A Special Event with Guest Speaker Helen Smith
​This Event is open to both GCFHS members and the general public, bookings are essential as numbers will be limited. Registration is now open.

Seminar Details

​Day:    Saturday

​Date:   28th July  2018

​Time:   1.00 pm to 4.00 pm

Location:  Upstairs Room 1 
Bicentennial Building
833 Nerang-Southport Road
Nerang  Qld  4211

Seminar Price:
GCFHS Members $15.00
​Non-Members $20.00
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Just What Did Cause Their Death?
&They Are Dead,  But Where Are They Buried?

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​“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

​Helen V.  Smith is the author of Death Certificates and Archaic Medical Terms and has written for a number of publications including 'Inside History', 'Australian Family Tree Connections', Forgotten Times, other family history journals as well as scientific publications. She is the author of a number of blogs which can
be  accessed via www.helenvsmithresearch.blogspot.com.au and you can follow her on Twitter @HVSresearch.
 
Helen has spoken to a wide variety of audiences nationally and internationally including Genealogical Society of Queensland Day Conferences, Library Technician Conference, Unlock the Past Cruises, Unlock the Past Expos and Roadshow and numerous family history society meetings. She is a member of the Association of
Professional Genealogists and the Genealogical Speakers Guild.  Professionally, she is a Molecular  Epidemiologist specialising in Public Health Microbiology and has a strong interest in infectious diseases and Public Health through the ages. She has a Graduate Diploma in Public Health, BachelorApplied Science: Medical Laboratory Science and Associate Diploma in Clinical Laboratory Techniques.
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Helen Smith

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.  Visit our Up Coming Events page to see a list of future events .