Digging Deeper - Session 3 - Military
2025-06-19 10:00 - 12:00 (Australia/Brisbane) | Virtually via Zoom, QLD, Australia
This military family history session covers records from Australia’s colonial period through to WW2.

Presenter:
Sharyn Merkley
Sharyn Merkley is a family historian with a life-long passion for history. She has researched her family history for over thirty years with an interest in the impact of political, social and historical events on the lives of ordinary people. After encountering a newspaper article while researching her early Brisbane family, she became fascinated by the victims of the 1864 Brisbane fire. In 2017, she published “Brisbane Burns: How the great fires of 1864 shaped a city and its people.” She has also contributed articles to the Genealogical Society of Queensland’s blog, and magazine, Generation. As a researcher for the Genealogical Society of Queensland, she has assisted with indexing projects such as the Wheeler Index, which compiled information on the lives of over 2,500 World War 1 soldiers, and the Waterloo Index, which lists soldiers involved in the Battle of Waterloo who later settled in Australia. Consequently, she has a continuing interest in Australian military history and its impact on families. As a volunteer with the Queensland Women’s Historical Association archives team Sharyn collects and researches women’s stories, concentrating on women without descendants. Determined to give forgotten women a voice, she uses modern family history techniques to write them back into history. After careers in computer programming and primary education, Sharyn has also completed a Diploma of Family History. Among her current interests are the stories of the women involved in the early years of aviation in Queensland.

If you would like to attend this session only, please complete the registration form below.
Tickets will close at 8am Thursday 19 June 2025
The link is included in your registration payment – Please make sure you retain this.
Registrants will be able to view the recording for the following month.
QFHS and any GSQ Affiliate members you will require to put in your Member No or Branch as well as the code given to you to use.
All events are recorded and available for viewing by registrations for a month.

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DNA Interest Group
2025-06-22 09:30 - 13:30 | Virtually via Zoom, QLD, Australia
The DNA Interest Group aims:

The DNA Group launched in May 2015 to assist members understand how DNA works and how it can assist you with your research.

Meetings:
Are held on the 4th Sunday of even months and begin at 9:30am sharp, with the Zoom room open to login from about 9:15am. These can be long meetings and can go up to 1.30pm depending on needs.
2025: 23rd Feb; 27th April; 22nd June; 24th Aug; 26th Oct.
GSQ members are welcome to join our meetings as well as our closed Facebook group. Because our meetings are usually attended by 30 – 40 members we meet currently only via Zoom and an invitation with the meeting link goes out a few days before the event.
During the meeting we have a presentation on recent updates in the DNA world, usually one other presentation and Q&A sessions.
Another feature of the group is the Mentoring sessions where those attending decide which Zoom room they’d like to join to learn more about a specific subject ie DNA general, DNA Painter, Clustering, Y-DNA/FTDNA, MyHeritage/23&Me/Ancestry etc.
DNA Clinic:
GSQ members with DNA problems can arrange a one-on-one virtual help session with one of our admin team during our DNA Clinic nights on the 5th Wednesday of specific months from 7 – 8:30pm. Dates can be found in the GSQ Events calendar.
Attendees are asked to contribute a gold coin donation.
Contact Convenor Greg Carlill on dna@gsq.org.au to be sent the Zoom link or further information.

Monday Indexing Team
2025-06-23 10:00 - 14:30, 2025-07-14 10:00 - 14:30, 2025-07-28 10:00 - 14:30 | Genealogical Society of Queensland (GSQ), 25 Stackpole St, Wishart, Brisbane, QLD, 4122, Australia
This time is set aside for the Monday Indexing Team, who work at GSQ on the 2nd and 4th Monday of each month from 10am – 2.20pm.
If you do need to have a meeting at GSQ during this time period please be aware of the team being there and keep meetings quiet and conducted as quickly as possible.

