News Archive

Presentation of QFHS  Pre-Separation Group Certificate 16 October 2019

Marion Atkinson presented with her certificate by Jenny Davidson and Ann Swain  (Convenors of QFHS Pre-Separation Group)

QFHS Book Award 2019 presented to Ruth Bonetti pictured here with Book Award Coordinator, Gayle Thomsett at the QFHS Annual General Meeting

Toowoomba and Darling Downs  Family History Society and  Toowoomba Historic Railway Station

On 8 October, a group from Queensland Family History visited Toowoomba and Darling Downs Family History Society and the historic Toowoomba Railway Station. The assistance from Marie and Marionne was very much appreciated as was the tour of the Historic Railway Station, including the  Historic Railways Honour Board, with Greg Hallam, Qld Rail Historian.

Library Assistants' Team Meeting, March 2018
Elaine and Max	Caroline and Leita
Margaret, Carolyn, and Rhonda	Geoff, Ann, Tony, and Doug

Unlock the Past Conference 19 - 20 October 2018 QFHS table Susie, Leanne, Ann(obscured) and Tony at right

Finding your family July-August 2018

Carolyn giving her  final Presentation See all our attendees

Open Day 25 August 2018

Bev Young, QFHS President, Tim Mander, Member for Everton, Bob Thistlethwaite, QFHS Secretary

Clem Ditton and Bob Thistlethwaite received their

QFHS Pre-Separation Certificates

at the Members' Meeting on 17 October 2018

QFHS visits North Stradbroke Island

On Monday 28 August, QFHS members enjoyed a guided tour of the Stradbroke Island Museum and the remains of the Benevolent Asylum operated at Dunwich from 1865 to 1946. The Curator, Elizabeth Gondwe, spoke about the ongoing battle to preserve the early history of the island.

2017 February-March Finding Your Family Graduates

Monday 20 March 2017 Standing: Rhonda, Robyn, John, Michael, Patricia, Robert, Merilyn. Seated: Toni, Mary.

Mitchelton State School Centenary
Mitchelton State School Admissions 1916-1997 listing for the Infants and State School admissions  in alphabetical and register order. Available from QFHS at $10 each, plus $3 postage and handling Email bookshop convenor to purchase.	Rosemary Kopittke, Dorothy Jeffrey, and Eric Kopittke celebrating the launch of the CD on Saturday 22 October 2016

New release

Queensland School Pupils Index Part 6 - QSPI6

The latest QFHS publication was launched on Friday 19 August at The Queensland State Archives.

The series now covers 2.4 million entries from more than 1200 schools.

Rosemary Kopittke, QFHS Publications Team member, presents a copy of QSPI6 to Kit Kugatoff, Director of Collections and Access QSA. For more information click here 

Nick Vine Hall Presentation

The Nick Vine Hall Award is awarded annually to member societies (in two categories based on membership)

for the best family history journal/newsletter in Australia and New Zealand. AFFHO provides this award to encourage its member societies to produce quality journals/newsletters, and to honour Nick Vine Hall AM.

This year QFHS were awarded the runner-up prize in Category B (societies with over 500 members) for the Queensland Family Historian, Vol 36, No1, February 2015.

Congratulations to our Journal Editor and her team

QFHS President Bev Young 
accepting the Award from
Geoff Doherty, AFFHO. 

1894 and 1897 Women's Suffrage Petitions now available online to all,

thanks to QFHS volunteers

In 1894 the Women’s Equal Franchise Association (WEFA) initiated a double petition – one for women to sign and the other for men – which played a key role in galvanising support for the women’s suffrage movement across Queensland.

A second group of women through the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union canvassed support again in 1897. 

Through a project organised in a partnership between the late Dr John McCulloch, Dr Deborah Jordan and the Queensland Parliament, and with the contribution of the Queensland Family History Society, these petitions have been digitally transcribed and developed into a database that is available to the public.

A wonderful resource for girls, women, genealogists, and historians both in Queensland and across the globe.

To view the signatories to the Women's Suffrage Petitions go here