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QFHS Celebrates 40th Anniversary 12 October 2019

More than seventy members gathered at Gaythorne to celebrate the Society's achievements over the last 40 years. Eight of our fifteen Past Presidents (shown above) were in attendance: (L to R) Evelyn Miller (Foundation Member), Chris Gibbs (QFHS President), Paula Crowe (Foundation Member), Dorothy Jeffrey (Past President), John Perryn (Past President), Ann Swain (Foundation Member/Past President and Secretary), Kevin Haley (Past President), Bev Young (Past President and Secretary). You can see more photographs from our anniversary event here.

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)

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.

QFHS Book Award 2019

presented to

Ruth Bonetti

pictured here with Book Award Coordinator, Gayle Thomsett

at the

QFHS Annual General Meeting

2018 Services to Family History

Mary King
is the 2018 recipient of the
QFHS Services to Family History Award,
pictured with Bev Bonning and
Bev Young, QFHS President

Are you descended

from anyone on this list?

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

at the Dalwood Estate Cellars,
Branxton, NSW.

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
Hon. Secretary
Dalwood Restoration Association, Inc.

Dalwood.org.au

The Queensland Registry of
Births, Deaths and Marriages
has released a YouTube video
Death Records of World War I Soldiers

Lyn Hooper
received an
Everton Electorate
Volunteer Award
on Sunday 4 November 2018.
Congratulation, Lyn

QFHS was at Congress 2018
Bridging the Past and the Future

Click to see more

Charlotte Sale and Lisa Louise Cooke

FamilySearch Update

As you know, FamilySearch discontinued its
80-year-old microfilm distribution service.
Read more>>>

You may also know that FamilySearch
makes its digital image collections accessible
on the FamilySearch website.

We are pleased to announce that, as a
FamilySearch Affiliate Library,
our members may now access a range of
digitised microfilms using the computers
at our Library and Resource Centre.

Read more here: FamilySearch Digital Images

Our New Fellows

QFHS President Bev Young, QFHS Fellow Dorothy Jeffrey,
QFHS Patron, His Excellency, Governor of Queensland,
the Honourable Paul de Jersey AC,
QFHS Fellow John Perryn.