News
QFHS and the Coronavirus (COVID-19)We’ve taken the decision to close our Library and Resource Centre at present. We are monitoring the situation and will reopen in due course. You can contact us with research queries and requests for assistance at askqfhs@org.au Many of the events and meetings we would have held at the library are now being held online. This includes our monthly members' meetings as well as many of our educational events. Members can view our Online Access materials, including at-home access to billions of global historical records via MyHeritage, Ancestry, Findmypast, TheGenealogist and Irish Ancestors. We are adding more datasets, information pieces and presentations to our online collection each week. We are sending a special edition of Snippets to members frequently, with plenty of ideas to help your family history activities at this time. Email snippets@qfhs.org.au if you’ve items to share. We’ll keep you posted on any changes. Do please take care in these extraordinary times. |
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QFHS members can access MyHeritage at our library and from their home computers via the QFHS website. MyHeritage can help you with your genealogy search. Its genealogy search engine allows you to search thousands of databases simultaneously. In one search, you can cover multiple spelling variations, phonetic synonyms, and much more. |
Our FutureThe fourth communique about possible amalgamation of QFHS and GSQ has been sent to members. Read more here, along with details of how to have your say. |
Services To Family History
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Chris Schuetz Winner of the 2019 Award for Services to Family History. This is presented annually to QFHS members who have made a significant contribution to family history. |
QFHS Celebrates 40th Anniversary
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More than seventy members gathered at Gaythorne to celebrate the Eight of our fifteen Past Presidents (shown above) were in You can see more photographs from our anniversary event here. |
Presentation of QFHS
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| Marion Atkinson presented with her certificate by Jenny Davidson and Ann Swain (Convenors of QFHS Pre-Separation Group) |
Toowoomba and Darling Downs
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On 8 October, a group from Queensland Family History visited Toowoomba and The assistance from Marie and Marionne was very much appreciated |
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QFHS Book Award 2019presented toRuth Bonettipictured here with Book Award Coordinator, Gayle Thomsettat theQFHS Annual General Meeting |
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2018 Services to Family History Mary King |
Are you descendedfrom anyone on this list? |
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The Dalwood Restoration Association , Inc., which consists of descendants of the Wyndham family and descendants of some of the convicts assigned to work for them, is holding a function on 7 September 2019 The purpose of the function is to bring together the descendants of anyone who worked on one of the Wyndham properties at any time between 1828 and 1900. As you would appreciate, identifying the convicts, Indigenous people, free settlers, colonial-born employees, and the German vine-dressers is challenging. If you would like to join the Dalwood Restoration Association or are interested in further information on the 'Descendants' Day at Dalwood', please contact: Don Seton Wilkinson |
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The Queensland Registry of |
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Lyn Hooper |
QFHS was at Congress 2018
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| Charlotte Sale and Lisa Louise Cooke |
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FamilySearch UpdateAs you know, FamilySearch discontinued its You may also know that FamilySearch We are pleased to announce that, as a Read more here: FamilySearch Digital Images |
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QFHS President Bev Young, QFHS Fellow Dorothy Jeffrey, |