Family History Association of North Queensland Inc.

22/03/2026

Workshop: Legacy
Facilitator: Marilyn Grogan
When: Saturday 28th March
Time: 10:00am – 12:00 pm
Where: 5 Baker Street, Hermit Park
Cost: $8.00 member, $20.00 non-members
💻 What to bring: Your laptop or device
Bring your questions and advice for this workshops. A facilitator will guide the workshop, however you are the experts so bring your knowledge to share with others. Bring your laptop for these sessions.

16/03/2026

WORKSHOP - Finding Your Mob
Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2026
Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Cost: From $8.00 members $20 Non Members
Venue: Family History Association of North Qld Inc.
5 Baker Street
Hermit Park QLD 4812
Phone: 47282833
Email: secretaryfhanq@gmail.com
Overview:
Workshop: Finding your Mob
Facilitators: Peta Hearn and Marilyn Grogan

What to bring: Your laptop or device
Finding Your Mob will introduce participants to:
•Where to start Indigenous family history research
•Understanding the importance of place, community and kinship
•Records, resources and repositories relevant to Indigenous research
•Ethical and respectful approaches to researching Indigenous ancestors

11/03/2026

New Special Interest Group (SIG): DNA & Family History
We are excited to introduce a new Special Interest Group (SIG) focused on DNA and family history.

This group is designed to be a practical, supportive space where members can:

Work on their own DNA test results
Learn where to start (or restart) with DNA
Understand matches, ethnicity results and tools
Ask questions and share strategies with others

You do not need to be an expert to attend. Beginners are very welcome, and sessions will be guided to suit a range of experience levels.

Where: FHANQ Rooms, 5 Baker Street, Hermit Park
When: Saturday 14th March 2026
Time: 10:00am until 12:00pm
Cost: $8:00 for members, $20.00 non-members

What to bring: Your laptop or device, and access to your DNA results (Ancestry, MyHeritage, FamilyTreeDNA, etc.)

A facilitator will be present to guide discussion and activities, but the group is also about learning together and sharing knowledge.

If you have had a DNA test and aren’t sure what to do next — or if you’re curious but hesitant — this group is for you.

For enquiries or expressions of interest, please email:

Contact Bev Farmer - Secretary
secretaryfhanq@gmail.com Mobile 0417 536 527
or Marilyn Grogan
treasurer.fhanq@gmail.com Mobile 0418 197 012

Research rooms during opening hours. 47282833

24/02/2026

Family History Association of North Qld Inc.
Legacy Family Tree Software Program Workshop

Facilitator: Marilyn Grogan Dip. Family History
When: Saturday 28th February 2026
Time: 10:00am – 12:00 pm
Where: 5 Baker Street, Hermit Park
Cost: $8.00 member, $20.00 non-members
What to bring: Your laptop or device
Please bring along your questions and we will try to solve them.
As there are some new Legacy Program users some of this workshop may be revision for current users. Everyone is welcome. Maybe a revision will be useful for all.
How do you know what you don’t know?
A facilitator will guide the workshop. However, if you are an experienced user, please bring your knowledge to share with others.
If you don't currently use the program, you are most welcome to observe and see the benefits of using this program.
Contact Facilitator Marilyn Grogan
Treasurer - Family History Association of North Queensland treasurer.fhanq@gmail.com Mobile 04018 197012
or secretaryfhanq@gmail.com 47 282 833

What is Legacy Family Tree Software.? Legacy 10 is completely free. Everything comes unlocked when you download Legacy 10.
Legacy Family Tree is genealogy software for Windows that assists family historians in tracking, organising, printing, and sharing family history. The software is distributed as freeware, with no restrictions, only requiring registration on the company's web site to download the software. As a Windows based program this does not operate on Apple devices. It is an ideal program for those wanting to record their family history including photos, documents and stories.
The Legacy workshops held by the Family History Association of North Queensland Inc on the fourth Saturday of the month and are designed run by experienced facilitators, for beginners to experienced users.

18/02/2026

Be careful if you are ordering certificates. Check you are actually ordering them from the government site you use to find records from.

A commercial website has been offering to process applications for Queensland life event certificates.

It’s seen users overpay for birth, death and marriage certificates – and hand over large amounts of personal data.

To apply for a life event certificate, only visit the official site: https://www.qld.gov.au/law/births-deaths-marriages-and-divorces

You’ll only pay the minimum fee – and we’ll keep your identity safe.

If you’ve been impacted, contact the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages at BDM-Mail@justice.qld.gov.au or call 13 QGOV (13 74 68).

Remember
✅ Stop if you see third party websites in search results
✅ Check you’re on the Qld Government page
✅ Protect yourself by not sharing identity details with third parties.

Contact the Registry for advice if you’ve paid through a third party.

17/02/2026

Any of our members able to contribute?

Are you a person with Pacific and South Sea Islander heritage living in Australia? We’d like to hear from you, about what is important for us to collect in our project documenting contemporary stories and voices of Pacific peoples in Australia.

Find out more about the project and share your feedback by completing our short survey: https://brnw.ch/21wZYnD

17/02/2026

Have you tried this site yet?

Dusty Docs, a Go-to Site for British Isles Research:

If you are doing research in the British Isles and haven't yet discovered DustyDocs.com (http://www.dustydocs.com) you are in for a treat. This site points you to a tremendous amount of record resources and research guides, from counties to parish and town levels, and it's laid with maps and links for easy navigation. It also covers Australia and New Zealand research in depth.

See also the All Countries pages (https://www.thefhguide.com/countries.html) for doing research in English-speaking countries.

21/01/2026

Reminder that our Legacy Group will be recommencing this Saturday 24 January at 10 am.
Bring along your electronic device - laptop or notebook. This program does not work on Apple or Mac devices.
You may like to bring along both paper and pencil to take down notes.
Suitable for beginners and Advanced users.
There will be a small fee charged for the two hour session.

15/01/2026

When visiting our Library this might be useful. Remember we are an Affiliated Library so you are able to access more records than you can at home.

15/01/2026

If you have a tree or two on Ancestry.

Cleaning Up Your Ancestry Tree:

Is your Ancestry tree in good order, or does it need some serious pruning?

As genealogist Aimee Cross points out in this video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjFQv6LAjUY), a clean tree also helps you research more effectively. The video helps you understand challenges with names, merging records, using sources and tags, and more.

For additional tips on working with your Ancestry tree, see these articles and videos in the Vault (https://www.thefhguide.com/vault.html -an).

12/01/2026

Another resource for your Irish research.

A second chance with a second surname search

A much improved two-surname search.
Pictured: our shame at realising how bad it used to be.

https://www.johngrenham.com/blog/2026/01/09/a-second-chance-with-a-second-surname/

07/06/2025

Imagine the hours and costs involved in digitising our records.
Being able to access digital records online is a bonus when researching. It can save vast amounts of money in travel and accommodation costs to have to visit the repository in person.
Records online also can allow you to research at anytime of the day you have the time.
Don’t forget however you should be recording the source of these inline records as the link can be archived and not so easily found next time.