Regards
GSQ Indexing Team

MT Zoom 2025
2025-06-23 11:00 - 12:30, 2025-06-30 11:00 - 12:30, 2025-07-07 11:00 - 12:30, 2025-07-14 11:00 - 12:30, 2025-07-21 11:00 - 12:30, 2025-07-28 11:00 - 12:30 | Virtually via Zoom, QLD, Australia
Welcome to Monday Morning Zoom

Are you interested in learning more about Genealogy/ Family History?
What can you find regarding records on the various websites, in the books at GSQ, microfiche that have not been digitized, and what you can find in Archives and Libraries.
Do you like to be part of a very relaxed group that LOVE to talk and share information?
GSQ is not opened on a Monday so why not join us from the comfort of your home along with a cuppa and don’t forget the pets.
We have discovered that many of our pets love being on Zoom and enjoy the attention of everyone saying hello to them. So all pets are welcome to come along as well.
We like to discuss events that are occurring in the genealogical world.
As a group we try to help others by offering alternative ideas or websites/records to search when someone has a problem or a brickwall.
So come and join Ailsa and Helen, every Monday from 11am – 12.30pm, and find out more about the joys of belonging to a Genealogical Society.
We do not meet on public holidays, see the event calendar,
If you are not a member of GSQ yet, you can come along for 2 meetings before needing to join.
Send your request to join us to mtzoom@gsq.org.au and we will add you to our list.
Your Hosts are: Ailsa Corlett and Helen Connor

Ailsa Corlett

Helen Connor

4th Wednesday Night Zoom 2025
2025-06-25 19:00 - 21:00 | Virtually via Zoom, QLD, Australia
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 25th June 2025 is Helen V Smith
Helen’s topic for the evening is : “GOOGLE – The Genealogists Friend”
Do you know how to search using Google so that you can obtain the best results for any of the genealogical research.
Helen like many of us uses Google all the time, and it is her friend at finding all those little bits and pieces that you never knew existed out there. With doing a good search, you might even come across that clue to help break down your roadblock.

Presenter:
Helen V Smith
Helen V Smith PGDip Public Health, BAppSci: Med Lab Sci, Dip Family History, P.L.C.G.S.
Helen is a speaker, DNA specialist, researcher, and author with a strong interest in Australian, English, medical and social history. She has spoken in person and online in every state and territory in Australia, in Canada, USA, New Zealand and England, on 18 Unlock the Past cruises and has regularly presented for Legacy Family Webinars. She is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists and the Genealogical Speakers Guild.

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.

Digging Deeper - Session 4 - England/Wales, Scotland, Ireland
2025-06-26 10:00 - 12:00 | Virtually via Zoom, QLD, Australia
Three experienced researchers will talk to you about the records that are available for you to search regarding England and Wales – Pauline Williams; Scotland – Ailsa Corlett; and Ireland – Helen Connor.
Come join them and learn how to locate those records that you need in order to enhance your research skills and knowledge.

Presenter:
Pauline Williams
Pauline has been researching her family history for almost 40 years. Her research has primarily been in England, with links on her maternal line to Wales, America, and Norway. She has undertaken numerous research projects across a wide range of topics. 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. The author of many articles, Pauline is a frequent blogger for GSQ as well as a regular presenter of courses at GSQ, Brisbane City Council Libraries, and elsewhere. Pauline holds a Bachelor of Arts, Master of Public Administration, and Graduate Certificate in Arts (Writing, Editing and Publishing) from The University of Queensland.

Presenter:
Ailsa Corlett
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.
As the majority of her ancestors come from Scotland – from the Highlands to the Lowlands and in between, she has built up a great knowledge of Scottish Records, how to research quickly and efficiently to make the most of what is available now online. DNA indicates she is 95% Scottish.

Presenter:
Helen Connor
Helen is passionate about history and addicted to family history, she has researched her family in Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, England, Scotland, and Barbados for over thirty years.
Helen currently shares the role of webcoorindator; Monday Morning Zoom and Family History Tech with Ailsa Corlett. These meetings are important for the social aspect of GSQ membership as it fosters a community spirit of like-minded people, and it encourages members to share research stories. She is also the editor for eNews each month.
Helen has been a part of GSQ for many years and previously served on the Management Committee as Secretary from 2013 until 2016 and was part of the team that organised the move from East Brisbane to Wishart.
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).

