Gympie Family History Society
Preserving Family and Local History, one story at a time
GFHS Library Open Hours, Friday 18th July 2025
Have you been curious about your...
GFHS Library Open Hours, Saturday 19th July 2025
Have you been curious about your resilient great grandmother, your apparent wayward great-great grandfather, or the roots of your family history, the Gympie family History Society Library can...
Digitising records
Image courtesy of Web banner Vectors by VecteezyImagine a future GFHS where you can come to our rooms, sit down at a computer and search thousands of records in seconds. Then you can view the...
Lieutenant-Colonel George PATTERSON
George PATTERSON was born in Leginn in County Fermanagh Ireland on the 27/12/1836 to William...
Search our collection for Births, Marriages, Deaths, Mining, Schools, Lands, Voters, Military, Cemeteries, Properties, Agricultural, Obituaries, Licenses, Railways, and many more topics.
Renew your membership before 1 Sep
Continue uncovering stories about your family and the local region using our library and digital records….or being part of the team that created successful events such as the Cemetery Crawl and Heritage Fair stand.
This year you can do it all online – giving us your details and paying by credit or debit card.
You can still pay by cash or EFTPOS the next time you visit our rooms.
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Billions of records at your fingertips
We now have popular genealogy programs for use in our rooms during opening hours.
You can use them to break down brick walls or learn more about ancestors who are overseas. You are no longer limited to Gympie and the Wide Bay regions.
Join us and start growing your family stories.
More stories
Sarah Ann Caldwell PATTERSON
Sarah Ann Caldwell PATTERSON nee McKean was born on the 29/04/1840 in Belfast Ireland to parents...
Memories of Christmas Past
I was born in 1950 and have always, then and now loved, Christmas. I believe this stems from the...
Gympie Mining Accidents – 1800s – Part 4
Whilst mine safety would have been at the forefront of most Gympie Mine Manager's minds, there...
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. View map
Disclaimer: The information/text material found within is posted with good conscience and thought to be true and correct, but we do not guarantee the information/text material and must be viewed in a similar way as other information on the internet. Our Society website is maintained by our members who volunteer their time and skills.
We acknowledge the traditional owners of the land and pay our respects to the elders of the past, present and emerging.