English / Irish Interest Group

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Aims and Objectives

The Group’s aim is to assist members with their research into their English or Irish ancestry through discussion, guest speakers and acquisition of resources.

The Group meets on the first Sunday of the following months – February, April, June, August, October and December.

The English/Irish Group has discussed a number of topics and had an interesting group of speakers over the past few years.

Topics have covered using resources such as trade directories and land records; finding and using occupational records; finding those elusive Irish ancestors; finding ancestors in institutions such as asylums; Christmas traditions; 1911 census on-line; new accessions to the GSQ Library and Q&A forums.

Suggestions for guest speakers are always welcome. Please contact convenor Pauline Williams onpstirland@hotmail.com.

Meetings

All financial members of the Genealogical Society of Queensland Inc. are invited to attend our meetings which are held on the first Sunday of every second (even numbered) month. A gold coin donation is appreciated and this is used to acquire resources for the Library.

The Library opens at 10.00 am, with a short meeting at 12 noon and a guest speaker at 1pm. The library closes at 2.30 pm.

The meetings are informal as our members prefer to have general discussions in a friendly and open format. This gives us the opportunity to share knowledge and glean information from helpful hints provided by other members.

Suggestions regarding workshops and guest speakers are always welcome!

Members are advised to bring their own lunch as no shops are open. Facilities to make tea or coffee are provided at a minimal fee.

New Members are always welcome!

Suggestions, information, and shared knowledge can make your research a little easier!

Come and join the Group!