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Using Land Records for Family History Research Workshop

As part of Family History Month Kaye Nardella from the Queensland Department of Environment and Resource Management will be hosting a presentation at Arana Hills Library on the various land records and maps held by the department that may be useful for all family historians.Dates / TimesArana Hills Library, 29 August 2011, 10.00am - 11.00amCost noneBookings - Bookings for this event are required.Contact Arana Hills Library(07) 3351 3401AranaHills.library@moretonbay.qld.gov.au 

German Research - Redcliffe Library

Wednesday 16th February 2011

Eileen Dwane from the State Library of Queensland will be giving a talk on how to find your German Ancestors..Eileen will speak from 10am to 11.30am.Morning tea will be served. Cost: FreeBookings essential: Phone 3283-0249

German place names

Researchers of ancestors coming from Germany often have difficulty finding the modern name by which the ancestor's place of origin is known.

The area covered by the Germany of today differs markedly from the German Empire of 1871, parts of which have come under the jurisdiction of Austria, Denmark, France, Poland or Russia at various times . Regions such as East Prussia and Silesia are now part of countries such as Poland and the Czech Republic.

Changes in jurisdiction were often accompanied by a change of the language used in official records and place name changes, further compicating the search for an ancestor's origins.

This index compiled by the late SLQ volunteer Roy Claringbould is useful in tracing the modern names of places in eastern regions of the old German Empire. It provides:

• the old German version of the name
• the coordinates and relevant map number in the Karte des deutschen Reiches map series (held at SLQ)
• the modern version of the name, often in Polish or Czech
• coordinates of its location in the modern road atlas in which it is shown

Ask for the German Place Names Index at the Micrographics Desk on Level 3 or at the Heritage Collections information desk on Level 4

For full details on how to find us check our web page at http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/about/visit

Research House History - 27.06.10, 10:00am

Sunday 27 June 2010 commencing at 10.00am. 

Learn how to research the history of a house through this course at the Genealogical Society of Queensland (GSQ).  GSQ has been assisting family historians search their genealogy for over 30 years.  Cost $20 for members of GSQ and $25 for non members. 

Bookings essential.  Book online http://www.gsq.org.au/services/events.htm

or complete pdf form and send to GSQ. 

Phone 3891 5085 or email gsq1@optusnet.com.au for further information.

Time: 10:00am

Date: Sun 27th Jun, 2010

Location: GSQ, 38 Fisher Street, East Brisbane

Download notice as pdf file

My email is: ua.moc.tensutpo@1qsg

My address is: 38 Fisher Street, East Brisbane

My phone number is: 07 38915085

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