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Education Program 2011 at Genealogical Society of Qld

Join GSQ for family history events.  Bookings are essential

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Millions of records added to FamilySearch

Over the last few weeks millions of records from around the world have been added to FamilySearch.org

These include:

• Hungary Catholic Church Records
• Zimbabwe, Rhodesia Death Records 1890 - 1977
• Philippines, Manila Civil Registration 1899 - 1994
• Mexico Catholic Church Records
• Brazil Catholic Church Records

You can find more details on these new releases on the Family Search blog - https://www.familysearch.org/news

New records released on FamilySearch.org

New records for England, Italy, Switzerland, Brazil, Canada and the U.S.A. have been added to FamilySearch.org

For more information on these records please consult the FamilySearch blog:

https://blog.familysearch.org/node/1098

“How Reliable is that Family History Website?” - 27.02.11, 2:00pm

Sunday 27th February

“How Reliable is that Website?” – Sue Reid (QFHS President) A demonstration of various family history websites to assess how exhaustive and valid their content.

QUEENSLAND CHAPTER AUSTRALIAN HUGUENOT SOCIETY

Venue: Toowong Library Meeting Room, Toowong Shopping Centre, 9 Sherwood Road, Toowong, Brisbane

Time: 2:00pm

Cost: Members $5, Non-members $10

Refreshments served after meeting

Enquiries: Phone (07) 3202 9240

Time: 2:00pm

Date: Sun 27th Feb, 2011

Location: Toowong Library Meeting Room, Toowong Shopping Centre, 9 Sherwood Road, Toowong, Brisbane

Exploring the FamilySearch website - 26.02.11, 9:15am

The Genealogy Society of Queensland

Presents 

Exploring the FamilySearch website

Presented by Judy Lofthouse

Learn how to better use Family Search and its tools including the new improved FamilySearch, the wiki and many other features and don’t forget that you don’t pay to use FamilySearch.

When:      Saturday 26 February 2011

                 9.15am (for 9.30am start) to 11.30am       

Where:     GSQ Library,

                 38 Fisher Street, East Brisbane QLD

Cost:       Members $10; Non-members $13

Bookings are essential

Book at   http://www.gsq.org.au/services/events.htm

or fill in the form below and post to PO Box 8423, Woolloongabba Qld. 4102

For enquires:  phone GSQ on (07) 3891 5085 or email to gsq1@optusnet.com.au

Time: 9:15am

Date: Sat 26th Feb, 2011

Location: GSQ, 38 Fisher St, East Brisbane

My email is: moc.dnopgib@501nekener

My address is: 38 Fisher Street, East Brisbane

My phone number is: 07 38915085

My website is: http://www.gsq.org.au

Free online classes from LDS Familysearch.org

This is great news from FamilySearch.

Classes in the following topics  are now available online at no charge:

England Beginning Research

Germany Research

Ireland Research

Italy Research

Principios basicos para la investigacion genealogica en Hispanoamerica  (Mexico)

Research Principles and Tools

Russia Research

U.S. Research

Available at http://tinyurl.com/debr9s

Some can only be viewed online, but others can be downloaded to view anytime.

Telegraph Literary Staff, 1916

Looking for your ancestors who worked for the Telegraph as a Literary staff in 1916? Here they are:

Top row: K. G. McGill, Miss Edith, A. Sowden;

Second row: W. Kelly, Andy Clydesdale, F. J. Bryan, J. Casser Smith, P. Luney, Douglas Dunn;

Third row: S. Wanmer, John R. Humphry Lewis (sub-editor), Geo. Woolnough (editor), W. H. Taudevin, T. W. Bain;

Bottom row: R. S. Tainton, A. P. Roberts. (Description supplied with photograph.)

The image can be viewed and downloaded from 'One Search' at the State Library at:

http://www.slq.qld.gov.au

 

 

Categories: Brisbane, Queensland

Tagged: Family History, Family Search, journalists, 1916, names, newspapers, photos, PQ, Queenslander, State Library of Queensland, State Archives

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