Gympie Family History Society
Breathing new life into the history of Gympie and the Wide Bay region Search collectionsUpcoming events
Digital library concept
Digital library concept (courtesy Vecteezy)
Let's roll up our sleeves and get stuck into indexing our library. Bring your laptop or scanner along too...
Get involved
GFHS Library Open Hours, Friday 18th October
Have you been curious about your resilient great grandmother, your apparent wayward great-great grandfather, the roots of your family history, the Gympie family History Society Library can help. In...
GFHS Library Open Hours, Saturday 19th October
Have you been curious about your resilient great grandmother, your apparent wayward great-great grandfather, the roots of your family history, the Gympie family History Society Library can help. In...
Book; History of Education in the Gympie Region, 1867-2020
contact the Gympie Family History Society Inc, for further questions. Brief: Between 1867 and 2020, more than 160 Provisional, State, Private and Independant schools have been established within...
A blast from the past
JAMES NASH One man’s search for a fortune
Known as the ‘Man who saved Queensland’ from financial depression, records show that James Nash was the first to report the discovery of profitable Gold in the area, by taking his find up to...
HAPPY FATHERS DAY from us at GFHS
TIDBITS The origins of fathers day have a number of apparent beginnings, like the Americans supporting a following that a terrible mining disaster that killed 360 men in June 1908 be honored though...
Andrew Fisher – Miner, Engine-Driver, Politician, Diplomat
Our last blog featured a brief story of Margaret Jane Irvine. With occupations of Miner, Engine-driver, Politician and Diplomat this is the story of her husband, Andrew Fisher Andrew Fisher...
CONTACT US
Secretary: gympiefamilyhistory@gmail.com
Research officer: research@gfhs.com.au
Phone: 07 5482 8211
OPENING HOURS
Wednesday: 9:30am – 2:00pm
Friday: 9:30am – 12:00pm
Saturday: 1:00pm – 4:00pm
LOCATION
1 Chapple Street, Gympie Qld 4570
In the Old Ticket Office under the Rattler Railway Station.
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We acknowledge the traditional owners of the land and pay our respects to the elders of the past, present and emerging.