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Event Series Event Series: 4th Wednesday Night Zoom 2025

4th Wednesday Night Zoom 2025

April 23 @ 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM AEST

GSQ extends its invitation to everyone that is interested in learning or finding out more about Genealogical Research to attend the 2nd and 4th Wednesday Nights of the month,
via Zoom starting at 7pm.
You do not have to be a member of GSQ in order to come along, they are FREE.

 

Are you interested in knowing about Family History, What does it involve, How can I find out about records available, How do I go about doing Research, Would like to listen to some experts ?

The 4th Wednesday Nights we have a guest speaker talking on a large variety of topics that are involved in Family History of some sort.

These meetings are FREE to attend, but a donation is always welcomed to help sponsor subscriptions to various sites.

 

The Guest Speaker for this 4th Wednesday Night 23rd April 2025 is Jo Callaghan.

In honour of ANZAC Day, Jo will tell us about important genealogical work related to our ANZACs and other former members of the Australian Defence Force.


Jo Callaghan

Jo Callaghan is a graduate of the Diploma of Family Historical Studies (SAG), and Convenor of the Writers Special Interest Group at Family History ACT. Passionate about preserving the history and heritage of Australian families through stories, she has authored and published books, blogs, and journal articles.

 

 

 

To attend, please email wedpmzoom@gsq.org.au to advise you would like to be added to the attendee list. This will enable us to send you the Zoom link as well as information each month on what is happening.

 

Your hosts for the meetings are:

Ailsa Corlett   Fleur Creed
Ailsa has always been interested in family history, starting in 1989 after a trip to Central Otago and seeing photos and dresses of her Paternal ancestors in the Cromwell Museum. Being the eldest grandchild, her grandmother also told her stories and she obtained many of those wonderful little trinkets that get handed out.
Worked as a professional genealogist in the 1990’s specialising in NZ research for Australians. She was accredited under AAGRA. Now retired is very involved with GSQ and helps to run the website, the Monday and Wednesday Zooms as well as the FHTech group.		   Fleur developed an interest in family history from her father, who was active in family history research, also writing books about the early settlers of the Queanbeyan, NSW district prior to the selection of the Limestone Plains as the site for the Federal Capital. Her ancestors came from England, Scotland and Ireland, and Africa via America, and include convicts, assisted immigrants and some free settlers. She has completed the SAG Certificate of Genealogical Studies, as well as completed the Diploma of Family History at UTAS. Fleur has a PhD on the topic, “Australian churches building social capital in their local communities” and currently works part-time as an academic researcher. She also operates a Facebook group about the history the early settlers of the tiny town in the North Burnett where she and her husband are turning a little timber church into their home.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Details

Date:
April 23
Time:
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM AEST
Series:
4th Wednesday Night Zoom 2025
Event Category:

Venue

Virtually via Zoom
QLD Australia

Organiser

GSQ
Phone
(07) 3349 6072
View Organiser Website

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