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New LEARN@QFHS Webinar: The ANZAC POW Experience
Join QFHS online as we follow the journey of Private Hugh Moran
📅 When: Friday, February 13
🕙 Time: 10:00 am – 11:30 am (AEST - No Daylight Savings)
📍 Where: Online via Zoom
💻 Log-in: From 9:50 am
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🍀 Join the Queensland Family History Society Irish Research Group for an interactive online meeting:
🗓 Saturday, 14 February 2026
⏰ 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM AEST (QLD time)
🌐 Online via Zoom/Meeting Link
Open to members and guests! 📧 Email irish@qfhs.org.au to get your link.
Legacy of the Steam Tug Forceful
Presented by QFHS, this hybrid event features Keith Boulton OAM, who will recount the incredible life of Brisbane’s last coal-fired tugboat. 🚢
📅 Date: Wed 18 Feb 2026
🕐 Time: 1pm - 3pm
📍 Location: QFHS Research Centre + Zoom
QFHS Colonial India and Far East Special Interest Group! 📜
📅 DATE: Sunday, 8 February 2026
⏰ TIME: 10:00 am – 12:00 noon (AEST / Qld Time)
📍 LOCATION: Online
📧 Get the Link: Email indiafe@qfhs.org.au to register or ask questions.
Join the Central European Special Interest Group meeting
📅 When: Saturday, 7 February 2026
🕙 Time: 10:00 am – 12:00 noon (AEST - No daylight saving)
📍 Where: HYBRID – Attend in-person at the QFHS Family History Research Centre or join us online.
email 📧 centraleuropean@qfhs.org.au.
QUICK - DON'T MISS OUT
Join our 6-week online course, Finding Your Family: The Fundamentals of Research
🗓 When: Mondays, starting 9 February 2026
⏰ Time: 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm (Online)
👥 Size: Strictly limited to 10 participants for individual attention.
www.eventbrite.com.au/e/finding-yo...
Sepia studio portrait from the late nineteen century of a grandmother and her two grandsons. One child sits on the arm of the chair and the other stands beside her. The woman wears a dark dress, jacket and a hat with a feather. The younger boy wears a white dress and the older boy wears white shorts and a matching jacket.
The latest edition of Queensland Family Historian is out now! Members - check your inbox or mailbox. If you belong to any family history society that subscribes to reciprocal journals - you can read it there!
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Queensland Family History Society’s Family Tree Maker User Group
🗓 Date: Friday 6 February 2026
🕙 Time: 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM AEST (No daylight saving)
🌐 Location: Online
🔗 How to register: Send an email to familytree@qfhs.org.au to get your meeting link!
🚀 NEW in 2026: Master Your Tech with QFHS!
QFHS Technology Special Interest Group!
📅 When: Thursday, 5 February 2026
🕙 Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM (AEST - No daylight saving)
📍 Where: ONLINE 💻
📩 Register/Inquire: For more information or to receive the meeting link, please email webadmin@qfhs.org.au
QFHS members….Do you use Family Historian, or are you interested in using this program? Join our Family Historian Software User Group!
🗓️ Date: Sunday 1 February 2026
🕰️ Time: 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM AEST: no daylight saving
🌐 Location: Online
🔗To join this group email familyhistorian@qfhs.org.au.
QFHS
Join our 6-week online course, Finding Your Family: The Fundamentals of Research
🗓 When: Mondays, starting 9 February 2026
⏰ Time: 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm (Online)
👥 Size: Strictly limited to 10 participants for individual attention.
www.eventbrite.com.au/e/finding-yo...
DNA (Beginners):
🧬 QFHS Members…Join us for the next DNA Special Interest Group - for beginners
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🗓️ Date: Saturday 24 January 2026
🕰️ Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 noon AEST (no daylight savings)
🌐 This hybrid event can be attended online or in person at the QFHS Family History Research Centre.
QFHS Members -
The English West Country Special Interest Group
🗓️Date: Thursday 22 January 2026
🕰️ Time: 12:00 noon - 2:00 pm (QLD time, AEST: no daylight saving)
🌐 Location: Online
For more information or the link to the online meeting, please email englishwestcountry@qfhs.org.au
QFHS members….Do you use The Master Genealogist or interested in using this program? Then join our Master Genealogist User Group!
