Professional Historians Association (Queensland) - Consultants' Register

Webster, Barbara

Barbara Webster — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 03:51:11 UT

Barbara Webster undertakes historical research and writing about people,
places, organisations, institutions, events and environments. Her
particular interest is Central Queensland history.

Categories of skills and expertise: biography, Corporate/institution history, environmental history, Genealogy and family history, Heritage studies/surveys, history, Industrial heritage/history and mining history, local history, oral history, Public history, publishing, Railway history, urban and suburban history

Bennett, Helen

Helen Bennett — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 08:42:00 UT

Helen has over thirty years’ experience in researching and writing Queensland history, and over twenty years’ experience in heritage research and assessment. From 1991 to 2010 she was employed in the Queensland Government’s Heritage Branch as an historian specialising in heritage assessments, and is the editor and principal author of a number of Queensland Heritage Council publications. She has presented numerous papers on history and heritage matters.

Categories of skills and expertise: Heritage studies/surveys, Historic/heritage tours and guides, history, Land title searches, local history, promoting history - publicity/public relations, publishing, urban and suburban history

Powell, Judith

Judy Powell — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 07:32:55 UT

Categories of skills and expertise: archaeology, history

Buch, Neville

Neville Buch — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 11:38:08 UT

Neville Buch has published several papers in an international reference book on historic places and history conference publications. In recent years he has provided clients with research reports on a wide range of historical topics, including the Coolullah Pastoral Company and the Melbourne Trust Ltd in the 1920s, teaching appointments in central Queensland, and the work of the Archibald family on the 19th century Ipswich coal fields. The research work for his honours and Ph.D. theses, and more recent research, has given Neville extensive knowledge and experience in researching and analyzing the records and contexts of Protestant religions in Queensland since the late 1800s. His current and specific research projects are:

•          the Queensland family histories of Buch, Reid, Lohmann, and Stocker clans;
•          the community history of Junction Park State School;
•          the local histories of Coopers Plains and the Sunnybank area; and
•          the intellectual history of philosophic influences in 20th century Brisbane.

For further information, follow this link: https://sites.google.com/site/drnevillebuch/

Categories of skills and expertise: Corporate/institution history, Heritage studies/surveys, intellectual history, religious history, teaching history

Ford, Jack

Jack Ford — Mon, 04 May 2009 03:49:14 UT

Dr Jonathan (Jack) Ford is a professional historian specialising in military history and the history of Brisbane's various suburbs or buildings.

Categories of skills and expertise: Heritage studies/surveys, Historic/heritage tours and guides, media (film and TV documentary), military history, museum advice and exhibitions, oral history, public speaking, publishing, teaching history, urban and suburban history

King, Janet

Janet King — Mon, 04 May 2009 03:43:08 UT

Janet King is the Director of Queensland Energy Museum and responsible for establishing Memories of Energy Groups (MEGs) and Memories of Energy Trails (METs) throughout Queensland.

Categories of skills and expertise: biography, Corporate/institution history, health and medical history, Industrial heritage & history mining history, local history, museum advice and exhibitions, oral history, public speaking, railways, women's history

Bottoms, Timothy

Timothy Bottoms — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 03:35:54 UT

Timothy Bottoms is a professional historian based in Cairns and is the senior partner in NQ Research Associates. He is a specialist in Aboriginal and North Queensland history and has wide experience in writing, producing and presenting radio documentaries and music biographies. He is particularly interested in popularising history.

Categories of skills and expertise: aboriginal history/native title, promoting history - publicity/public relations

Donovan, Val

Val Donovan — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 03:19:14 UT

Val Donovan is a professional historian who is published in Aboriginal, colonial and institutional history and has experience in native title land claims, and a strong interest in heritage studies.

Categories of skills and expertise: aboriginal history/native title, biography, Business and administrative history, Corporate/institution history, Heritage studies/surveys, oral history, publishing

Ludlow, Peter

Peter Ludlow — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 03:09:05 UT

Peter Ludlow is a registered pharmacist formerly of the Princess Alexandra Hospital. In the course of his duties there he interviewed many of the staff and patients of the former leprosarium at Peel Island.

Categories of skills and expertise: aboriginal history/native title, Corporate/institution history, environmental history, health and medical history, local history, publishing

Jenkins, Lesley

Lesley Jenkins — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 02:51:47 UT

Lesley Jenkins is a historian with a wide range of interests and skills which include heritage as well as history, the spoken as well as the written word and new media such as the internet.

Categories of skills and expertise: oral history, teaching history

Cohen, Kay

Kay Cohen — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 02:15:28 UT

Kay Cohen is an experienced historian specialising in government administration, the history of organisations, and Queensland's history and cultural heritage.

Categories of skills and expertise: biography, Business and administrative history, Corporate/institution history, Heritage studies/surveys, oral history, public speaking, publishing

Cook, Margaret

Margaret Cook — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 10:36:29 UT

Margaret Cook is a freelance historian who specialises in the history of the built environment and social history.

Categories of skills and expertise: biography, Heritage studies/surveys, Historic/heritage tours and guides, Land title searches, public speaking

Rechner, Judy Gale

Judy Gale Rechner — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 10:14:10 UT

Judy Gale Rechner is a historian who has specialised in local history, heritage and the built environment. She has become an expert in title searches and identifying the age of houses.

Categories of skills and expertise: Heritage studies/surveys, Historic/heritage tours and guides, Land title searches, local history

O'Shea, Patricia

Patricia O'Shea — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 11:04:42 UT

Patricia O'Shea is a professional historian and clinical nurse educator of University students.

Categories of skills and expertise: Business and administrative history, health and medical history, Heritage studies/surveys, oral history, publishing

McKay, Judith

Judith McKay — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 10:59:46 UT

Judith McKay is a museum curator, historian and heritage consultant with wide experience in museums, exhibitions, research and writing.

Categories of skills and expertise: art history, biography, Corporate/institution history, Heritage studies/surveys, Historic/heritage tours and guides, local history, museum advice and exhibitions, publishing, women's history