Organisations - Heritage, History, Genealogy |
| Ancestry.com Offers a large range of family history resources including free and subscription-based databases. Getting started provides useful tips on researching your ancestry. Membership is required, though it is free. For a fee, membership can be enhanced to provide access to the subscription-based databases. |
| Archon Archon is "the principal information gateway for UK archivists and users of manuscript sources for British history." Both browse and search options are available. Links to national and international archival organisations and initiatives are provided. |
| Australasian Association of Genealogists and Record Agents The site provides a listing of record/research agents and genealogists who subscribe to a Code of Ethics regarding the profession of the genealogist. |
| Australasian-genealogy AgWeb provides access to regionally located Australasian genealogy sources, data and references. Examples of the type of information provided include occupational records, passenger lists, local histories, land records and local government records. |
| Australian Association for Byzantine Studies "Formed in 1977, the Australian Association for Byzantine Studies is a non-profit organisation that aims to foster links between scholars, students and laypersons within Australia and New Zealand who are interested in Byzantium and related fields." The Association has formed close connections with Byzantine groups in other countries, it publishes a semi-annual newsletter (available online), hosts a biennial conference, and funds the publication of the scholarly series Byzantina Australiensia. The Association's web site provides further information on its activities, as well as links to related Byzantine sites. |
| Australian Beers.com Site contains information on a few famous Australian pubs, a history of beer and beer drinking in Australia, some beer songs, and explanations of the different styles of Australian beers. |
| Australian family history compendium This commercial site provides information on what may be purchased from the Australian Family History Compendium and collects other material of interest to Australian genealogical researchers. |
| Australian Heritage Commission Provides access to the databases, publications and information produced by the AHC. Of particular interest is the Register of the National Estate listing more than 12,000 places of natural, historic and indigenous significance and searchable by place name, location or map. Some publications eg Ask first: a guide to respecting Indigenous heritage places and values require Adobe Acrobat for viewing. |
| Australian Light Horse Association The Australian Light Horse Association Ltd, is a non-profit organisation, whose aim is to preserve the history and tradition of the Australian Light Horse and its predecessors. The site 'contains both historical and current information on famous regiments and famous battles, as well as information on both ordinary soldiers and commanders, existing Military Units, current Re-enactment Troops, and Light Horse Museums.' Has links to other military sites as well as the National Archives of Australia and the Australian War Memorial and membership information. |
| Australian Railway Historical Society - Queensland Division "This web-site is dedicated to the promotion, preservation and operation of (former) railways of Queensland trains, track and equipment." |
| Australian Woolshed |
| Banaban Heritage Society Inc. Based in Mudgeeraba, the Society is dedicated to the preservation of Banaban Culture and bettering the lives of the Banaban people of Banaba/Ocean Island and Rabi Islands in the Pacific. |
| Brisbane History Group Site sets out the membership and details of the group's publications (within five historical series) on the Brisbane region. |
| Brisbane Images Contains 5000 images from photographs and slides of the Brisbane City Council Library Services' Archives collection. Images date from the 1840s until present time. and provide a visual history of Brisbane. The archive can be browsed by time period, then by city region and then by feature. Or searched by keywords through the libraries' web catalogue (choose Image search). High-quality prints of images can also be ordered online. Can also be viewed online at Brisbane City Council libraries. |
| Bundaberg Genealogical Association Inc Includes information about publications for sale, current projects, and research services. |
| Cape Banks Family History Society Inc. Family history society |
| Cooroy-Noosa Genealogical & Historical Research Group Inc "The Group was formed in July 1996 to promote and encourage the study of genealogy, heritage and history in the local area, to extend membership, to make records and indexes of monumental inscriptions, parish registers and other genealogical and historical source material. To conduct workshops and regular meetings, to share each other's resources and maintain and extend the holdings of a reference and research library. The aims of the Group are to interact with other societies, share knowledge and help each other." There are links to authoritative genealogical research sites. |
| Eacham Historical Society Website includes a brief history of Eacham Shire; details of its historical museum, its resource centre, meetings, publications, field trips; links to other history sites. |
| Family History Association of North Queensland Includes contact, membership and services information of the association, their newsletter as well as the Index to Remote Graves in Queensland. |
| Family history in India Australian, Cathy Day is interested in the wider scope of the Indian sub-continent including Burma, Pakistan and Bangladesh. Her site covers church and cemetery records, sources and some lists for various occupational groups. She has a composite index of Europeans including some non-British from a variety of sources. |
