Queensland Family History Society Inc

Contact
Library Charges
  • Free for members, cost to others as per the Queensland FHS website
Research Costs
  • Non-members ($AU33/hour) Financial members ($AU16.50/hour)
Open Hours
  • Saturday 1-4pm; Sunday 10am-4pm (except on the fourth and fifth Sundays when it is 1-4pm); Monday 7-9pm; Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 10am-3pm; the library is closed on Fridays and public holidays
Approximate Membership
  • 1200
Membership Cost
  • Single ($50.00) Dual ($75.00) Associate ($75.00) - a $15 joining fee for new members
Magazine/Journal
  • Queensland Family Historian (quarterly) $5.50
Newsletter
  • Snippets - e-Newsletter (monthly)
Founded
  • 1979

Established in 1979, Queensland Family History Society provides assistance for anyone tracing their family history whether an absolute beginner or a long term devotee. Regular workshops on tracing family history and related subjects are conducted by volunteer members and others. Special interest groups also hold regular workshops and meet for discussions. The Library and Resource Centre holds an extensive range of records that will assist with research in Queensland, other Australian states, and overseas.

Within the Library, not only can members access over 40 million records via the Society’s networked computer system, they can also access the subscription sites, Ancestry™, World Vital Records™ and FindMyPast Australasia™. Many of the Society’s records are available on-line through World Vital Records™ and FindMyPast™.

QFHS has been the recipient of a number of awards recognising the high standard of its publications. These include the 2007 John Oxley Library Award for the Society’s contribution to the development and appreciation of the history of Queensland, the 2010 Nick Vine Hall Award for The Queensland Family Historian, and the 2010 National Trust of Queensland Gold Community Award for Queensland Founding Families.

Projects

Commonwealth Electoral Rolls (Queensland); Emigrants from Hamburg to Australasia 1850-1879; Genealogical Index to Australians and Other Expatriates in Papua New Guinea 1888-1975; Queensland School Pupils Index; Queensland Schools Past and Present (a Q150 project); Queensland Founding Families (a Q150 project); Queensland Early Pioneers Index 1824-1859; and numerous other published projects for cemeteries and government records
Current major projects include further Queensland electoral rolls and Queensland shipping lists (Customs House records pre 1900)

Interests

Central European Group - meets the fourth Saturday of odd numbered months; English West Country Group - meets the fourth Thursday of odd numbered months; Family History Writing Group - meets the third Saturday of odd numbered months; Family Tree Makers Users Group - meets the first Friday of each month (except January) and the last Saturday of even numbered months (except December); Irish Interests Group - meets the second Saturday of even numbered months; Monday Daytime Group - meets the first Monday of each month (except January); Queensland Pre-Separation Group; Scottish Interests Group - meets the second Saturday of odd numbered months (except January); Welsh Interest Group

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