If you would like to attend this session only, please complete the registration form below.
Tickets will close at 8am Thursday 26 June 2025
The link is included in your registration payment – Please make sure you retain this.
Registrants will be able to view the recording for the following month.
QFHS and any GSQ Affiliate members you will require to put in your Member No or Branch as well as the code given to you to use.

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GSQ TAG IT Meetings 2025
2025-07-01 09:00 - 10:30 | Virtually via Zoom, QLD, Australia
TAG IT, meet every 1st Tuesday of the month at 9.00am
Link will be sent out to all via Convenor at least the day before.

Wednesday morning Zoom meeting hosted by Bobbie Edes
2025-07-02 11:00 - 12:30 | Virtually via Zoom, QLD, Australia
Wednesday morning Zoom meetings hosted by Bobbie Edes.
Starting at 11am on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month Feb to Nov.

Each of our friendly meetings is run for about 90 minutes or so. The sessions alternate between a Topic PowerPoint presentation with notes on the 1st Wednesday of each month and a help/learning aid session on the 3rd Wednesday with those present all sharing their contributions which are compiled into a handout on that subject so they can be kept for future use. Recently in these mid-moth meetings we have covered military, Australian births, immigration, land records, burials with more planned as well as helping members with their brick walls.
Our topic sessions have recently covered Plotting your ancestors journey using Google Earth, Preparations for visiting an archive, Education in Australia, Using short stories, Timeline creation, Using PowerPoint, and Using PowerPoint to tell your family story in movie format.
**Please email requests to join to: wedmorningzoom@gsq.org.au
2025 – 5th & 19th Feb; 5th & 19th March; 2nd & 16th April; 7th & 21st May; 4th & 18th June; 2nd & 16th July; 6th & 20th Aug; 3rd & 17th Sept; 1st & 15th Oct; 5th & 19th Nov; 3rd Dec Christmas Gathering.

Topic’s on the 1st Wednesday of the Month
Learning Aid/ Brickwall on the 3rd Wednesday of the Month.

Beyond the Family History Roadblocks: Finding Hidden Ancestors - FREE to GSQ Members
2025-07-05 09:00 - 11:00 | Virtually via Zoom, QLD, Australia
Seeking Help with Your Genealogy Brick Walls! – FREE to GSQ Members
Do you have a genealogy mystery that has you stumped?
GSQ invites members to submit their BRICK WALL research challenges for assistance from our panel of experienced genealogists on Saturday 5th July 2025.
Your brick wall details must be provided by Saturday 7th June 2025.
How to Submit Your Brick Wall
To ensure our panel can provide the best guidance, please include as much relevant details as possible.

Your Name, GSQ Membership Number, Email address

Only GSQ members can submit queries.

Brick Wall Subject

Name of the individual or family you are researching.
Approximate birth, marriage, and death details (if known)

Known Information

Provide all confirmed details, including locations, dates, and relationships.
Mention any relevant historical context.

Research Conducted

List sources you have already checked (eg. birth/death records, census data, newspapers etc).
Specify online databases, archives, or libraries consulted.

Specific Question or Challenge

What do you hope to find out?
Any specific records or connections you need help locating

How to Submit
Email your brick wall details to education@gsq.org.au with the subject line “Brick Wall Submission – [Your Name]”
Our panel of experienced GSQ genealogists will review your submission and provide research strategies, suggestions, or possible leads to selected researchers.
We look forward to helping you break through your brick walls!
Please register your interest in attending this session and send in your Brick Wall details as soon as you can.

Tickets will close at 8am Saturday 5 July 2025
The link is included in your registration – Please make sure you retain this.
Registrants will be able to view the recording for the following month.

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Scottish Interest Group 2025
2025-07-06 09:30 - 14:00 | Genealogical Society of Queensland (GSQ), 25 Stackpole St, Wishart, Brisbane, QLD, 4122, Australia
The Scottish Interest Group aims:

To provide assistance to those researching Scottish ancestors.
To provide resources to assist in research; providing opportunities to talk to other researchers; and organising presentations about subjects connected with Scottish genealogy, culture and history.
Via attending the Gaelic Festival each year and not only having a great time talking to everyone about GSQ and the Scottish Group, but to encourage those interested to come along and join us.

