Our blog
The blog has replaced our earlier newsletter which can be accessed at Newsletter.
Now you can get the stories hot off the press as we uncover them – or easily search for past stories!
Recent blogs
Lieutenant-Colonel George PATTERSON
George PATTERSON was born in Leginn in County Fermanagh Ireland on the 27/12/1836 to William Patterson and Dorothy (Dora) nee Winslow. He was the eldest of 8 children.DEATH OF...
Sarah Ann Caldwell PATTERSON
Sarah Ann Caldwell PATTERSON nee McKean was born on the 29/04/1840 in Belfast Ireland to parents David McKean & Sarah Ann nee Smith. She is the second daughter and middle child of five. About...
Memories of Christmas Past
I was born in 1950 and have always, then and now loved, Christmas. I believe this stems from the magical Christmas experiences created by my parents, especially my father. My mother explained that,...
Some older stories
The Story of an ANZAC – Sapper John Dahl – 1871 – 1916
Sapper John Dahl Service number: 9445 Unit: 11th Field Company Australian Engineers First World War, 1914-1918 LIGHT LOSS‘OUR LOSS was light,’ the paper said, ‘Compared with damage to the Hun’:...
Gympie’s Great War Stories 1914 – 1918
This blog post contains a collection of stories from publications put together by Society Members to mark the Centenary of the Great War. There are six books in the collection and they are...
Gympie’s Great War Stories 1914-1918
This blog post contains a collection of stories from publications put together by Society Members to mark the Centenary of the Great War. There are six books in the collection and they are...
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...
A Tragedy of the Flood. William Coomber’s Story 1852 – 1890.
Gympie has seen many tragedies during it's history of mining and floods, however the following story has to be one of the saddest we have found. It involved the Coomber family and events which...
A History of Labour Day happenings in Gympie
Eight Hour Day Procession - Fortitude Valley c 1908On this Labour Day weekend, we thought we should take a look back at what our Ancestors and their family members may have been doing on this...
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