| Family History Unit, State Library of Queensland, Brisbane Collects material that assists people in conducting family and genealogical research. The collection is particularly strong in material concerning families with origins in the British Isles. |
| Fifty Years in Queensland: Living Pioneer Colonists Supplement to the "The Queenslander" Jubilee Issue: 7 August 1909. Contains the names, years of arrival in Queensland, name of ship and current (as at 1909) age of the men only. All individuals named had their portrait taken for the Jubilee issue of "The Queenslander". The photo number of each portrait in the John Oxley Library is given along with information about obtaining reproductions from the John Oxley Library. |
| Genealogical Society of Queensland genealogical society |
| Genealogy - The Armchair Hobby? "Unsurpassed site with data from around Australia, a fabulous list of surnames being researched in Australia and New Zealand - along with contact details for each name and the nets most comprehensive selection of Australian and New Zealand Genealogical links sorted by state, shipping, convicts, military etc." |
| Gold Coast & Albert Genealogical Society Inc "We are a progressive Society of nearly 650 members who maintain an extensive library of records on CD ROM, microfiche, films and books." |
| Maryborough District Family History Society Website includes details of membership, research services and facilities, publications and resources as well as indexes of Maryborough pioneers 1848 - 1868 born in Scotland, Ireland, other Australian states, New Zealand or at sea. |
| Milton Ulladulla: local and family history site A comprehensive site containing both family history and local history information. Provides information to pioneer records, local serviceman records, convicts and cemeteries as well as information on the Budawang Aboriginals. |
| Murray Clan Society of Queensland Scottish clan society |
| National Trust Queensland The National Trust of Queensland is a community organisation which works to conserve Queensland's cultural heritage. The site contains sections on the properties cared for by the Trust, coming events and details of membership and branches as well as the NTQ register of places important to Queensland's heritage. |
| National Trust. Warwick and District Branch The web site of the Warwick Branch of the National Trust includes a newsletter, an events calendar, an overview of the history of the Warwick district, a list of local National Trust properties, and links. |
| Pandora Expeditions Details of the Queensland Museum's several excavation expeditions to the wreck of the HMS Pandora, a frigate sent to round up the Bounty mutineers in 1790. Artefacts recovered from the expeditions are housed at the home of the Pandora, the Museum of the Tropical North. |
| Public Record Office Virtual Museum The Virtual Museum for the Public Record Office showcases some of the treasures of the PRO’s collections, including a host of landmark documents from the past 1000 years of British history. Explore facts about famous people - including William Shakespeare, Robin Hood and Sir Elton John - as well as the extraordinary feats of ordinary people. |
| Q.W.H.A. : Queensland Women's Historical Association Website of the Q.W.H.A., an association interested in the contribution of women and pioneer families to Queensland history. Their Miegunyah House Museum at Bowen Hills holds an historical collection in a building classified by the National Trust. |
| Qld Association of Local and Family History Societies To promote and develop opportunities to participate in family history, local history and small museum activities. |
| QldFamilies Site features a message board, surname register, photo album, chat and calender for those interested in genealogy research in Queensland. Access to parts of the web site requires registration. |
| Queensland Family History Society Inc. 'The Queensland Family History Society Incorporated (QFHS) was formed in Brisbane in 1979 as a non-profit, non-sectarian, non-political organisation. It aims to promote the study of family, and local history, genealogy, and heraldry, and to encourage the collection and preservation of records relating to the history of Queensland families.' Lists events, publications for sale including the newsletter 'Snippets', library holdings, workshops and contacts. |
| Queensland Genealogy & History Webring "...a completely free service that lets a user quickly, easily and reliably navigate other websites organized by areas of interest." |
| Queensland Living History Federation Inc. The QLHF is a non-profit, living history and reenactment body. Their site includes information about rules and regulations, member groups and events. |
| Rosewood Scrub Historical Society Inc. Includes full text or extracts of some of the Society's publications, details of its genealogical services and the opening hours of its historical display collection. |
| Society of Australian Genealogists The Society of Genealogists website is aimed at family historians and genealogists and features a site search engine, access to the Society newsletters plus information of special interest groups. |
| University of Queensland Art History Association. Based in Brisbane. Please visit the site for more information |
| Yandina & District Historical Society Website includes short essays on the Aboriginal and European history of Yandina and the major industries of the district, a district map, a timeline, a selection of photographs and links, and details of the present committee. |
| Texas Historical Society Inc Museum |
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