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Membership

Why not become a BRGHS member? Click on the images below for more information.

	Membership benefits				How to join
	Generous book discounts, newsletters, meetings, free stuff... find out about all the benefits of joining the BRGHS.				Register your interest and we'll send a you a form.

	Meetings				BRGHS people
					Meet some of the people in the BRGHS.
	Where and when we meet. New events planned for this year!

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BRGHS membership:

Meetings

Above: National Trust House, Brisbane

Right: The boardroom

The BRGHS holds monthly general meetings in the boardroom of the National Trust House, William Street , Brisbane (next door to the Commissariat Store). At the moment these take place on the first Wednesday of each month.

During 2010 we will be holding a number of weekend meetings and social events. All members are welcome to attend, contribute and vote.

We hold Annual General Meetings once a year, and all members are welcome to nominate for the management committee.

BRGHS membership:

How to join the BRGHS

If you are interested in taking advantage of the BRGHS membership benefits, please complete the details below and we will email or post a membership application to you.

A one-year membership costs $12 ($10 unwaged) and run from October-September. There is a staggered fee scaled depending on which time of year that you join.

A three-year membership costs $30 ($25 unwaged).

Name:

Email:

Contact no:

Why are you interested in joining the BRGHS?

Would you like to join for:

How would you like us to send the form?

If by post, what is your postal address?

Thank you for your interest in our group. We will get back to you ASAP.

All personal information received is strictly for BRGHS office use only

BRGHS membership:

BRGHS people

Chris Dawson

Originally from Heywood, Lancashire, father-of-four Chris Dawson has lived in Brisbane since 1988. He gained a degree in Anthropology from the University of Queensland, and a Graduate Diploma in Applied and Local History (also UQ) in 2008.

Inspired by his volunteer work as curator and historian at the Boggo Road Gaol Museum, he co-founded the BRGHS in 2003, and has been the secretary since 2004. He written many local history books for Inside History on such themes as prisons, executions, suburb origins, cemeteries, and sharks. He has also had journal articles published by the Royal Historical Society of Queensland and is a contributor to the 2009 Queensland Historical Atlas and various other local history projects.

Tracey Olivieri

Tracey was born in Brisbane and has lived most of her life in the local area, attending the Dutton Park school. She has two sons, and apart from her work as president of the BRGHS she is a scout leader at Tarragindi, secretary of the Friends of South Brisbane Cemetery (FOSBC), and secretary of the Greater Brisbane Cemetery Alliance. She also has an official volunteer position with the cemeteries department of the Ipswich City Council.

She co-founded the FOSBC in 2006, in order to look after what was a neglected site. Since then the FOSBC have done a wonderful job at the cemetery, and the renewed interest in the site from the public (and the Brisbane City Council) can be attributed solely to their efforts. Tracey has become a leading authority on the cemetery's history, and has written a number of books on the subject.

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BRGHS membership:

Membership benefits

The benefits of a BRGHS membership include:

Free A Time and a Place CD-ROM about the original Boggo Road women's prison from 1903-21.

Generously discounted prices on the 'Inside History' range (see price list).

Regular member's newsletter, keeping you up-to-date with happenings in the BRGHS and at the Boggo Road site

Regular email updates.

Automatic membership of the 'Friends of South Brisbane Cemetery' (FOSBC).

Interested members can join our research team in libraries and archives across Brisbane.

An invitation to attend our monthly BRGHS meetings at the National Trust House, Brisbane. Members have full voting rights and are eligible for election to the management committee.

Coming soon: Members-only area section of this website, with exclusive and unique images, free ebooks, online newsletters, etc.

If you would like to support our work in preserving one of the most unique historical sites in Queensland, protecting our cultural heritage, and promoting local histories, then please contact us us for an application form. One and three year memberships are available.