Meetings:
Meetings are held on the 1st Sunday of the odd months of the year, unless otherwise advertised.
2025: 2nd March; 4th May; 6th July; 7th Sept; 2nd Nov.
Topics for 2025 will be:
March 2nd: Lanarkshire – Alistair Henderson
May 4th: Using Scotlands People – Ailsa Corlett
July 6th: Highland Clearence History – Helen Connor
Sept 7th: Using National Records of Scotland Records – Alistair Henderson
Nov 2nd: East Lothian – Ailsa Corlett

The Resource Centre opens at 9:30 am and closes at 2:00 pm.
The meeting commences at 10am and runs for about two hours, with the remaining time for members to conduct their own research.
The meetings are hybrid so that anyone who is unable to attend on the day can still join in with the meeting using Zoom.
Attendees are asked to contribute a gold coin donation.

Contact Convenor Alistair Henderson on scotgroup@gsq.org.au to obtain a Zoom link or further information.

2nd Wednesday Night Zoom 2025
2025-07-09 19:00 - 21:00 | Virtually via Zoom, QLD, Australia
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 ?
If these are questions you have, then please come along to our Wednesday Night Zooms. It is a self help group as well so that you can offer solutions/ideas/web sites/books and knowledge to anyone attending. Attendees are asked to participate in the 2nd Wednesday Night topic, thus sharing information about our ancestors.
The 2nd Wednesday Nights are topic based plus I have a Problem! night. (Please send in these problems or questions at least a week before the meeting)
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 topic for Discussion for this 2nd Wednesday Night 9th July 2025 will be:

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.

How to do research so it's right
2025-07-12 09:30 - 11:30 | Virtually via Zoom, QLD, Australia
Let’s refresh our approach to “doing family history” and the many activities it involves. In this talk, we’ll explore key concepts that can help improve our research process, like understanding the differences between research goals, research plans, and research questions. We’ll also consider a clear outline of the research process and discover how it can help us stay organized and keep on track. Next, we’ll dive into what’s needed to draw valid conclusions—asking ourselves: Do we have enough evidence? What can we do to make our case stronger? Finally, we’ll clarify what it really means to analyse the evidence and why this step is so important.Get ready to sharpen your family history skills!

Presenter:
Charlotte Sale
A seasoned genealogist with more than three decades of experience and training, Charlotte has a talent for solving complex family puzzles. She has now researched her family in more than ten countries. Charlotte is a regular blogger for GSQ, as well as a regular presenter at QSQ, QFHS, Congress 2025 and elsewhere. A passionate storyteller, her engaging presentations make her a favourite in the genealogy community.

Tickets will close at 8am Saturday 12 July 2025 – This session will now start at 9.30am
The link is included in your registration payment – Please make sure you retain this.
Registrants will be able to view the recording for the following month.
QFHS and any GSQ Affiliate members you will require to put in your Member No or Branch as well as the code given to you to use.

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Family History Tech Interest Group 2025
2025-07-13 10:00 - 12:00 | Virtually via Zoom, QLD, Australia
The Family History Technology Group aims:

To assist GSQ members with increasing their knowledge and skills in using technology which can assist with their Genealogical research.
Make members comfortable with Genealogical advancements that are happening in the world.

Meetings:
Meetings are held on the 2nd Sunday of odd months of the year, unless otherwise advertised. Via ZOOM.
2025: 9th March; 11th May; 13th July; 14th Sept; 2nd Nov (2:00 pm – 4:00 pm)
The meeting commences at 10:00 am until 12:00 noon and generally consists of updates which have occurred, anything New; a Presentation and then Discussion on the presentation and problems to be solved.
This group gives opportunities to look at many other technologies that may help you in relation to recording, preserving, and looking at various technology to help you with your family history.
We like to look at and discuss

File management and storage
Various Software Programs especially ones to use with family history
Help in relation to the many Genealogical Website usage.
Common Windows/PC or Mac problems.
Work together as a group to help others overcome issues and also to swap ideas which can assist others.

If you are not a member of GSQ yet, you can come along for 2 meetings before needing to join.
Attendees are asked to contribute a gold coin donation.
Contact Convenors Ailsa Corlett and Helen Connor on FHTech@gsq.org.au for the Zoom Link or further information.

