VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

We are always looking for members and volunteers who are interested in family history, Gympie history, or just wanting to join a great community group of people. No matter for an hour or for a few weeks, a purpose or to help, you will be most welcome. Lots of Projects. Lots of Benefits.

Containers for Change

Our member number for Containers for Change is C11351662.  If you would like to donate your refund to the Society, simply enter this number when processing your refund and a donation will be made to us.  Thank you for your support.

CHEERS, to the Feast of Saint Patrick a religious and cultural holiday held on 17 March. It is the traditional death date of Saint Patrick (c.461) who is the foremost patron saint of Ireland, and in so, a day to celebrate all Irish heritage.

Gympie Family History Society Inc.

Our society is run by volunteers with a passion for local history.

We are a not for profit organisation devoted to helping people research their family history in the Gympie and Wide Bay Region.

We hope you enjoy your visit to our website and find information on the Gympie area and the people who once lived in the district.

Cemetery Crawls


Gympie Family History Society, with the permission of the Gympie Cemetery Trust, bring some of the forgotten past to life in a presentation and short tour style program. Exhuming only the basic story of some of the many gravestones or plots that have been lovingly adorned to remember lost loved ones from Gympie’s more than 150 year past. 

Our next Cemetery Crawl is scheduled for 23rd March 2024 and will be held at our Rooms at 1 Chapple St, Gympie.

 

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NEWS and EVENTS

MARCH

16th – Monthly Talk – 11am

23rd – Cemetery Crawl ________________________________________

EVENTS SCHEDULE

CEMETERY CRAWLS

March, June, August, October, (dates, times and format to be advised)

MONTHLY TALKS 

 Mar 16th; Apr 20th; May 25th; June 15th; July 20th; Aug 17th; Sept 21st; Oct 19th; Nov 16th; (Times and subjects to be advised)

all monthly talks are held at: 1 Chapple Street,
Gympie
Entry Cost – $5.00

DNA INTEREST GROUP

Apr 6th; May 4th; Jun 1st; Jul 6th; Aug 3rd; Sep 7th; Oct 5th; Nov 2nd;
The DNA Interest Group is subject to availability of our expert.  Keep an eye on Facebook for confirmation of dates.

If feeling unwell please do not attend any events. 

Cemetery Crawl – 23rd March 2024

Please note the change of venue for this Crawl. 

Where: Our Rooms at 1 Chapple St, Gympie You will be given a map so that you can explore the graves at a time which suits you.

Time: 1.30pm for a 2pm start

Cost: $10.00 per Adult; $5.00 per student; Under 12 years free.  Cost includes a Booklet and light refreshments.

Raffle tickets will be available at $1 each

Bookings Essential: RSVP with name, phone number (in case of notifications) and numbers attending (for printing) to our Rooms on 54828211 or Wendy on 0458 824 000 or 5482 4645

Names covered in this Crawl: Joseph Lawrence Ross; Thomas Daniell Cullinan; Andrew McKinlay; Stanford Percy Julius; Arthur Ernest Webb; John Thomas McKenna; Joseph Chamberlain.

 

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BRICKWALLS – Our March Monthly Talk & Session

Researching your family history can be fun, and yet it can get disappointing or frustrating when your avenues for research, or your family history clues, dry up. Maybe you have problems understanding documents, or maybe they do not have enough information. More often than not, someone else has already run across the problems you are facing, so maybe as a group, we all know several heads are better than one, and we can be help each other.

Come to our monthly talk on Saturday the 16th March at 11am and as a group we all have a quick chat about each participants brickwall, and how that person could find answers from another participant who may have already been at the research brickwall you are. Come for the talk, stay for a cuppa and a chat, or stay for a while and attack some research at Gympie Family History Society rooms. Look forward to seeing you there.

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2024 EVENTS – a Monthly DNA Interest Group

This group will meet next on Saturday 6th of April.

