About us
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.
Our Committee
President
Brett Watson
Treasurer
Vi Brown
Secretary
Marilyn Mullally
Librarian
Denise Juler
Research Officer
Ian McGregor
Grants officer
Graham Juler
Vice President
Vi Brown
Assistant Treasurer
Assistant Secretary
Wendy Flikweert
Assistant Librarian
Val Buchanan
Assistant Research Officer
Val Buchanan
How we behave
- Constitution
- Consumer guarantee
- Privacy policy
When we meet
- The Annual general meeting is usually held in September
- Monthly meetings are usually held on the 2nd Saturday of each month
Check Events for current meeting times.
Our supporters
We wish to acknowledge and thank the many supporters, contributors and benefactors of the Society over its many years of development and activities. These are some of the supporters and hope you can also give them your support or patronage.
If you have not been mentioned on this page let us know so we can quickly fix that oversight.
Member of the month
Name: Denise, 60+
Described as: Courteous, Caring, Curious, Cute.
Role: Researcher Officer for the Society for the last 5 years
Research Interests:
- Gympie families
- Gympie history
Family lineages of interest:
- Tipperary, Hogan ancestors
- Attrill/Macklin, Isle of Wight
- Elford, Maryborough Qld AUS/County Offaly IRE
Famous/Notorious link:
- A long list of bankrupt, reprobate Irish publicans and paupers.
- Henry Macklin (GGrandfather) designed the rose garden in Maryborough Cemetery.
To contact Denise, don’t hesitate to send us an email, call us, or avail yourself to our facilities, and have a chat.
Monthly Talks
Gympie Family History Society is open most Saturdays and once a month we invite someone to present a topic of importance to all researchers on both the local district and state, and anywhere in the world their ancestors have hailed from, and the records those areas might hold.
Talks and discussions will be around 45 to 60 mins, with questions and answers afterwards.
Tea and coffee will be provided, so come for the talk, and stay for a chat, on the presented subject, or anything family history and or Gympie related.
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DNA Interest Group
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.
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GFHS Interest Groups
The Gympie Family History Society is a continually evolving group of likeminded people with interests revolving mostly around Gympie, its surrounds, and of course the families that have and are integrated with in it.
As such, the society has been gathering, collating, and indexing Gympie regional history since it began, and so have been researching Gympie families for over 25 years.
The depth of Interest Groups over the years that have been instigated and started have been many, so if you have an interest pertaining to anything historically, family, or regionally orientated, please do not hesitate to give us a call or pop in for a chat with the society members.
Tea and coffee is available, so come for the visit, and stay for a chat, on anything family history and or Gympie related.
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Containers for change
Containers for change
You can support the Society by donating your Cash for change refund to us by simply entering our member number when processing your refund.
Our member number is C11351662
Thank you for your support.
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.
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.