Interest Group Convenors Meeting
2025-07-15 19:00 - 21:00 | Virtually via Zoom, QLD, Australia
The next meeting for all Interest Group Convenors will be on Tuesday Night 15th July at 7pm
Please come with any questions and ideas you might have, especially relating to your own Interest Group or how the Management Committee can assist you in anyway.
Please email Helen Veivers to advise you are coming so she can forward the Zoom link to you. president@gsq.org.au

Wednesday morning Zoom meetings hosted by Bobbie Edes
2025-07-16 11:00 - 12:30 | Virtually via Zoom, QLD, Australia

Give Your Past the Best Chance of a Future - FREE to GSQ Members
2025-07-19 09:00 - 11:00 | Virtually via Zoom, QLD, Australia
Fleur will bring us a presentation on a new way of storing your family tree and related photos and documents online that is interactive and can easily be shared with family members. Store your family history and your own story for the future, and if you wish, collaborate with other family members to add to your family tree. Simple to use, the WeAre.xyz archive lets you create dynamic content that will get your family interested in participating in the journey of family history!

Presenter:
Fleur Creed
Dr Fleur Creed has been researching her own family history for many years, and is a generational family historian, following in the footsteps of her father. She understands the importance of handing on an interest to the next generation. Fleur holds a Diploma of Family History from UTAS, a Certificate in Genealogical Research Methods from SAG, and is currently working on a Diploma of Family History Studies with SAG. She also works as an academic researcher.

Tickets will close at 8am Saturday 19 July 2025
The link is included in your registration payment – Please make sure you retain this.
Registrants will be able to view the recording for the following month.

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Chinese Research Interest Group 2025
2025-07-20 10:00 - 12:00 | Virtually via Zoom, QLD, Australia
The Chinese Research Interest Group aims:

To provide members with knowledge about family history research of Chinese families in Australia
To share findings, ideas and techniques on successfully researching Chinese ancestors and others

Meetings:
Meetings are held on the 3rd Sunday of odd months, unless otherwise advertised. Via ZOOM.
2025: 19th Jan; 16th March; 18th May; 20th July; 21st Sept; 16th Nov.
The meeting commences at 10:00 am until 12:00 noon and are run via Zoom.
The Group is for GSQ members who are interested in researching their Chinese ancestors who have come to Australia or in exploring the life stories of Chinese people in Australia.
Throughout the centuries, many Chinese people have migrated to Australia to pursue various undertakings and to lead interesting lives in diverse places around Australia, from cities to regional areas.
Members of the Group are encouraged to bring examples of problems they are having in tracing various Chinese people, as well as examples of successes they have had with their research.

Attendees are asked to contribute a gold coin donation.
Contact Convenor Marg Doherty on chineseresearchgroup@gsq.org.au for the Zoom Link or further information.

Scandinavian Interest Group 2025
2025-07-20 12:30 - 14:30 | Genealogical Society of Queensland (GSQ), 25 Stackpole St, Wishart, Brisbane, QLD, 4122, Australia
The Scandinavian Interest Group aims:

To provide assistance to members researching their Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish or Icelandic Ancestors.

Meetings:
Meetings are held on the 3rd Sunday of the odd months of the year, unless otherwise advertised.
2025: 19th Jan; 16th March; 18th May; 20th July; 21st Sept; 16th Nov.
Please NOTE 18th May 2025 start is at 2:30 pm.

The Resource Centre opens at 12:30 pm and closes at 2:30 pm. Meetings usually commence at 12:30pm and take the form of discussions or guest speakers about Scandinavian research, migration or customs.
Attendees are asked to contribute a gold coin donation.

Contact Convenor Steinar Johansen on scangroup@gsq.org.au for further information.

Committee Meeting Dates
2025-07-21 09:00 - 12:00 | Virtually via Zoom, QLD, Australia
The GSQ Committee meet on the 3rd Monday of each Month between 9am – 12pm
Committee Members will be unavailable during this time period, please leave them a message so they can return your call.

