First Life Membership Ever Awarded

Loris was totally surprised at the AGM For the very first time ever, life membership was awarded to member Loris Gray at our recent AGM in August 2020. The meeting was conducted on Zoom and we surprised Loris even more by inviting her daughter and two sons to attend the presentation. To say she was Read More …

Free Events for National Family History Month

UPDATE: these events are now finished. This August 2020 Caloundra Family History Research Inc will be celebrating National Family History Month. Even COVID-19, social distancing and restricted meeting sizes will not stop us finding ways to sharing our resources, research skills and enthusiasm for family history at this time. We have planned two presentations using Read More …

CFH Women’s & Men’s Polo Shirts

CFH Polo Shirt Ordering Instructions Delivery times can vary. For the latest update contact us and we will get a status update for you. Not sure about your size: Try on at Totally Workwear at Unit 1/10 Capital Pl, Birtinya. If you have any problems with sending your order, please contact us to work out Read More …

12 weeks of COVID-19 newsletters

Our president, Valerie Thornton, has done a wonderful job over 12 weeks to publish a weekly newsletter so we could keep in contact while staying at home as per Government COVID-19 Virus restrictions. The newsletters helped us master Zoom which in turn let many of us attend on line more events than we usually manage Read More …

Discover Caloundra History Part 3 – William Landsborough

In this post, we find out about William Landsborough. This is the third in our series from Caloundra local history research by a fellow member, Ruth L Carmichael. Knowing the local history for a location helps your understanding of your ancestors’ possible circumstances. From Ruth’s research, this early settlers timeline for Caloundra shows some of Read More …

Discover Caloundra History Part 2 – Caloundra Timeline

Caloundra Early Settlers Timeline This is the second in our series from Caloundra local history research by a fellow member, Ruth L Carmichael. Knowing the local history for a location helps your understanding of your ancestors’ possible circumstances. From Ruth’s research, this early settlers timeline for Caloundra shows some of the regions key events. 1860s Read More …