10th February 2007
NEWSLETTER
CABOOLTURE
FAMILY HISTORY RESEARCH GROUP INC.
Phone No - 5428 2018
Email - cfhrg@yahoo.com.au
Welcome to our new Members –
Brian Roberts, Trevor &
Barbara Andrew, Julie Boardman, Geoffrey Tickler & Belinda Janz
IMPORTANT NOTES FOR MEMBERS
The Club will be closed over the
Easter period.
Friday 6th, Saturday 7th,
Monday 9th April, 2007.
The Club will be closed on public
Holidays.
i.e. Queens birthday long weekend, etc. (If in doubt, please phone)
On Mondays and Saturdays
if there are no members doing research at the Club and only the duty persons in
attendance, the doors will be closed at 1 pm.
The only email address
for CFHRG is cfhrg@yahoo.com.au
Next meeting is Saturday, 10th
March 2007 at 1 pm
President Vice President Secretary
(David Jimmieson) (Elaine Elms) (Janet O’Flaherty)
Treasurer Librarian
(Helen Eaton) (Joanne Beeston)
PATRON: Greg Chippendale
Newsletter Editor
– Elaine Elms
PRESIDENT’S REPORT
I hope everyone
had a pleasant Christmas break and is feeling refreshed and ready to resume
research.
There is not a
lot to report since our December break up, which was enjoyed by all who
attended.
I’d like to take
this opportunity to remind all members that lockers are available for the
security of their personal effects as well as protection of the Club’s
resources.
No bags are permitted in the resource
areas. The keys for the lockers are
available from the office, at no cost.
New year, new
ideas needed. What would you like the
Club to try to organize? e.g. Guest speakers (is there a particular subject
you would like to see covered?); new resources; bus trips or anything else that
may benefit our members. Remember, it is
your Club and the Committee needs input for the Club to grow and succeed.
Happy researching, David
Don’t
forget the Help Wanted Section in the Hindsight…..Your name/details will
not be printed in the magazine, your question will be allocated a number and a
listing kept in the office, of who submitted which question. Any replies will be via CFHRG email address
or PO Box. Your questions can be left at
the office or can be emailed to me at nitemare1948@yahoo.com.au
or cfhrg@yahoo.com.au …thank you, Elaine
(Our magazine now goes to the Nundah & District Historical Society and
Logan District Soc.)
We are in need of more members to volunteer for ‘duty’. It is not hard – it is just a case of being
there to assist new members and visitors.
Ideally we would like to have two duty persons per session. At the moment, most days, we have just one
person ‘on duty’. Thank you to everyone who
has volunteered to help out with library duty on a regular basis or on a ‘needs
be’ basis.
CONGRATULATIONS to Dave &
Narelle Blears (our internet provider) on the birth of their first grandchild –
a boy, Tyler.
Australian
Family Tree Connections
magazine – this is available from the office …Cost is $6.95 a copy (same
as the newsagent)
(Fund raising is
essential to provide new resources for your research – if you find a useful
resource for sale that may be of interest to members of the Club, please advise
office staff….we do try to purchase items from different parts of
The Monthly
Raffles have commenced again. All monies
raised this year, will be used to purchase
1st
prize is a dinner set – Won by Kay Brady
2nd
prize is an Asian bamboo food steamer – won by Phil Eaton
3rd
prize is decorated face washers and soap – won by Carmen Aebersold
Tickets are $1
each and your participation in the raffle is greatly appreciated.
New raffle starting next week.
There are
still a few numbers left in the SILVER CIRCLE…cost is $10 and the competition
will be run over 10 weeks….ask at the office
Numbers that are still available are – 1, 3, 7, 9, 22, 10, 12, 14, 22,
27, 31, 34, 36, 37, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, and 45. Are any of these your lucky number? Why not give it a go? Can’t win if you don’t have a number! (Some of these numbers have now been sold –
at the meeting today)
Works out at $1 a week for a chance to get your $10 back + be in the
running for the big prize ($100) on the 10th week.
SILVER
CIRCLE WILL START WITH THE GOLD LOTTO DRAW ON 17th February, 2007.
Winning number is the first number drawn out of the barrel in Gold
Lotto, on Saturday night.
