Thursday morning 10am AEST
2 February, 9 February, 16 February and 23 February,
plus 16 March 2023 for the Question and Answer Session.

Virtual Event via Zoom

Progress your family history research by learning additional knowledge at the intermediate level.

Presenters are experienced GSQ researchers. 

• 2 February – Processes and records of the English court system. Following conviction, learn about convicts’ lives in records.

• 9 February – Learn about Australian colonial migration schemes and post 1924 migration along with different state immigration records and information of shipping.

• 16 February – This military family history session covers records from Australia’s colonial period through to WW2.

• 23 February – GSQ members with experience in research in England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland will share their experience and knowledge.

• 16 March – Q&A session. Presenters to respond to questions submitted by registrants.

The whole series, including the Q&A session costs $70 GSQ/QFHS members or $90 Non GSQ members.

Single sessions except the Q&A can be attended for $20 each session for GSQ/QFHS members and $30 for Non GSQ members.

All sessions to be recorded and available until 2 weeks after the Q&A session.

Tickets for the series will close at 3pm 1 Feb 2023 and link forwarded after 4pm
Tickets for the individual series will close 1 Feb; 8th Feb; 15th Feb; and 23rd Feb at 3pm and link forwarded after 4pm

Presenters:

Jan Richardson:

Queensland historian Jan Richardson specialises in the pre-Separation history of Moreton Bay, focusing on biographical and genealogical research of early residents. A Visiting Fellow with Griffith University’s Harry Gentle Resource Centre in 2020-2021, she created a database of female convicts and ex-convicts, along with their husbands, partners and children, who were some of Queensland’s first settlers following the closure of the Moreton Bay penal settlement in 1839. Jan is currently a PhD candidate at Griffith University researching the lives of non-Indigenous ethnic minorities, including Mauritian convicts and Chinese indentured labourers, who arrived in Queensland during the pre-separation period.

Pauline Williams:

Pauline has been researching her family history for over 30 years.  While her research has primarily been in England, she has links on her maternal line to Wales, America, and Norway and has completed numerous research projects, including several investigating Australian ancestry, including convicts. As a life member of the Genealogical Society of Queensland (GSQ), Pauline has filled a variety of roles including convenor of the GSQ Writing Group since 2011. She was editor of the quarterly journal Generation for several years and joint editor of Queenslanders: Pioneer families 1859-1901, published by GSQ in 2009. She has authored many articles and is a regular blogger for GSQ. She has also developed and presented courses at GSQ, Brisbane City Council Libraries, and elsewhere on a wide variety of topics. Pauline holds a Bachelor of Arts, Master of Public Administration, and Graduate Certificate in Arts (Writing, Editing and Publishing) from The University of Queensland. 

Helen Connor:

Helen is passionate about history and addicted to family history, Helen has researched her family in Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, England, Scotland, and Barbados for over thirty years. Helen enjoys graphic design & desktop publishing and has found Canva a fantastic resource for family history – and it’s free!  Helen has completed the Society of Australian Genealogists’ Certificate in Genealogical Research and has completed the University of Tasmania Diploma in Family History. In addition, she holds a Master’s in Health Policy (by research), a Graduate Diploma in Health Promotion, and a Bachelor of Social Work (Hons).