Round up for Harmony Week

7 Talks in one week As part of Harmony Week, Caloundra Family History Research Inc, together with Genealogy Sunshine Coast and Sunshine Coast Libraries presented Who Are You? A genealogy guide to help you find out how to trace your ancestral heritage and understand where you belong in a diverse community. Caloundra Family History coveredĀ  Read More …

Bulcock Street and Bulcock Beach Guided Tours

Find out about Caloundra’s local history with the Bulcock Street or Bulcock Beach Guided Tours. Or go on both. This is a joint event between the Queensland section of the National Trust for the Heritage Festival 2023 and Caloundra Family History Research Inc. Caloundra Family History is committed to sharing this amazing historical landscape and Read More …

Australia Day Community Group Award Nominee

Caloundra Family History Australia Day Community Group Award Nominee As a nominee for the Community Group or Organisation Australia Day Awards, we attended the award ceremony at Woombye on the Sunshine Coast. The group was represented at the awards by Valerie Thornton, Roz Kuss & Sue Schott.Ā  We did not win but it was a Read More …

Tips from Vince Bourke’s approach to family history

Can your approach to family history research be improved? Have you ever wondered if your approach to family history research could be improved? Hearing how others approach their research often gives us ideas and tips that could enhance our own work. Recently at our monthly General meeting in the CFHR room and via Zoom, we Read More …

2022 Lorrie Barzdo Writers’ Award

Start writing your family history story A reminder to members to start writing their stories for the Lorrie Barzdo Writers’ Award. This annual event encourages members to write a story about a family member, an event or anything family history related. The award was started over 10 years ago when in 2010 Lorrie Barzdo donated Read More …

Renew your CFHRI membership

Update: The renewal page is now closed as 2022-2023 renewals are now closed. Still, feel free to check further down this page for plenty of the events we have held over recent years even with Covid interrupting our normal in-person meetings. It is time to renew your membership.Ā  Details on how to do this can Read More …