HINDSIGHT – Stories for the Hindsight can be submitted at any
time for publication in upcoming issues of the magazine. The magazine is sent to approx. 45 other
Genealogy Clubs throughout
LIGHTBODY/ZIMMERMAN
Where - Beenleigh Historical Village,
When – 17th March 2007
(St.Patrick’s Day)
Time – From 10am and finishing around 3pm.
On the day, they hope to be able to place a plaque on the caretaker’s
cottage to honour Robert & Emma Lightbody, who lived and owned the
house. After this you will be able to
have a wander through the cottage. It
will be 141 years since William Lightbody arrived in
BYO Picnic and drinks for lunch. There are BBQ facilities available. They are asking for $5 per family on
the day to cover the cost of the facilities.
Please bring
along photocopies of any photos, birth/marriage certificates, newspaper
clippings, army records or any other family records you have. They will be displayed on the day.
Hope to see you
for a great day of sharing …RSVP Gail Parish (07) 4693 7028
Also don’t forget our birthday
page in the Hindsight. Thank you to everyone who has submitted their
photos for the December Issue…..photos for the March issue (those having
birthdays March, April & May) can be submitted now….OR perhaps instead you
may like to submit a picture of your pet, in a “Guess whose Pet this is?”
section
FOR
Coffee Mugs – these are $5 each and come in
three colours – blue, green and brown.
Recipe Book (Members Favourite Recipes) is available
again in limited numbers if anyone wants a copy…..$5.00 each
Scribblers – NOW available in 3 sizes - 50c, 75c or $1.00 each
Laminating – This can be done at the office – Cost is $1 an A4 sheet.
FOR
Has recently been
checked by Dave from Dave Blears Computing - Morayfield
40 GB Hard drive Canon S520
Printer
C.D. R/W Canon
LIDE25 Scanner
DVD ROM Speakers,
Keyboard & Mouse
DVD R/W Computer
Desk
Modem
$850.00
Please phone Rosemary 5428 3031 if interested.
The first Trading Table is to be held at the meeting
today. IF successful, these will be held
on a regular basis.
BOOK REVIEWS (by the Librarian)
Check out the
Public Record Office of Victoria – new information brochures on indexes to
various Government records and how to access them. Found in the
We’re off to see
the Wizard! Via Mungallala, the Middle East,
Yamba Yesterday –
a retrospective view, 1885-2005 by K. Howland & S. Lee, donated by J.
O’Brien. This book has plenty of photos
and covers 100 years of history of the
Australian
Churches by D. Baglin & B. Thiering, donated by J. Beeston. Looking for a certain photo of a church?
Check this book out – has a lot of churches around
NEW CDs – New Pedigree Resource Files are on order. Check out the website www.familysearch.org and if you find a
Pedigree Resource File that you wish to look at in detail, take note of the CD
number and check them out at the Club.
The CDs are much easier to ‘search’ than the website.
NEW BOOKS –
New journals have
come in over the last month or so, from different Genealogy clubs around
Got a spare hour
or two? Check out all the books that are
in the library. You never know what you
may find, that will help you with your family history research.
Websites for you to try –
W.A. BDMs
www.justice.wa.gov.au/portal/server.pt
www.familyhistorysa.info/southaustralia.html#bmd
National Archives
passenger lists for ships arriving to
www.naa.gov.au than click’ Recordsearch’
button.
http://surnames.behindthename.com/
Has English,
Scottish, Irish, Dutch, Spanish, Scandinavian, (and lots more countries)
surnames and their meanings
http://bundaberg.qld.gov.au/cemetery/
Bundaberg
cemetery – searchable database
http://www.assa.org.au/edm.html#List19
Ever
wonder what date Easter was back in history.
This site has dates from 1700 – 2299.
http://nzsghamilton.co.nz/index.htm
This
site has hundreds of links, not only
Cross's
New Plan of London 1850
http://archivemaps.com/mapco/cross/cross.htm
New
cemeteries listed on www.interment.net
include Serpentine Creek,
http://www.interment.net/data/aus/qld/redland/serpent/index.htm
http://www.interment.net/data/aus/qld/redland/dunwich/index.htm