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New Zealand cemeteries online

An extensive list of New Zealand cemeteries can be found on the Christchurch City Libraries website: http://christchurchcitylibraries.com/Resources/NewZealand/History/FamilyHistory/Cemeteries/

Mocavo - the world's largest free genealogy search engine

Mocavo.com was launched last week and purports to be the world's largest free genealogy search engine. "Mocavo.com seeks to index and make searchable all of the world’s free genealogy information."

http://www.mocavo.com/

Finding Your Family - without leaving home - Redcliffe Libra

Finding Your Family - without leaving home
Tired of fighting the traffic?
Sick of hunting for a carpark and lugging all your family history research around with you?
Why not find out how to do your research from home?
In this session, you will be shown how you can to use online genealogy resources for the best possible result. 
How to get started online, what sites are the most useful and how to keep up to date with the latest information.
Morning tea will be supplied.
Dates Redcliffe Library, 07 March 2012
Times: 10.00am - 12noon
Cost: Free
Bookings: Bookings for this event are required.
Contact: Redcliffe Library - (07) 3283 0311
Redcliffe.library@moretonbay.qld.gov.au

More Queensland cemeteries online

Rockhampton Regional Council Cemeteries

http://www.rockhamptonregion.qld.gov.au/Your_Community/CemeteriesCrematoriums

The Rockhampton Regional Council have a number of burial indexes available as pdf.

They cover Rockhampton Memorial Gardens, Bajool cemetery, Cawarral cemetery, Emu Park cemetery, Gracemere cemetery, Mount Morgan cemeteries, Josekeleigh Cemetery, Marlborough cemetery, Milman cemetery, North Rockhampton and South Rockhampton cemeteries, Warcon cemetery, Westwood cemetery, Yaamba cemetery and Yeppoon cemetery.

North Burnett Regional Council Cemeteries

http://www.northburnett.qld.gov.au/?id=105

Searchable database that covers the numerous cemeteries in the North Burnett Region.  The cemeteries include: Byrnestown, Chowey, Coalstoun, Dallami, Degilbo, Eidsvold, Gayndah, Monto, Mount Perry, Mount Shanrock, Mulgildie, Mundubbera and Paradise. Please note that not all cemeteries are currently up-to-date.

These two websites can also be found on "Useful websites for family historians", http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/info/fh/websites

Looking @ 2.0 - free course

The State Library of Queensland is offering hope for anyone who feels like they’re falling down the rabbit hole whenever they jump online.Looking @2.0 is a free, online course presented by the State Library in partnership with public libraries throughout the state.The course is designed to help people navigate the world of online technologies, keep up with the online activities of their children, stay safe online and utilise some of the manypositive aspects Web 2.0 has to offer.

Many of the online technologies discussed during the course can be used for family history purposes.

Start today!

http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/services/learning/looking

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Scottish Post Office Directories online

The National Library of Scotland has digitized 287 Scottish Post Office directories which can now be viewed online for free. These directories cover the period 1774 to 1911.

http://www.nls.uk/family-history/directories/post-office

ACT electoral rolls 1916 to 1967

ACT electoral rolls 1916 to 1967

This online database contains over 122,000 names for the years 1916, 1917, 1928, 1935, 1943, 1949, 1955, 1959 and 1967.

http://canberraheritageportal.org/default.php

Useful websites for family historians

Check out the new State Library of Queensland websites for family historians and researchers. 

There are some familiar websites as well as some new websites as more and more information is made available on the internet.

They include websites in Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom and other countries as well ones relating to the whole world and research aids, and they cover a wide range of subjects.

It can be found at: http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/info/fh/websites

Be sure to check it out!

“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