Sue McBeth

MACBETH’s Principal Researcher, Sue McBeth

Sue McBeth, Cert App Chem, BSc

  • 1950s Attended Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Sandringham
  • 1960s Attended Star of the Sea College Gardenvale
  • 1971 – 1987 Commonwealth Public Servant
  • Trainee Technical Officer, Laboratory Manager, Chemist, Science Policy, Standards Association Committee, served government appointed committee judging biotechnology grant scheme, Project Officer, Bureau of Meterology
  • 1971 Actor with Melbourne Theatre Company (MTC) at Russell Street Theatre
  • 1972 Worked 2 months in Papua New Guinea with indigenous fella
  • 1973 – 1974 Travelled Europe, Asia, Middle East and USSR 3 months
  • 1975 Travelled Asia 1 month
  • 1976 Married (still to the same person)
  • 1970s – 1980s Sang with Sandringham Choral later Sandringham Light Opera Company. Committee member
  • 1981 Travelled Europe, Asia, for 9 months
  • 1983 After first teaching round discontinued Grad Dip Ed
  • 1985 Travelled to China
  • 1985 Began joining genealogical societies (now member of many)
  • 1985 – 1988 Served on Council of Genealogical Society of Victoria (GSV)
  • 1985 – 1992 Sessional tutor of family history for the Council of Adult Education (CAE)
  • 1986 Sang Victoria Victoria concert in Exhibition Building for Victoria’s 150 celebrations
  • 1986 Travelled Europe, Africa, Asia, for 7 months
  • 1986 Started genealogy research business, book selling and publishing
  • 1987 Head of Department of Liberal Studies CAE, a TAFE college for 3 months
  • 1987 + Accepted as a member of Australasian Association of Genealogists and Record Agents (AAGRA) later served on council
  • 1987 Incorporated Macbeth Genealogical Services Pty Ltd
  • 1988 First son born: William
  • 1988 Presented a paper at first International Congress and 5th Australasian Congress on Genealogy and Heraldry Sydney
  • 1988 Commenced editing for Macbeth publishing program on fiche and paper
  • 1988 Sang Australia Australia concert in Exhibition Building in celebration of 200 years of white settlement in Australia
  • 1991 Second son born: Thomas
  • 1991 Presented two papers at 6th Australasian Congress on Genealogy and Heraldry Launceston Tasmania
  • 1994 Presented a paper at Preservation Microfilming Conference in Adelaide convened by National Library of Australia (NLA)
  • 1994 Third child and first daughter born: Catherine
  • 1995 Presented paper at the first Victorian Family History State Conference convened by Victorian Association of Family History Organisations (VAFHO)
  • 1996 Developed Macbeths website
  • 1997 Developed DiggerTM for CD-ROM database publications
  • 1997 Commenced project work on CD-ROM production of genealogy titles using DiggerTM for Victorian Government
  • 1999 – 2001 Appointed by Jeff Kennett, Victoria’s Premier to Public Record Office Advisory Council (PRAC)
  • 2000 Presented the Don Grant Lecture for VAFHO
  • 2000 Began playing golf
  • 2001 In conjunction with Coherent Software developed Flikkerâ„¢ for CD-ROM publications of images
  • 2001 Joined Koorie Record Taskforce
  • 2001 Awarded life membership of Koorie Heritage Trust
  • 2001 Joined Disposal Sub-committee of PRAC
  • 2002 – 2003 Reappointed by Mary Delahunty, Minister of the Arts to Public Record Office Advisory Council (PRAC)
  • 2002 Commenced CD-ROM publication using FlikkerTM of images
  • 2002 Judge of Local History Grant Program administered by Arts Victoria, funded by the Community Support Fund
  • 2002 Accepted as a member of Australasian Association of Genealogists and Record Agents (AAGRA) in category of Genealogist
  • 2003 Successfully tendered for the contract to provide genealogical Services to the Public Trustee of Western Australia in their work in intestate estates
  • 2006 Presented two papers and participated in a group presentation at the 11th Australasian Congress on Genealogy and Heraldry, Darwin NT
  • 2006 Travelled with my family to China
  • 2007 Travelled to India with my 13-year-old daughter Catherine to stay with my friend Poonam Garg nee Gupta and her family for 3 weeks
  • 2008 Travelled with my family to visit more of China
  • 2008 Awarded the Frances Brown Award by the Victorian Association of Family History Organisations (VAFHO)