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For all those who love family history research and live on Bribie Island and surrounds in Queensland
Formed in February 2023 as an Incorporated Association, this small but active group supports members on Bribie Island and the surrounding districts in advancing their family history research through regular meetings, guest speakers, and periodic workshops that delve deeper into research methodology.
Our best email contact is bribiefamilyhistoryassociation@gmail.com or bribiefha.president@gmail.com.
For snail-mail PO Box 1215, Bongaree Qld 4507
Welcome
Bribie Family History Association is for people interested in genealogy and family history.
We meet at the RSL ANZAC Room on the 1st Friday of the month.
From February to December, from 9:15 am to 11:30 am.
Note the 1st Friday in April 2026 is Good Friday and there is no April meeting this year,
Annual membership fee applies.
Visitors welcome, 1st visit free.
Workshops are held occasionally for specialised subjects. Details of any upcoming events are on the 'Meetings and Workshops' tab. These are usually half day or full day events which have an additional (low) charge. Members receive a discount on this charge.
DNA Workshop
11 July 2026
Bribie Island Community Arts Centre
191 Sunderland Drive Banksia Beach
Presenter: Helen Smith
9:00am Arrival time
9:30 am Session 1 - “Diving Deeper into Ancestry DNA”
BFHA Members $30 Non-Members $40
Noon Lunch Break
1:00pm Session 2 - “Solving Family Mysteries with Autosomal DNA”
BFHA Members $30 Non-Members $40
Full Day rate BFHA Members $50 Non-Members $70
Limited Seating Available – prebooking required
Pre-registration to Treasurer – Trish Jacobsen
bribiefha.treasurer@gmail.com
Payment to be made with booking to
Bribie Family History Association
Westpac
BSB 034-119
Account number 379180
For more details on the presentation see the writeup on "Meeting and Workshops" page.
Guest Speaker for Upcoming Meeting
Our next meeting will be held on Friday 3rd July at Bribie RSL Anzac Room at 9:15am.
Our guest speaker for this meeting is Sally Remano.
Sally Romano is a qualified genealogist and history advocate with a passion for helping people find joy in genealogy.
Since 2019, she has worked as a researcher and presenter for the television program Who Do You Think You Are?, helping well-known Australians uncover and share their family stories.
Sally is the author of the Share Your Life Story book series and creator of the widely followed Organise Your Genealogy Facebook community.
Through her business, Genealogy Space, she develops practical organising systems, resources and training programs that help family historians bring structure to their research and work withgreater confidence.
Sally is also the President of History Queensland.
The topic of her talk is: “Paper to Pixels".
We look forward to seeing you all there.
Up Coming Guest Speakers: Click here to view the full list of coming speakers for 2026
Annual BFHA Membership is $30.00 for a single and $50.00 per couple.
Note that 2026 memberships start from the February 6 meeting and any members who have not renewed and are wanting to continue, please note that fees are due now.
Meetings are held in the ANZAC Room, Bribie Island RSL.
On the 1st Friday of the month.
Meeting Location
ANZAC Room, First Floor, Bribie Island RSL Club - 99 Toorbul St, Bongaree QLD 4507 - p: 07 3400 1300
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