IXL Family History

21/02/2026

Hi everyone, its been almost 12 months since I posted to this page. I had to have a break for medical reasons, but somehow I managed to fill up every spare moment of my day with three other pages. As Vice-President and Facebook Admin for the Toowoomba and Darling Downs Family History Society, Admin and owner of the Family History and Genealogy Buy, Sell and Wanted page, and my own favourite pet project the Helidon Local and Family History group - I've really over committed myself to be honest. So, my beloved IXL Family History is still on the back-burner apart from book sales.
Thanks again for your support. If you need to contact me, you'll find me hanging out at the groups/pages mentioned above.
Best wishes to all.

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28/04/2025

Hi everyone Jacqui Brock, owner of IXL Family History here. I haven't kept it a secret that I was diagnosed with breast cancer earlier this year. I'm fundraising for the National Breast Cancer Foundation whose goal is 'zero deaths from breast cancer'. Anyone who donates to this cause (even if its just $5) will go into the draw to win a beautiful hat designed and gifted by Cassie Aussie Hats. If you click on the link below you can donate and/or scan through the posts to see the lovely hat worth $90, and if you're not local - I'll cover the postage costs.

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23/03/2025

Hello. IXL Family History is taking a break for a little while. Thank you for your support and understanding.

27/08/2024

DO YOU HAVE ANCESTORS, FRIENDS OR FAMILY buried in the Drayton and Toowoomba Cemetery?

Toowoomba Regional Council have now posted a list of all damaged headstones/monuments that were vandalised at the Drayton and Toowoomba Cemetery earlier this month (August 2024).
Please see the list and further information by clicking on the link below. Please feel free to share: https://www.tr.qld.gov.au/facilities-recreation/cemeteries/cemetery-locations/16282-dtc-vandalism-list-from-9-august-2024?fbclid=IwY2xjawE6Em5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHV9THe-agJ44LbvTKKradZcHXovVf_u2T8kJ7tM-mMOKlqj5Oie1SbRncg_aem_JRmVFN1LQ12y14nk9cjx2w

The senseless and disgraceful act of vandalism that occurred at the on 9 August, damaging 143 memorials and monuments at our Drayton & Toowoomba Cemetery. We have completed an evaluation of the cemetery and have compiled a list of the damaged sites which can be found below. If you are a family membe...

22/04/2024

Anzac Day offers a great opportunity to honor the legacies of Australian and New Zealander family members who fought for freedom. To make this Anzac Day even more meaningful, MyHeritage is providing free access to all 130 million records from Australia and New Zealand on MyHeritage from April 23–28, 2024.

Anzac Day offers a great opportunity to honor the legacies of Australian and New Zealander family members who fought for freedom. To make this Anzac Day

22/04/2024

With the lead up to Anzac Day many of the libraries and websites are making their military records readily available. See link below.

State Library of Queensland houses many collections relating to the experience of Queenslanders during the Great War, 1914-1918

05/02/2024

Did you know that the Queensland Tenure Maps series were published at a scale of 12 miles to an inch and used 7 sheets to cover all of Queensland?

Scans of this map series dated from 1920 to 1922 have been released via the Historical maps topic available from the Queensland Globe. They can be accessed via the Cadastral 12 mile series layer (along with additional maps scans at this scale). They are a valuable historical land research resource as they provide a snapshot of land tenure at the time showing land held as pastoral holdings, freehold, grazing selections, agricultural selections and prickly pear selections.

This is a cropped part of Queensland Tenure Map sheet 5 dated 1920.

05/02/2024

New records on familysearch https://www.facebook.com/share/p/GtFyNBPBwwjfhbas/?mibextid=xfxF2i

Become a part of the best ancestry website community through FamilySearch, and discover how our free Family Trees and records can help you uncover your past.

04/02/2024

Have you registered for RootsTech 2024 yet? Online attendance is FREE. https://www.familysearch.org/en/rootstech/?fbclid=IwAR3pDP1uklO7pVuiWyYS-cWk0sWgW9cAY-q1Wq6nFeFNkD3Y_3xkpeeK9f4_aem_AaFvjIBHRj5GnW6E6oDV86ikZaNYG2rsmFyCmz7P4ZlXoYNPXL1OiAvAopQsJMVNd6r4Q5Ie0TMHBNPaA40AP5_T

A family history conference. An on-demand learning library. A way to grow closer to the people, places, and stories that matter most. RootsTech is all that and so much more. Join us as we celebrate the joy of connection together.

02/02/2024

02/02/2024

Save the date 21-24 March 2025 (next year). This conference always has something for the beginners right through to the most experienced family historian. Its held in a different place every 2-3 years, but 2025 is Brisbane. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/NLGKukgJqHBWwqRM/?mibextid=qi2Omg

GSQ is thrilled to announce their involvement with Connections 2025, the 17th Australasian Congress on Genealogy and Heraldry & 5th Queensland History State Conference.
The website is now open for bookings with the first four of their featured speakers announced. The venue is at The Brisbane Technology Park, 1 Clunies Ross Court, Eight Mile Plains with Quest Hotel Apartments situated adjacent to the conference site.
Full details are on the conference website:
https://www.connections2025.org.au/