4th Wednesday Night Zoom 2025
2025-07-23 19:00 - 21:00 | Virtually via Zoom, QLD, Australia
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 July 2025 is Jeffrey Madsen:
LOCATION, LOCATION!!

Using Maps and Historical Land Records for Family Research
Finding a place can mean so much to us as we search for knowledge of our ancestors. It is much more than dates on documents but more about why they moved to the places that were named on the documents. Discovering information about these locations connects us to their history.
Various records can help locate different types of places. Location can be a major factor for family historians in helping to round out family stories.
Historical land records can also provide much information about families who purchased land – who and when they purchased, where they were living and even an occupation.

Jeffrey Madsen:
Jeffrey Madsen had a long career in Information Technology using GIS (Geographic Information Systems) software to prepare maps for Government, private enterprise and family researchers. He was involved in a family company which provided software, consulting and training services in Geographic Information Systems.
He has used the Historical Land Records Viewer (HLRV) since 1999 to access digitised Parish Maps and, more recently, to research NSW Historical Land Records for property owned by ancestors.
It became evident that this Spatial knowledge could be used in genealogical research. Using maps and investigating areas of historical geography would enhance family stories by finding information beyond names and dates.
He is a Fellow of the Society of Australian Genealogists and a member of Botany Bay Family History Society and Newcastle Family History Society.

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.

German Interest Group 2025
2025-07-27 10:00 - 14:30 | Genealogical Society of Queensland (GSQ), 25 Stackpole St, Wishart, Brisbane, QLD, 4122, Australia
The German Interest Group aims:

to offer support and research assistance to all who are searching for their German Ancestry.
to encourage and exchange information in an informal setting.
to provide guest speakers when possible to help guide us through the maze of information available to us.
to learn the history of Germany and immigration and why our ancestors chose to leave.
to get to know about German people and their customs.

Meetings:
Meetings are held on the Last Sunday of odd months of the year, unless otherwise advertised.
2025: 26th Jan; 30th March; 25th May; 27th July; 28th Sept; 30th Nov.
The Resource Centre opens at 10:00 am until 2:30 pm, allowing time before or after the meeting for research or discussion.
The meetings are hybrid so that anyone who is unable to attend on the day can still join in with the meeting using Zoom.
The German Interest Group is a small, but very knowledgeable group and would love to have you attend their meetings.
Please contact via email in relation to any questions or suggestions that you might have in relation to how the group may assist you with your research.
Any GSQ members who think they may also benefit from listening to the QFHS Central European Group Zoom meetings of which are held on the 1st Sunday in the even months, please contact the convenor so that she can arrange for the link to be sent to you.
Attendees are asked to contribute a gold coin donation.
Contact Convenor Lesley Roebig on germangroup@gsq.org.au to obtain a Zoom link or further information.

GSQ Members Meeting
2025-07-28 13:00 - 15:00 | Genealogical Society of Queensland (GSQ), 25 Stackpole St, Wishart, Brisbane, QLD, 4122, Australia
The next GSQ Members meeting is being held on Monday 28th July at 1pm via Zoom
Please bring along any questions or ideas you might have to help us improve GSQ as it is now.
We are keen to hear about what you would like GSQ to do to help you to continue being a member, what would you like to see we add to the library to help assist you with your research.
Please come along and let us know how you think GSQ is going and of anything we can do to assist YOU as a member of this great team.
Please email president Helen Veivers to advise you will be attending so that she can forward you the link. president@gsq.org.au
See you then.

DNA Clinic 2025
2025-07-30 19:00 - 20:30 | Virtually via Zoom, QLD, Australia
The DNA Clinic help sessions are available to all GSQ members only and will be in your home with a one-on-one virtual meeting through Zoom.
It is held on the 5th Wednesday of the month.
2025: 29th Jan; 30th April; 30th July; 29th Oct.

If you’d like to make an appointment, please email dna@gsq.org.au by the Wednesday prior to the session, stating you would like an appointment and set out your DNA problem.
The appointments will be for approximately 1 hour each on that Wednesday evening between the times of 7pm – 8:30pm. A virtual meeting link will be sent to you the day before the DNA Clinic with your appointed time and the person’s name who will be assisting you.
