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Gold Coast Family History Society Inc.

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25.01.2022 A bit of a laugh.

25.01.2022 An interesting read.

25.01.2022 Can you prove what is on your family tree?

24.01.2022 A growing useful site for those researching plantation owners, slave owners and enslaved people: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/

24.01.2022 Honour your family's migration heritage with an inscription on the museum's Welcome Wall

22.01.2022 Lest we forget.

22.01.2022 Are you one of 35 million Mayflower descendants? Type in your names and check. https://www.familysearch.org/collect/mayflower-descendants/

22.01.2022 Today marks 75 years since the end of the Second World War. The historic photograph below was taken during a weekend of peace celebrations in Sydney, from 15 A...ugust to 16 August 1945. This VP Day why not take a moment to read some personal stories from WWII veterans on the NSW War Memorials website. We were thrilled to be a part of their 'NSW Stories' online project, a growing collection of stories, articles and interviews relating to military history. Browse 75th VP Day anniversary stories here: https://www.warmemorialsregister.nsw.gov.au//75th-annivers

21.01.2022 The Members Interest List has just been updated. Check it out to see if there are any members researching your family names. http://www.goldcoastfhs.org.au/members-interest-list.html

21.01.2022 To celebrate switching to the updated Trove on Friday, we’re having a digital party. They’re all the rage now, but we’ve been online for years... Hosted by Ann...abel Crabb, the event will feature a panel discussion, greetings and special guests from across Australia. We’ll be screening a video of the festivities at 6pm AEST on Friday 26 June. Click get reminder below, and you’ll get a handy notification when the video is ready for you to watch.

21.01.2022 Thank goodness that medical knowledge is so much more advanced.

20.01.2022 https://media.familysearch.org/familysearch-announces-roo/

18.01.2022 Do you have convict ancestors? For what crime were they convicted? My ancestor, Janes Doyle, was convicted for forgery with his brother, Andrew. They were caught with printing plates and Bank of England paper so they could make their own money. Tell us your story.

16.01.2022 We now have a better way to search the archives! Check out our upgraded catalogue ArchivesSearch at: bit.ly/3gaejgK

15.01.2022 The next "Introduction to Family History" class will be held on Friday 21st August 9am - 11am. $10 for non-members. Bookings are limited. To book, please contact Pam: [email protected] or 55940610

15.01.2022 Don’t forget Who Do You Think You Are tonight on SBS at 7.30pm. Julie Bishop is featured.

15.01.2022 https://www.9news.com.au//0daa7be1-f845-4bc8-822f-76c4e222

12.01.2022 Who doesn't want to find an image of their ancestors? Just over 111 years ago, The Queenslander celebrated Queensland’s Jubilee by publishing a supplement, Qu...eensland, a Pictorial memento of her first Fifty Years of Existence as a self-Governing State. The supplement included portraits of early pioneers who had been in the colony for 50 years or more. Thanks to QFHS Publications Team you can now search the dataset of names for your ancestor. The picture is of Pioneer Mrs R Tuck who arrived in Australia on the ship "Parsee" in 1853. Image courtesy of the State Library of Queensland. Search the index now https://www.qfhs.org.au/online-access/qlpc1909/ See more

12.01.2022 Is this a record? I applied for a GRO birth certificate - as a pdf- on Wed 22 July and it was ready today Sat 25 July! Just 3 days. Fantastic!

11.01.2022 The things you find.....

11.01.2022 Start digging into your past this National Family History Month! If you've always wanted to learn more about your ancestors, don't miss our family history webi...nars. Join us online and learn how to: Identify the five fundamentals of family history Decode shipping and passenger records Access NSW death and burial records Navigate Ancestry online Best of all our webinars are completely free! See what’s on and register here: www.sl.nsw.gov.au/family-history-month-events Image: 'A.R.P. Central Control and trench digging at Erskinville, 5 January 1942' for Pix Magazine.

10.01.2022 Family History Project Have you discovered interactions between settlers and indigenous people in your own family history? Ashley Barnwell, a Lecturer in Sociology from the University of Melbourne, is currently doing a national study that investigates how inherited family secrets, stories, and memories form Australian's understandings of colonial history. Ashley is looking to interview family historians who have found indigenous-settler relations in their ancestry and who are doing some research into that aspect of the family story. If you are interested in participating, please contact Ashley via this link. https://findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au//708324-ashley-barnwell

09.01.2022 Anyone with Dutch ancestors?

09.01.2022 Just because you can’t visit the Memorial at the moment doesn’t mean you can’t explore our museum at home. Visit our #MuseumAtHome webpage and take some time to read a blog, watch videos, listen to podcasts, or research a family member. Explore: https://www.awm.gov.au/visit/museumathome

07.01.2022 Starting today My Heritage is unlocking both popular photo tools MyHeritage Photo Enhancer and MyHeritage In Color for a whole month, until September 10, 2020. Normally, these features can be used by non-subscribers on up to 10 photos each, while users with a Complete plan enjoy unlimited use. But now, for a whole month, anyone can enhance and colorize as many photos as they’d like for free! Free Access to Enhancer and InColor https://www.myheritage.com/photo-enhancer... This continues the tradition of giving back to the community. With so many people currently confined to their home and doing their best to stay safe and healthy My Heritage is giving everyone a fun way to pass the time and enjoy genealogy! Using these tools, you can get to know your ancestors in a whole new way. Your old, faded, black and white family photos will come to life, in full color and sharp focus making them look almost as though they were taken yesterday. My Heritage invites you to pull out your family photo albums today and join in the fun. Please share this news and make the most of this opportunity, Keep safe and healthy, Daniel Horowitz Genealogy Expert MyHeritage Logo Trans 208

07.01.2022 Happy Fathers’ Day to our members.

06.01.2022 We know how much you love searching in Trove, so the first thing you'll see on the updated Trove homepage is the white search bar. Enter your search term in th...e search bar, hit the search icon, and you're on your way! Or if you only want to search for particular items, say Magazines & Newsletters, you can enter your search term, pick the Category from the dropdown menu, and then hit the search icon. We've added some screenshots that show examples of these searches. For another view, our #TroveTip video takes you through a Trove basic search, step by step: https://bit.ly/2YfGfZv

06.01.2022 For those with research in England.

06.01.2022 Do you have Irish research?

05.01.2022 Interesting.....

05.01.2022 Well well well, I never knew this! Did you?

03.01.2022 How true is this! It will be wonderful when restrictions ease and we can be of more assistance to our members.

03.01.2022 Kwong Sue Duk settled in Australia in 1902, had four wives and 24 children!

01.01.2022 Ancestry are offering DNA kits at $89 each - a saving of $40.

01.01.2022 An interesting article of particular relevance to those doing Irish surname projects. https://dnaandfamilytreeresearch.blogspot.com//digging-up-