Queensland Family History Society

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Contact Information
Library and Resource Centre - 58 Bellevue Avenue, Gaythorne, Qld 4051, Australia

Postal Address - P O Box 171, Indooroopilly, Qld, 4068

Telephone +61 7 3355 369

Email - secretary@qfhs.org.au

Online
Website - https://www.qfhs.org.au/

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/qldfamilyhistorysociety/

Directions and Hours of Operation
Hours of Operation - See Visiting QFHS

Directions - See Location

On-street parking available

History, Aims and Objects
The Society was formed in Brisbane in 1979 and is a non-profit, non-sectarian, and non-political organisation.

The aims and objects of the society:


 * To assist people to research their family history in Queensland, in Australia, and worldwide
 * To provide opportunities for people to further their knowledge of family history research
 * To encourage the preservation of historical records, to acquire and maintain a reference library and to collect and preserve material bearing on the families and people of Queensland.

Description of Collections
QFHS maintains a substantial collection of reference books, microfiche, microfilms, CDs, maps, cemetery records, and a comprehensive list of genealogical journals from both Australia and overseas.

The Society has an publicly available online catalogue.

Special Interest Groups
The Society has the following Special Interest Groups (SIGs), which meet regularly.


 * Central European Group
 * Colonial India and the Far East Special Interest Group
 * DNA Interest Group
 * English West Country Group
 * Family History Writing Group
 * Family Tree Maker® (FTM) User Group
 * Irish Interest Group
 * The Master Genealogist ® (TMG) User Group
 * Queensland Pre-Separation Group
 * Scottish Interest Group
 * Welsh Interest Group

Benefits of Membership
Members have use of the Library and Resource Centre and all resources including:

Subscription Databases:


 * MyHeritage (available remotely)
 * Ancestry
 * findmypast
 * The Genealogist
 * The British Newspaper Archive

Online data

The Society journal Queensland Family Historian, ejournals, and Snippets (the Society's monthly newsletter)

Guides

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