Convict Connections
Convict Connections was formed as an Interest Group of the Genealogical
Society of Queensland Inc. to accommodate the growing interest and enthusiasm
in our colonial heritage.
It was decided that the Group would endeavour to service the needs of members
whose ancestral path followed the penal system
through transportation to Australia.
Aims and Objectives
Convict Connections aim to provide a specialist forum for members
with a particular interest in convicts
and our colonial heritage,
to share and exchange information, achieve a wider knowledge and
foster a greater appreciation of those who suffered the horrors of
transportation.
Membership
Convict Connections membership is available free to all members
of the Genealogical Society of Queensland Inc. Members with convict
lineage may become Ticketed Members after proof of descent has been
established. A 'Ticket of Proof' is available to members who wish
to provide certified evidence of convict descent.
Applications must be made by request, and lodged on an official
claim form accompanied by clearly legible photocopies of birth, marriage
and death certificates
or other archival proof
so as to satisfy the Officer of Claims and on receipt of $5 for each
claim made.
Meetings
Convict Connections meet on a bi-monthly basis at the GSQ
Resource Centre on the second Sunday
of each even numbered
month.
Meeting dates are published in the December edition of
the Society's Journal Generation. The Annual General meeting
of the Group shall be held in February of each year.
Newsletter Subscription
Any person may subscribe to the Convict Connections Newsletter
at an annual fee.
There are four (4) newsletters
per year, which are also available for sale at the Convict Connections
meetings for $3.50 each. Applications for subscription can be made
on the official application form.
Please enclose a 'business' size SSAE envelope with any correspondence.
Contact Details
For further information and contact details, visit the Convict
Connections web site.
Meeting Dates for 2005
13 February
10 April
12 June
14 August
9 October
11 December
Check dates closer to the time, as circumstances may require that
meeting dates be changed.
