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Many early immigrants received land grants or leased holdings to provide for their family.  Land records can be difficult to use and who better than someone from the Queensland State Archives to show you how to use these records

            When:           19 March 2011

                       9.15am (for 9.30am start) to 11.30am

Where:          GSQ Library, 38 Fisher Street           East Brisbane QLD

Costs:            Members $10; Non-members $13

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

or  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 19th Mar, 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

Meetings are held on the second Saturday of the even-numbered months at the QFHS Library & Resource Centre, 58 Bellevue AvenueGAYTHORNE at 10:00am.All QFHS members & first time visitor with an interest in researching family who migrated from Ireland are welcome to attend. Some meetings will include an invited guest speaker, with specialist knowledge, to talk on topics and Irish history that will greatly assist with your own specific research.Another important reason of meetings is to share already acquired knowledge and to spend some time discussing details of each other's research. The group's objective is to help each other, particularly anyone who is having difficulty.

Image from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Irish_clover.jpg

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This is another of the great offerings from the National Library of Australia - their collection of digitized maps accessible for free online.

The collection includes Queensland maps although you will have to ‘drill down’ a bit to find them.

Locating the maps:

• Go to the National Library of Australia website www.nla.gov.au
• Click on Explore our Digital Collections (you’ll find it under the heading ‘Using the Library’)
• Click on the  link to maps in the section starting “Explore the Australian story through…”
• On the next screen click on All digitized maps (on the right)

Add your search term in the search box and select the type of search you want.

Use the side bar to refine the number of ‘hits’ your search retrieves.

I used 'Kennedy' as my search term and searched  by subject to retrieve 6 maps including one of the electoral division of Kennedy (1821-1870) and another with land divisions (1890-1930)  

Once you have the map you want, you can magnify the whole thing or parts of it as necessary until you have a legible copy.

Although by no means a comprehensive collection it is another useful resource to be aware of.

Wednesday 28th July 2010 Kaye Nardella from Queensland Department of Environment and Resource Management will give a presentation on the various land records and maps held by the department that might be useful for family historians that are available at Department of Environment and Resource Management.Kaye will speak from 10am to 11am.Morning tea will be served. Bookings essential. Phone 3283-0249.

Map is fromNational Library of Australia  - Digital Collection - Mapshttp://nla.gov.au/nla.map-t972

Need a refresher on what resources the State Library of Queensland holds and what's available elswhere?

Look no further than our family history Info Guides.  Three more guides have now become web pages for easier access.

Pubs and Publicans - http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/info/fh/pubs

Land records - http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/info/fh/land_records

Victoria County History series - http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/info/fh/vic_county

To see all Family history Info Guides go to http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/about/pub/info_guides/collections/fh, where you can view the pdf or look at a web page.

Wednesday 23rd June 2010

Elizabeth Hawkins from Queensland State Archives will give a presentation on the various land records, maps and associated material that are available at Queensland State Archives.Elizabeth an archivist with many years of experience will speak from 10am to 11am.Morning tea will be served. Bookings essential. Phone 3283-0249

Map is fromNational Library of Australia  - Digital Collection - Maps

http://nla.gov.au/nla.map-t972