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Research Reveals is an annual event at State Library, showcasing the outcomes of the previous year's Queensland Memory Awards fellows. These fellows spend a year exploring State Library's collections, unearthing new historical insights about the people, places, and events that have shaped our State. Gain a unique insight into Queensland's history and the collections of the John Oxley Library in this series of fascinating talks.

For the full suite of Research Reveals videos, please visit our Vimeo showcase

Snapshots of the research projects discussed at the 2025 Research Reveals Queensland history Symposium.

Attend Research Reveals 2025!

Explore Queensland’s history at Research Reveals! Join our 2024 Queensland Memory Awards Fellows as they share discoveries from their year-long research, Friday evening 14 March and all day Saturday 15 March.

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Research Reveals 2024

Explore our blog to dive into the 2022 Queensland Memory Fellows’ research projects, featured at the 2024 Research Reveals event!
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Research Reveals 2024 MC - ABC Weather presenter, Jenny Woodward, OAM.

View photos from the last Research Reveals event

In February 2024, State Library hosted a one-day history symposium where the 2022 Queensland Memory Fellows shared their research findings from a year of work with our collections. View event photos on our Flickr account!
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Attendees enjoying Dr Leah Cotterell's Sunday Nights at the Primitif performance. Research Reveals 2024.

Research Reveals 2024 - Morning Session - watch this video in full screen.

10:00 Welcome to Country, Uncle Steve Coghill.
16:23 Vicki McDonald AM FALIA, State Librarian and Chief Executive Officer
23:46 Greer Townsend Mittelheuser Scholar in Residence: I Feel You: Discovering Collections Through Emotion.
47:06 Professor Anna Johnston, John Oxley Library Honorary Fellow: History and Fiction: Mapping Frontier Violence in Colonial Queensland Writing.
01:14:45 Mary Howells, Queensland Business Leaders Hall of Fame Fellow: Trittons: Furnishing Queensland.
01:41:40 Q&A session

Research Reveals 2024 - Afternoon Session - watch this video in full screen.

01:10 Dr Mimi Tsai, John Oxley Library Fellow: Vernacular Landscapes and Queensland Memories: Exploring Queensland’s resilience through narratives of therapeutic environments.
30:21 Juanita Simmonds, Christina Boughen OAM Fellow: Christina Boughen: A Queensland musical artist and woman.
55:21 Bianca Martin, Rainbow Research Fellow : LGBTQIA+ Zines in Contemporary Queensland.
01:13:41 Q&A session

Research Reveals 2024 - Dr Leah Cotterell's Sunday Nights at the Primitif - watch this video in full screen.