Treasuring the moment
I welcomed my new grandson at the end of October. At present I’m treasuring the moment, so there’s no post from me this month. See you in December. Pauline
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GSQ is moving
For those who may have missed the news, GSQ is closing its premises at 38 Fisher Street, East Brisbane on Friday 30 October to pack and move to 25 Stackpole Street, Wishart. It expects to remain closed during November. Further details will be posted on the website www.gsq.org.au. We look forward to welcoming you to our new premises.
Continue readingTreasures in the Trove – August 2015
By Lyndall Maag. Our heads, hers blonde and mine brunette, were close together as we concentrated on the computer screen barely centimetres in front of us. We moved between different websites, focusing specifically on a simple map of the Western World and plotting a journey that had irrevocably set the course for modern Australian history. “Did they come out on ‘my’ ship?” my niece almost squealed, listening intently as I explained that the Family Tree Chart on the table in … Continue reading
Treasures in the Trove – June 2015
By Lyndall Maag. We were sitting in our newly renovated office pod, our surroundings bright and clean and the setting modern. Explaining how interested I was becoming in researching my family history and supporting people who were discovering their own, my colleague looked at me with a benign smile. “I can’t”, she said in a very determined way, referring to researching her own heritage. “My father’s name was Smith!” As any self respecting genealogist would, I responded quickly and decisively. … Continue reading
Go Queensland!
Queensland Day celebrations are part of Queensland Week, which focuses on the state’s history and development, the people of Queensland, and their achievements. 6 June is Queensland Day. It commemorates the day Queen Victoria signed documents granting Queensland the right to its own representative government. Queensland was a self-governing colony from 1859 to 1900, and became one of Australia’s founding states on January 1, 1901 on Federation. Queensland Day has officially been celebrated since 1981. In 2009 as part of … Continue reading