Receiving my OAM at Government House, Queensland

Who Is Shauna Hicks?

Shauna worked in government for over 35 years primarily in libraries and archives including the State Library of Queensland, the John Oxley Library in Brisbane, the Queensland State Archives, the National Archives of Australia in Canberra and Public Record Office Victoria in Melbourne. She is currently Director of her own part time research and consultancy business.

Honours

Shauna was awarded the Order of Australia Medal (General Division) in the King’s Birthday Honours List, June 2024.

Qualifications

Currently a PhD candidate with Griffith University – The grass wasn’t always greener: immigrant struggles in colonial Queensland with a focus on Irish and Scots female immigrants

Master of Arts in Australian Studies – Griffith University (QLD)

Bachelor of Arts in History and Anthropology – University of Queensland

Graduate Diploma in Library Science – Queensland University of Technology

Diploma in Family Historical Studies – Society of Australian Genealogists

Professional Interests

Australian Society of Archivists – retired professional member. In 2007 Shauna was awarded a Distinguished Achievement Award for career achievements and services to the archival profession.

Professional Historians Association (Qld) – Professional member

Association of Professional Genealogists – Professional member

Family History Interests

Shauna has been tracing her own family history since 1977 and is a Fellow of the Queensland Family History Society. In 2009 Shauna received the Australasian Federation of Family History Organisations (AFFHO) Services to Family History Award for her achievements in Queensland, Canberra and Victoria.

Genealogical Society of Victoria – member

Genealogical Society of Queensland – member

Genealogy SA – member

Queensland Family History Society – life member and Fellow