News & Events
Rembrance Day - Gracemere RSL 2024
Chris Wright represented CQFHA as guest speaker for Gracemere RSL.
She laid a wreath on our behalf and chose to honour 2 soldiers from our 'The Great War' book and chose:
B2455 Private William Inglis (an alias for Micheal Joseph English) who died of wounds 5 Sep 1916, and
1882 Private Edward Henry Baird, killed in action 12 Oct 1917.
Battle Charge
The burst of shrapnel
The shriek of shell
With his trust in God
Through the gates of hell
There he fell
With just a sigh,
And his soul went back to God on high
God only who knows
How great is sacrifice.
V.S. Anderson*
* Chris' grandfather, a Gallipoli veteran
Special Visitor Councillor Marika Taylor
Marika Taylor, Division 7 local Councillor for Rockhampton Regional Council, visited the clubrooms today for morning tea and was eager to learn about the Central Qld Family History Association, its amazing resources, and membership benefits.
New Resources
The following resources are now available on Calibre:
Rockhampton Railway Rifle Club Meeting Book 1933-1956
Rockhampton Railway Rifle Club Members Index 1901-1963
Print Journals have been added to our collections.
The Somerset & Dorset FHS - The Greenwood Tree, Dec 2023, Mar 2024, Jun 2024 and Sep 2024
Cape Banks FHS - Kith & Kin, Jun 2024 and Sep 2024
Blue Mountains FHS - The Explorers Tree, Jun 2024
Liverpool GS (NSW) - Links ‘n’ Chains, Jun 2024
Thank you
We wish to acknowledge and thank our major sponsors the Frenchville Sports Club who donated $2500 and the Rockhampton Regional Council who donated $1000 via the Community Assistance Program to have the external painting completed on our library rooms.
Special mention to Enid Bunt our Treasurer who has dedicated time and effort to secure the grants for our projects.
Meetings
Our General meetings for 2024 will be on the dates below. We are currently working on a list of guest speakers for our upcoming meetings these will be added to the web site when we have everything in place and confirmed :
2 March - 1 June - and 7 December.
The AGM for the Association will be on 07 September 2024.
We look forward to welcoming you to our events and meetings during the year.
JOURNAL JUNE 2021 ISSUE NO 140.pdfJournals
Members are invited to submit articles, photos and stories in the journal free of charge for publication.
The October edition of CQ Genie-ologist is now available for members in the members only section. Whilst you are there, check out the older version, you never know who you might find. Happy Reading.
News & Projects
The Project team consists of members who meet on a Wednesday at 9 am. All members are encouraged and most welcome to participate in any project that the Association is compiling. If you can't make it to the rooms you are welcome to do so from the comfort of your own home.
Below are some of the projects that CQFHA members are currently undertaking:
Livingstone Shire Council Rates Valuations 1904 -1918 - This project has been completed after many years of work by the group.
Scrapbooks - Our scrapbooks are continuing to grow thanks to our volunteers Ken and John, with over 200 available for members to enjoy.
School Admission Records - Over 50 schools' admission register indexes are available to search on the computers in the Library Room. Depot Hill State School recently celebrated is 150 year Anniversary celebrations and this has been added to the collection. As of May 2024, Frenchville State School and Emu Park State School is nearing completion.
Anglican Diocese Records - This work has now been completed and is available to search in the library rooms.
Master Index - Our Master Index continues to grow as the team upload more resources. There are over 1 million names available to search, so be sure to check to see if your research names are listed. You will find this index on the Home Page.