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Wednesday morning Zoom meeting hosted by Bobbie Edes
2025-02-05 11:00 - 12:30 (Australia/Brisbane) | 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.

Fundamentals of Family History
2025-02-04 10:30 - 12:30 | Virtually via Zoom, QLD, Australia
3 Part Program with Q & A at the end of each session.

Tuesday 4th February 10:30 am – 12:30pm

Session 1

Introduction to what will be covered in the three sessions
General introduction to researching family history: research process
Basic records – Civil registration; census and substitutes
Expanded handout/workbook to include: pedigree chart; family tree charts; list of where to find records from FHF3

Break

First basic record – Civil registration: Australia, UK including England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland – information summarised from Digging Deeper – Overseas Research
Questions and Answers

Tuesday 11th February 10:30 am – 12:30 pm

Session 2

Quick Q&A from Session 1
Expanded handout and workbook based on existing handout for FHF2
Practicalities of research and recording the results

Break

Second basic record – census and census substitutes: Australia; UK including England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland – information summarised from Digging Deeper – Overseas Records
Questions and Answers

Tuesday 18th February 10:30 am – 12:30 pm

Session 3

Quick Q&A from Sessions 1 and 2
Finding records, including finding aids, primary and secondary records, citations, repositories
Other sources of information, e.g. newspapers, wills, connecting with others, online and physical resources
Questions and answers

Early Bird Prices:
Members – $70
QFHS & Affliates using the codes – $70
Non Members – $85
Early Bird finishes: Sunday 26th January at midnight
Prices after Early Bird closes:
Members – $80
QFHS & Affiliates using the codes – $80
Non Members – $95

Tickets close on Monday 3 February 2025 at 3:00 pm
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.

Presenters:

Marg Doherty
Kim Davis
Bev Murray

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GSQ TAG IT Meetings 2025
2025-02-04 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.

MT Zoom 2025
2025-02-03 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

English Irish Welsh Interest Group 2025
2025-02-02 10:00 - 14:30 | Genealogical Society of Queensland (GSQ), 25 Stackpole St, Wishart, Brisbane, QLD, 4122, Australia
The English Irish Welsh interest Group aims:

To assist members with their research into their English, Welsh or Irish ancestry through discussion, guest speakers and acquisition of resources.

Meetings:
Are held on the 1st Sunday of even months of the year, unless otherwise advertised.
2025: 2nd Feb; 6th April; 1st June; 3rd Aug; 5th Oct; 7th Dec.

The Resource Centre opens at 9:30 am and closes at 2:30 pm, the meeting begins at 10:00 am with a discussion followed by one of the members giving a presentation relevant to one of the counties the Group covers. There will be opportunities to ask questions of the group, seek help with a research problems you may have and to share your knowledge. You will have time to do personal research and talk to members.
The meetings are hybrid, so that anyone who is unable to attend on the day can still participate in the meeting via Zoom.
Attendees are asked to contribute a gold coin donation.
Contact Convenor Kim Davis on irisheng@gsq.org.au to obtain a Zoom link or further information.

17th Century British Merchant Tokens - a Family Historians Delight
2025-02-01 09:00 - 11:00 | Virtually via Zoom, QLD, Australia
Merchant tokens generally do not raise the interest of family historians, but look deeper and there is much to like. Between 1648-72, due to a shortage of small coinage, over 20,000 different tokens were issued in the towns and villages throughout England, Ireland & Wales and of these about 14,000 survive today, some more common than others. If your 17th century ancestor issued a token then it is perhaps the only tangible item left of their life that you could possibly hope to own. This connection to real people is why I collect and research them.

Presenter:
Geoff Barber
Geoffrey Barber (Western Australia) has been researching his English family history since about 1983. He maintains his family history web site www.nynne.org as a means of making the his own research more widely available and also with a view to long term preservation.
In 2015 he published the book “Barber alias Nynne: 500 Years of Family History in Rotherfield, Tonbridge and Brighton” and in 2017 his “Manorial Records for Family Historians” was published by Unlock the Past. Geoff also enjoys writing articles for journals and has given talks on topics such as manorial records, tithe maps, DNA, self-publishing and 17th century merchant tokens. Geoff is a longtime member of the Sussex Family History Group and a strong supporter of their Wills Depository project which has over 16,000 Sussex wills transcribed and indexed. He has published several e-books based on wills and his interest in particular surnames in East Sussex. Wills are so important for developing family trees, particularly in the earlier 16th and 17th centuries. In recent times, Geoff has become a collector and researcher of 17th century merchant tokens issued in Sussex and Kent and has written articles and given talks on these. Geoff graduated with a Bachelor of Science (Hons) in physics and a Graduate Diploma in computing.

Tickets will close at 8am Saturday 1 February 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 required to put in your Member No or Branch as well as the code given to you to use.

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DNA Clinic 2025
2025-01-29 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.

Australia Day 2025
2025-01-27 | Genealogical Society of Queensland (GSQ), 25 Stackpole St, Wishart, Brisbane, QLD, 4122, Australia
GSQ will be closed over Australia Day 2025

German Interest Group 2025
2025-01-26 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.

Family History in the AI Era
2025-01-25 09:00 - 11:00 | Virtually via Zoom, QLD, Australia
Want to find out what AI can do for your family history and what it can’t?
Fiona will show you how AI is changing the game, making it way simpler to explore where you come from and keep your family’s story alive for future generations.

Presenter:
Fiona Brooker

The genealogist who loves to teach.
When I tell people that I am a genealogist, one of the first questions is how far back have you got?
For me it’s not so much how far back have I got, but what I have discovered about my family; the stories, the journeys and the connections like the moment of touching the document at National Archives that my five x great grandparents had signed in the early 1800’s.
I love researching; the process, the working out where to go next and the discoveries.
I am always learning more, from both the research I am doing and through study.
Memories in Time grew from my research and helping other people with their research. Now I’m lucky to be able to do what I love as my full time career. A combination of researching, mentoring, DNA analysis, teaching family history and publishing which I love.

There is nothing better than getting someone else addicted to the hunt for their ancestors.

Tickets will close at 8am Saturday 25 Jan 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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Advanced Care Planning - FREE to GSQ / QFHS Members
2025-01-20 10:00 - 12:00 | Virtually via Zoom, QLD, Australia
The Statewide Office of Advance Care Planning is a free statewide service (funded by Queensland Health) that helps to promote the important processes of advance care planning.
We:
1. provide information and resources about advance care planning (ACP);
2. receive and review copies of ACP documents from people across Queensland;
3. upload ACP documents to a person’s Queensland Health electronic hospital records;
4. share health care wishes with clinicians involved in a person’s care.
The following topics will be covered in the presentation:
1. What is Advanced Care Planning(ACP)?
2. The benefits of ACP.
3 The Statewide of ACP.
4. ACP Forms in Qld.
Presenter: Jane Caldwell – a Clinical Nurse Consultant
This is a FREE to GSQ /QFHS Members presentation.
Tickets will close at 8am Monday 20th January 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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Scandinavian Interest Group 2025
2025-01-19 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.

Chinese Research Interest Group 2025
2025-01-19 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.
