Newsletter
of the
Caboolture Family History Research Group Inc.
July 2009
Welcome to our new
members - Jennene Rees, Shirley Dutton-Keir, Gregory & Patricia
Jones, Terri Peek and Lynette Foreman
19th July (Sunday) - ‘Stories in Stone’ event at the South Brisbane Cemetery (Annerley Road,
Dutton Park) on Sunday 19 July, from 10am-2pm.
The Friends of South Brisbane Cemetery and the Boggo Road Gaol Historical
Society will be teaming up for the first ‘Stories in Stone’ day for 2009. This
not-for-profit event will feature:
• free guided tours of the cemetery
• cemetery information and research stall
• Inside History bookstall
• information stall for our all-new
• sausage sizzle
Contact Chris (0422 018767) or Tracey (0401 005430) for more information.
JULY GUEST SPEAKER - 25th July (Saturday) - at 1 pm - Guest speaker, Judy Valentine, great grand daughter of William Landsborough. It will be a very entertaining afternoon, so come along.
CLUB CLOSURES IN AUGUST - The club rooms will be closed
on Monday 10th August and Wednesday 12th August owing to public holidays for THE
EKKA.
AUGUST - GUEST SPEAKER - We are hoping to organise for someone from the State Archives to come along and tell us 'how it works', what they have that could help us with our research, etc.
Then a short time after, a trip to the State Archives is
planned We can get a 20 seater bus which will cost each person $12.50
return from our Club front door to the Archives and back to the Club front
door. If you drove there yourself, think of the petrol costs, the
DON’T FORGET - CHANGE OF MEETING DATE - Next meeting will be at 1pm on Saturday 15th August, 2009
29th August (Saturday) - Genealogical Society of Queensland have a full day conference with excellent speakers - Info on notice board.
13th September (Sunday) - Hervey Bay Family History conference - more info on the notice board
The Marysville Hist. Soc. has thanked us for our Club donation and has in return, sent us a book for our Library - Highway to Heaven, about Marysville and District.
Winners of the
Week 1 Sally Faulkner; Week 2 Gary Westecott; Week 3 Susan Holden; Week 4 John O'Flaherty and Week 5 Janet O'Flaherty. Thank you to all who supported this fundraiser and congratulations to the winners.
We have purchased the latest Pedigree Resource Files: The last disc is No. 141
With regards the rejuvenation of the