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MyHeritage

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 Future

The 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
2019

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 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

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. Read more.