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Can you offer a clue about a Ryan mystery?

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By Brendan Ryan 45 years together on the Condamine: Stephen & Margaret RyanIn 2018, we held a family reunion for the 150th anniversary of the marriage of Stephen Ryan and Margaret Carmody in the Presbytery of the Catholic Church in Warwick in September 1868 – a convenient excuse for a gathering.   I collected numerous stories for the family celebration.At age 86, this will be my last book of family history, BUT it contained a mystery that perhaps you may be … Continue reading

So your ancestor was a jockey…

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by Bob McAllister Great Uncle Henry, known to the rest of the world as Squib Suddaby, had been a jockey. As a four-year-old, that meant nothing to me but it was apparently the explanation for why a cranky little man was always sitting in that strange crouch on a stool in the corner of my great-grandmother’s kitchen. Half a century later, searches in the Trove newspaper archive confirmed that H J Suddaby had indeed been a jockey. His name appeared … Continue reading

40 years of GSQ!

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From the GSQ Archives 2018 marks the 40th anniversary of the formation of the Genealogical Society of Queensland.  During the course of this year, items about its formation will be published on the blog, highlighting key milestones over the last 40 years. The first edition of the journal, Generation, was published in March 1979 as Volume 1, No 1. There were six Chapters at this time  – Ipswich, Brisbane, Toowoomba, Sunshine Coast, Bundaberg and Rockhampton. Most of the Chapters submitted a … Continue reading

Remember to Accentuate the Positive Geneameme 2017

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Bobbie Edes, GSQ Guest Blogger 2018 is the 6th consecutive year that Jill Ball has set a challenge on GeniAus. After reading on Facebook two great blogs by Pauleen Cass and Shauna Hicks I decided to take up this challenge myself. 1. An elusive ancestor I found was: No new direct ancestors unfortunately, but I did find another sister to my maternal great-grandmother. As she married prior to the majority of the family emigrating, I had missed her. On checking … Continue reading

Highs and Lows

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Highs and Lows Thought I would share with you, some of the highs and lows of my family history research. Years ago, after researching at the State Archives and the local Council, I was able to find the address of where my Great Grandparents, Christian and Anna Nebe lived when they first settled in Queensland. Having to go to Toowomba I decided to call in to find the place. Only when I got there, I realized I didn’t have my … Continue reading