This Group seeks to share information on aspects of genetic family history

Which DNA Company is best for me? What do I do with my DNA matches? How do I find my parents through DNA? There are many questions that we discuss at our DNA group. You never know where it takes you till you start looking. We discuss our family trees, encourage each other through support, there is lots to learn through discussion. How we each document the Family tree, how to colour code the matches. support and collaboration at each step of the genetic genealogy experience.

Tea and coffee are provided, so come for the group, and stay for a chat, on this subject, or anything family history and or Gympie related.

Contact us or Stay tuned for more information to come.

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POSSIBLE 2024 EVENTS – a Monthly Brickwall Group

Would you be interested in joining the Gympie Family History Society BRICKWALL group ? ? ?

There is the possibility of monthly meetings during 2024, which will be held in the morning, afternoon or evening, on a Wednesday, Friday or Saturday. Please contact the society with your details and preferences regarding this interest group.

Researching your family history can be fun, although it can get disappointing or frustrating when your avenues for research, or your family history clues, dry up. Maybe you have problems understanding documents, or maybe they do not have enough information. More often than not, someone else has already run across the problems you are facing, so maybe as a group, we all know several heads are better than one, we can be help each other.

Contact us or Stay tuned for more information to come.

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POSSIBLE 2024 EVENTS – a Monthly Photo Group

Would you be interested in learning how to preserve by scanning, fixing or editing and retouching, and even presenting your treasured family photographs ? ? ?

There is the possibility of monthly meetings during 2024, which will be held in the morning, afternoon or evening, on a Wednesday, Friday or Saturday. Please contact the society with your details and preferences regarding this interest group.

Photos are, and can be an important resource in telling the history of your family.  We will use the one hour or two hour sessions to present, discuss, talk, and run practical classes, on a wide range of subjects to do with photos and documents.

Contact us or Stay tuned for more information to come.

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Some of the Irish Influence in the Gympie Region

Map of Ireland, 1943 - by F. Nichols. From Sean O'Faolain, The Story of Ireland (London: W. Collins, 1943). https://www.heritage.nf.ca/articles/society/irish-migration.php...

The Shadow of the Shamrock – Flora Lynagh

The following story is one of the many featured in a book called 'The Shadow of the Shamrock'. The book was written by Marjorie Head and published in 2007 with input from members...

Gympie and District Farming and Grazing – 1905- Widgee Crossing and Chatsworth Part 3

This is the third in a three part series featuring the articles published in the The Gympie Times and Mary River Mining Gazette in 1905 and it covers Widgee Crossing and...

The Gympie Family History Society has amassed an extensive image collection pertaining to all manner of subjects, including many Gympie families and many Gympie events and locations.
Come in and see our massive collection

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MEMBERSHIP

Single Membership: $40.00 per year
Family Membership: $50.00 per year*

*Family Membership is two members of an immediate family residing at the same address.

Memberships are due 1 September each year, and are charged pro-rata for people joining throughout the year.

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AGM

The Societies Annual General Meeting is held in September each year at 1:30pm in the
Gympie Family History Society Rooms,
1 Chapple St Gympie.   (old ticket office)

Members are welcome and encouraged to attend.

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MEETINGS

Society meetings are held on the second Saturday of each month at 1:30pm in the Gympie Family History Society Rooms,
1 Chapple St, Gympie. (old ticket office)

Members are welcome and encouraged to attend.

When visiting please respect each others space and do not come if you feel unwell.

Gympie Family History Society Inc.

Phone: 07 5482 8211

LOCATION
1 Chapple Street, Gympie Qld 4570

SECRETARY gympiefamilyhistory@gmail.com

 

RESEARCH OFFICER
research@gfhs.com.au

 

Centre Opening Hours

Wednesday: 9:30am – 2:00pm
Friday: 9:30am – 12:00pm
Saturday: 1:00pm – 4:00pm

HOW TO FIND US

Located in the Old Ticket Office, under the Rattler Railway Station, cnr Station Road & Chapple Street, Gympie

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