Save the date:
🗓️ Date: Monday 19 January 2026
🕰️ Time: 7.00 PM – 8.30 PM
Location: ONLINE EVENT
🔗To join this group email tmg@qfhs.org.au
QFHS Members - come and join our next Welsh Special Interest Group meeting
🗓️ Date: Sunday 18 January 2026
🕰️ Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 noon
🌐 This event will be held ONLINE and MAY also be in person at the QFHS Family History Research Centre
For more details email welsh@qfhs.org.au
Whether you're a new or an experienced writer, all are welcome! New members, this is a fantastic opportunity to connect with fellow writers in our community.
Curious to know more or looking for the online meeting link? Feel free to reach out to us at fhwriters@qfhs.org.au.
QFHS Members - Join us for the Family History Writing Group Meeting
🗓️ Date: Saturday 17 January 2026
🕰️ Time: 9:00 am - 12:00 noon
🌐 Location: ONLINE EVENT
Contact us at fhwriters@qfhs.org.au
Did your holiday chats spark some curiosity about your ancestors? Whether you’re chasing a family legend or finally breaking through a brick wall, the wait is almost over!
Come say hello, grab a computer, and let’s get those family trees growing!
🌳 Unlock Your Roots with the Queensland Family History Society! 🌳
Have you ever wondered about the stories hidden in your family tree? In your DNA? Whether you are just starting or have hit a "brick wall," joining the QFHS is your best next step for 2026.
www.qfhs.org.au/join-us/join...
Join Steve Gill, founder of Photo-Consult, and the QFHS as he presents "Understanding Your Old Photos: their past, present and future".
Friday, August 8 · 7:30 - 9pm AEST
www.eventbrite.com.au/e/understand...
Join QFHS and Greg Hallam for a free public talk on the Beginnings of Queensland Railways. Details and to register see: www.eventbrite.com.au/e/presenting...
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Throwback to the construction of Anzac Square in Brisbane c.1927-1929. This space would become Queensland's state war memorial honouring our service members.
📸: Queensland State Archives (ITM277963) #ThrowbackThursday #BrisbaneHistory
This peek into Australian life from 1910 shows a family and their dog. Washing on the line, trees all around, and a simple way of living-it’s a reminder of how tough but resourceful people were back then.
Photo from Qld State Library
QFHS members….Do you use The Master Genealogist or interested in using this program? Then join our Master Genealogist User Group!
📅Date: 17 Mar 25
⏰Time: 7.00 – 8.30 PM
🔗To join this group or for further information, please email tmg@qfhs.org.au.
Join the QFHS and Eve Terry from the National Archives for a free, public talk on "Moments in Migration".
Date: 19 Mar 25
Time: 1-3pm
Location: Hybrid
To register: www.eventbrite.com.au/e/presenting...
QFHS members! Join us for the next Family History Writing Group meeting.
📅Date: 15 March 2025
⏰Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: ONLINE EVENT
📧 Curious to know more or looking for the online meeting link? Contact us at fhwriters@qfhs.org.au.
Throwback Thursday 🚋
Brisbane, 1910–1920: Tram No. 30 on the New Farm, Gabba, Boggo Road route. Imagine climbing aboard in a dress like this!
📸 State Library of Queensland
The QFHS Research Centre will be closed for the next few days due to Cyclone Alfred. We will reopen on Tuesday, 11 March 2025. Stay safe!
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Museum Monday 🚋
Step back in time at the Brisbane Tramway Museum, Ferny Grove! Ride restored vintage trams and explore how they shaped Brisbane’s history.
Plan your trip: buff.ly/6KVgmzI
Photo courtesy of the Tram Museum website
QFHS Members…Our next Scottish Special Interest Group is next week!
📅Date: 8 March
⏰Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
📍Location: HYBRID (Online and at the QFHS Family History Research Centre)
📧 For more information or a link to the virtual meeting, please email scottish@qfhs.org.au.
