Professional Genealogist
Shauna Hicks, OAM MA Grad Dip Lib Sc FQFHSShauna Hicks has been tracing her own family history since 1977 and worked in government mainly in libraries and archives for over 35 years in Australian archives in Brisbane, Canberra, and Melbourne.
She has tertiary qualifications from Queensland universities including a Master of Arts in Australian Studies, a Graduate Diploma in Library Science, and a Diploma in Family Historical Studies from the Society of Australian Genealogists. She is a Fellow of the Queensland Family History Society; Patron of History Queensland, and a recipient of the Australian Society of Archivists Distinguished Achievement Award and the Australasian Federation of Family History Organisations’ Services to Family History Award. In June 2024 she was awarded the Order of Australia Medal for services to community history.
She has published twelve family history research guides and is a well-known speaker at conferences, seminars, workshops, and genealogy cruises in Australia and overseas. Shauna is the Director of her own genealogy business at www.shaunahicks.com.au and is the author of the blog, Diary of an Australian Genealogist.
