Learn@QFHS
The Education Sub-Committee organises a number of workshops and training courses. In the current situation, these events are held online.These sessions focus mainly on the different aspects of the Resources collections, but can include other related topics. Limited places available for each session, so bookings are essential.
For further information, or suggestions for training course topics, contact Education.
Cost per Workshop/Course
| Presentation mode | |
| $15 members (QFHS and GSQ) | $25 Non-Members |
| Hand-on mode | |
| $20 members (QFHS and GSQ) | $30 Non-Members |
| Finding your Family | |
| $60 members (QFHS and GSQ) | $90 Non-Members |
Presentations will be recorded where indicated. These recordings will be available only to those who have registered and paid before the event.
| Event/Presenter | Date | Limit |
Using signatures to identify familiesPresenter: Eric Kopittke When a young immigrant couple from Sussex married in Queensland in 1883, they listed their places of birth and the names of their parents. However several families with the same surnames as the groom’s parents resided in and around the village in which the groom was born. How could the researcher identify the correct families?
This presentation provides a case study showing how signatures were located and used, along with other documents, to identify the groom’s grandparents. Our speaker: Eric Kopittke |
Friday, 14 April 2023 10.00 am - 11.30 am AEST |
25 |
Finding the family farm: Using land records and maps for Queensland pastoral propertiesPresenter: Charlotte Sale Keen to know when your family first settled in an area? When they acquired the property? Who held it before them? Land records can answer these questions and much more. Learn how to use historic maps to locate a property, to identify the right land files, and to locate those files at the Queensland State Archives. Find out how to interpret the contents of the files when you see them. Discover the difference between a pastoral run and a grazing farm, and between a resumption and a selection. Learn where to find the ‘rules’ that governed who got what land and under what conditions. This talk will help you access a source rich in historic documentation for a place, a family, and a community. Our Presenter: Charlotte Sale |
Friday, 12 May 2023 10.00 am - 11.30 am AEST |
25 |
Finding your family: a beginners course in researchPresenter: QFHS Tutors This event will be delivered online.This six week course will be very comprehensive for someone wanting to start researching their family history, but unsure of the process. Content will include home sources, organisation, BDM certificates, archives, libraries, newspapers, overseas research, and much more. Registrations will be limited to 10 people. $60.00 members and $90.00 non-members (see inclusions below) The cost includes:
Please note: This is a daytime course 10:30 am - 12:00 noon AEST (GMT+10) The course accommodates 10 participants only. Ticket sales close on Monday, 3 July 2023. Presenters: QFHS Tutors The dates are:
What our part participants say... Thank you for a wonderful course and I look forward to joining in on many more in the future. Yes this course met my expectations and more. This course helped me focus on my research and organising records Please read our cancellation and non-attendance policy |
Commences Monday 10 July weekly for six weeks 10:30 am - 12:00 noon AEST |
10 |
Google Slides for Family History.Presenter: Chris Wright Once you know how, creating a slide show of some aspect of your family history is not difficult. Would you like to create a Slideshow Presentation of your family history, but cannot afford to buy Microsoft Office so that you can use PowerPoint? Luckily for you there is a free option - using Google Slides. In this session you will see some examples to get you excited about the process of creating a Slide Presentation. You will learn about the requirements, and some things you need to think about first. Then you will get an introduction to:
Each topic will have a followup video which you can watch at your leisure, and step through as you are trying this out for yourself later. There will also be a handout with Resource links. Our speaker: Chris Wright |
Friday, 14 July 2023 10.00 am - 11.30 am AEST |
25 |