Members Beginner’s Course Booking Survey

Booking for Members Beginner’s Course Survey Closed Caloundra Family History Research Inc is offering a Beginner’s Course for members during  June and July.  There are two sessions which will be offered twice.  If you are interested in attending you only need to attend one of Session 1 and one of Session 2. If you do Read More …

Caloundra History: Spot the difference between then and now?

The Bulcock Street Heritage Walk will be held on 21 May 2022, next Saturday, weather permitting. This is an opportunity to find out about the history of the Bulcock Street area. More details about the Bulcock Street Heritage Walk on 21 May. These heritage walks are supported by the Sunshine Coast Council. How much has Read More …

Book Review: The Book of Doors

June Blackburn, the current president, has read and reviewed another of the books at our library. These short book reviews help members discover books and other resources in our library. Library resources are available for members to take home to read or reference in the rooms. The Book of Doors by Anne Richards If you Read More …

RootsTech 2022 Conference Update

Caloundra Family History was proud to have member Shauna Hicks as an official RootsTech Influencer and Speaker for two sessions. “Mining Ancestors Down Under” explores tracing gold mining ancestors in Australia. It looks at archives, libraries and digitised newspapers and demonstrates the type of information that can be found on mining ancestors. Shauna’s other session Read More …

Update for access to the rooms: OPEN

Extracts from the 4th March email update for access to the rooms for research and general meeting details for hybrid in-person or zoom options from June Blackburn, President: Hello Everyone, ….. At the committee meeting yesterday, it was decided to open our rooms fully to all members and visitors without number restrictions.  You will still Read More …

Shauna Hicks “Why can’t I find it?…..”

The presenter at our February 2022 monthly general meeting was Shauna Hicks. Shauna has kindly provided a handout on her website for this talk. A jam-packed talk with strategies to help to find what you are looking for and reasons as to why you might not be successful in your searches. With great examples across Read More …