Guest speaker is Garry Reynolds & May Members Meeting

The May 2024 guest speaker is Garry Reynolds The next Caloundra Family History Research group meeting will be held on Thursday, 16 May 2024 at 1:30 pm (Members’ Meeting follows at 2:30 pm). The guest speaker is Garry Reynolds: family historian, researcher, former teacher & public servant and author who will present “Station of the Read More …

Moya Sharp: Ripping Yarns & Tragic Tales

September 2023 Guest Speaker at Caloundra Family History Caloundra Family History recently hosted Western Australian historian Moya Sharp OAM via Zoom to hear about her wonderful website, research service, and tales. After moving to Kalgoorlie in the late 1980s, Moya discovered the rich local history of the WA Goldfields which has developed into a life-long Read More …

Convicts Research Seminar

Convict Seminar was a huge success It was held on Saturday 5 August for National Family History Month at the Indoor Bowling Club in Golden Beach.  The guest speakers Helen Smith and Vicki Osborn as well as two of our own, Shauna Hicks and Trisha Hyde, were brilliant.  Helen and Shauna have agreed to share Read More …

South Sea Islander Project with Dr Jon Prangnell

What did the South Sea Islander Project reveal? Family history research often leads us down the path of discovering how our ancestors came to be here in Australia… they bought passage on a ship, or they were sentenced to transportation; but did you know that some were kidnapped? At the recent meeting of the Caloundra Read More …

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 covered  Read More …

Who are you? Harmony week events

Bookings Closed. Bookings for Sunshine Coast Council Library events fill up quickly so register now to avoid disappointment. In March Caloundra Family History is collaborating with Genealogy Sunshine Coast and Sunshine Coast Libraries to talk about tracing your ancestral heritage and understanding your connection in a diverse community. Learn how to begin your family history Read More …