgeeraba story
• Drayton and Toowoomba Cemetery : our backyard Vol 1
• Wild heart, bountiful land : an historical overview of the Mary River Valley
• Windsor wakens: residents and notables of the 1860s

Global Keyword Search

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

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

  6:00 pm -  9:00 pm  (2nd and 3rd Mondays of the month only.)
10:00 am -  3:00 pm
10:00 am -  3:00 pm
10:00 am -  3:00 pm
Closed
10:00 am -  3:00 pm
Closed

QFHS members can access The Genealogist, My Heritage, and Irish Ancestors from home

TheGenealogist
More information here

John Grenham has generously provided access to
Irish Ancestors

And, do not forget

MyHeritage

Ask QFHS

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:

• Finding out how to use a particular website or resource

• Understanding an unfamiliar term or phrase in a record

• Get recommendations for where to find records

• and more…

Email askqfhs@qfhs.org.au and find out how we can help.

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is an ACNC Registered Charity

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