Queensland Family History Society

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Contact Information
Library and Resource Centre - 58 Bellevue Avenue, Gaythorne, Qld 4051, Australia

Postal Address - P O Box 171, Indooroopilly, Qld, 4068

Telephone +61 7 3355 369

Email - secretary@qfhs.org.au

Online
Website - https://www.qfhs.org.au/

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/qldfamilyhistorysociety/

Directions and Hours of Operation
Hours of Operation - See Visiting QFHS

Directions - See Location

Parking - On-street parking

History
The Society was formed in Brisbane in 1979 and is a non-profit, non-sectarian, and non-political organisation.

The aims and objects of the society:


 * To bring together those people who are interested in the study of genealogy, heraldry, family, and local history, and to assist and encourage members in their studies.
 * To encourage the preservation of historical records, to acquire and maintain a reference library and to collect and preserve material bearing on the families and people of Queensland.

Description of Collections
QFHS maintains a substantial collection of reference books, microfiche, microfilms, CDs, maps, cemetery records, and a comprehensive list of genealogical journals from both Australia and overseas, including:


 * Subscriptions to all major genealogical databases
 * Convict records
 * Australian Probate indexes
 * Extensive cemetery records for all Australian states, New Zealand, England, Scotland, and Ireland
 * Digitised Government and Police Gazettes for Australia
 * An extensive collection of Post Office Directories for Australia, New Zealand, England, Scotland, and Ireland
 * An excellent collection of atlases, maps and gazetteers for England, Scotland, the Old German Empire, Scandinavia, France, Italy, Spain, Poland, and more.

Special Interest Groups
The Society has the following Special Interest Groups (SIGs) see https://www.qfhs.org.au/groups/


 * Central European Group
 * Colonial India and the Far East Special Interest Group
 * DNA Interest Group
 * English West Country Group
 * Family History Writing Group
 * Family Tree Maker® (FTM) User Group
 * Irish Interest Group
 * The Master Genealogist ® (TMG) User Group
 * Queensland Pre-Separation Group
 * Scottish Interest Group
 * Welsh Interest Group

Guides

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