2019 - ‘At the Library’.
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Our local – Gold Coast Family History Society Inc. in South East Queensland has a brilliant library.
Our local – Gold Coast Family History Society Inc. in South East Queensland has a brilliant library.
It covers local, national, and international books, magazines, maps, collections, CDs, DVDs, etc. Many are donated by volunteers and some are bought as suggested or when seen at family history conventions and the likes.
The group provides research facilities to help with family history research both in Australia and overseas.
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There are many experienced family historians who are willing to help you to work your way through your family history research. Some have also compiled records of graves in local cemeteries and newspaper family notices.
Computers are available to do online searching also and there is free access to quite a few of the major genealogical sites.
They hold regular monthly evening meetings there on certain subjects such as – Irish families, Scottish families. Computer research, use of Ancestry, Legacy, writing family history, etc.
The group also holds introduction lessons for ‘Use of the library and how to research ancestors’. They hold a successful annual convention with great speakers as well as guest speakers during the year.
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So, all in all, a fabulous resource centre at a cheap annual membership cost.
Thank you for your great support. Yes it is a great library and nothing more satisfying than to see members and visitors finding their roots and filling gaps in their trees - and then there are the surprises that our ancestors share with us!
ReplyDeleteThank your your positive comments. Surprizes indeed - that is the topc of the next blog I have posted - 'Surprize'.
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