Currently accepting clients for...

• Family History Research
• Speaking / Presenting

I have been tracing my own family history since 1977 and worked in government, mainly in libraries and archives for over 35 years. These included the State Library Queensland and the then John Oxley Library, Queensland State Archives, National Archives of Australia  and Public Record Office Victoria.
 
I am currently undertaking a Doctor of Philosophy program with Griffith University. My thesis is the Grass Wasn't Always Greener: the incarceration of women in colonial Queensland 1850-1900 and I am using a genealogical methodology to study these women and tell their stories.

I have published twelve family history research guides and am a well-known speaker at conferences, seminars, workshops, and genealogy cruises in Australia and overseas. 
 

Geographic Specialities
Australia

Testimonials
Shauna Hicks does a professional, informative presentation and by allowing access to her website attendees can look things up from home after the workshop May 2021 City of Moreton Bay Libraries 

Publications/Media
All publications are available online from Gould Genealogy https://www.gould.com.au/ 
Australian Genealogy Online, Unlock the Past, St Agnes SA, 2022
Trove: Discover Genealogy Treasure in the National Library of Australia, 3rd ed, Unlock The Past, St Agnes SA, 2021
It's Not All Online: A Guide to Genealogy Sources Offline, 2nd ed, Unlock The Past, St Agnes SA, 2018
Where Do I Start?: a brief guide to researching your family in Australia and New Zealand, 2nd ed, Unlock the Past, St Agnes SA, 2018
Family History on the Cheap, 2nd ed, Unlock The Past, St Agnes SA, 2016
What Was The Voyage Like?: A Brief Guide to Researching Convict and Immigrant Voyages to Australia and New Zealand , 2nd ed, Unlock The Past, St Agnes SA, 2015
Discover Your Sporting Ancestors: It was not all work and no play!, Unlock the Past, St Agnes SA, 2015
My Ancestor was in an Asylum: Brief Guide to Asylum Records in Australia and New Zealand, Unlock the Past, St Agnes SA, 2014
Tracing Mining Ancestors: A Brief Guide to Resources in Australia and New Zealand, Unlock the Past, St Agnes SA, 2014
Finding Ancestors in Church Records: A Brief Guide to Resources, Unlock The Past, St Agnes SA, 2012
Family & Local History Resource Directory for Victoria, Unlock The Past, Modbury North SA, 2010
Your Family History Archives: A Brief Introduction, Unlock The Past, Modbury North SA, 2010

Lectures
See my list of lectures at www.shaunahicks.com.au/events

Repositories
National Archives of Australia
Queensland State Archives
State Library of Queensland

Research Time Periods

• 20th Century
• 19th Century
• 18th Century

Languages
English

Honorifics/Credentials
OAM Order of Australia Medal 
FQFHS Fellow Queensland Family History Society 

Affiliations
Australian Society of Archivists professional member retired
Professional Historians Association professional member
Bribie Family History Association member
Queensland Family History Society life member and Fellow
Genealogy SA (South Australia)  member
Genealogical Society of Queensland member
Genealogical Society of Victoria  member
History Queensland Patron
 

Degrees
Bachelor of Arts in History and Anthropology 1985 University of Queensland
Master of Arts in Australian Studies 1995 Griffith University Queensland
Graduate Diploma in Library Science 1989 Queensland University of Technology
Diploma in Family Historical Studies 1991 Society of Australian Genealogists