Cairns Family History

04/08/2026

16/07/2026

13/07/2026

Are you looking. forward to Shadows from the Past!

09/07/2026

About
The aim of FreeREG is to provide free internet searches of baptism, marriage, and burial records. We are transcribing records from parish registers, non-conformist records and other relevant sources in the UK.

The recording of baptisms, marriages and burials in parish registers began in England and Wales in 1538 and is separate and distinct from the civil registration process that began in 1837 — civil registration is covered by our companion project, FreeBMD. We want to make it easier for researchers, no matter where you are in the world, to find a specific record relating to your ancestor within a church register.

FreeREG is the result of contributions by hundreds of dedicated volunteers around the world. They continue to add records daily. Even so, you should not expect to find all your ancestors in the database yet.

https://www.freereg.org.uk/

05/07/2026

Newspaper Workshop. Learn how newspapers can assist your research and how to navigate the Trove website.

03/07/2026

If you are considering coming to this great event don't wait - Tickets are nearly sold out!

Thanks to Cairns Regional Council for their continued support of this show

03/07/2026

Join us tomorrow 4 July at 2 pm for our DNA Interest Group meeting "Roundtable Problem Solving to Tackle Unknown DNA Matches".
Cost: $5

22/06/2026

Do you know how and when your ancestors arrived in Australia?
Did they come willingly or unwillingly?
Learn what records are available and how to access them.