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Welcome ​to our

New Events page, which will list all forth coming talks, workshops, mini seminars and other interesting events for you to attend.

All are open to both GCFHS members and the public for a small fee, bookings are essential.

2019 Coming Soon
2018 - Events ​
Thank you to all those who attended our 4th mini seminar of the year.  
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Gold Coast Family History Society is organising a series of talks by well renowned experts to help you with your research in 2018.  All are open to both GCFHS members and the general public for a small fee, bookings will be essential as numbers will be limited.      Room 1, Bicentennial Community Centre,  Nerang-Southport Road.
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​Details of talks will be posted here as they are confirmed. Don't miss out - sign up for our e-news bulletin.
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The Ryerson Index Learn How to Search - An Interactive Presentation
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& Australian Free Settlements in the 1820's  Guest Speaker: John Graham

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John Graham
​The Ryerson Index
Learn How to Search for a recent death notice or obituary in Australian Newspapers up to 2019.
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The Ryerson Index is a free index to death notices in Australian newspapers from 1803 to the present, including funeral notices, and some probate notices and obituaries.
In this interactive talk John will demonstrate the features of the website. 
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​Australian Free Settlements in the 1820’s.
Free settlements founded in Australia in the 1820s, a decade of expansion in Australia, were in Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland and Victoria. John’s talk will mainly focus on those settlements that failed – Melville Island (1824), Westernport, Vic (1826) and Raffles Bay, NT (1827).

​Day:    Saturday
​Date:   24th November 2018
​Time:   1.00 pm - 4.00 pm

Seminar Price:
GCFHS Members $15
​Non-Members $20
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Full Details

​​This Event is open to both GCFHS members and the general public, bookings are essential as numbers will be limited..
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Just What Did Cause Their Death
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& They Are Dead, But where Are They Buried  
Guest Speaker: Helen Smith

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Helen Smith
​Just What Did Cause Their Death ?
Death certificates, while fantastic documents providing essential information, were never designed for family historians.
The actual cause may not be trustworthy going back in time
Establishing the cause of death is important not only for completion of our research but also for establishing a medical history

They Are Dead, But Where Are They Buried ?

In Australia we are spoilt as death certificates give the place of burial
In England no place of burial is given on the death certificate
This presentation will discuss ways of determining where a person may be buried
Learn about the probability of being buried in a parish churchyard​
Learn about Deceased Online,  Billion Graves,  Find A Grave, as ways of finding where someone is buried

Day:    Saturday
​Date:   28th July 2018
​Time:   1.00 pm to 4.00 pm

Seminar Price:
GCFHS Members $15.00 pp
​Non-Members $20.00 pp

Full Details
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Archives You May Not Know But Should
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& Skeletons in the Family: Convicts, Prisons & Asylums  
Guest Speaker: Shauna Hicks

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Shauna Hicks
Archives You May Not Know But Should
​This talk highlights a variety of archives that researchers may not be aware of for genealogy research. It seeks to make researchers more aware of archival resources that may or may not be online.
Skeletons in the Family: Convicts, Prisons & Asylums Records
This talk looks at records useful for finding ‘skeletons’ in the family by briefly reviewing available resources. 

​Day:    Saturday
​Date:   26th May 2018
​Time:   1.00 pm to 4.00 pm​

Seminar Price:
GCFHS Members $15.00
​Non-Members $ 20.00

Full Details
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​Australia "Immigration" & UK "Parish Records"  Guest Speaker: Kerry Farmer

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Kerry Farmer
Australia "Immigration"​​​​
​Did your ancestor swim to Australia? 
​Need help finding their immigration records? 
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​UK "Parish Records"
​How do I find the records in England prior to civil registration 1837?
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Learn what else the parish registers hold.
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​Day:    Saturday
​Date:   17th February 2018
​Time:   1.00 pm to 4.00 pm

Seminar Price:
GCFHS Members $15.00
​Non-Members $20.00

Full Details

Details of talks will be posted here as they are confirmed. Don't miss out.
Contact:
p. 07 5690 1644
During Opening Hours
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[email protected]
w. www.goldcoastfhs.org.au

Opening Hours:
Tuesday:      9.30 am - 2.00 pm
Wednesday:  9.30 am - 2.00 pm
Thursday:     11.00 am - 8.30 pm

Saturday:      10.00 am - 4.30 pm
Library Address: 
Room 3, Bicentennial Building
833 Nerang-Southport Rd, Nerang  QLD  4211
Mailing Address:
PO Box 2763  Southport BC  Qld 4215

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