SHARYN MERKLEYSharyn Merkley is a family historian with a life-long passion for history and a Brisbane resident from birth. She is a researcher for the Genealogical Society of Queensland, which involves undertaking specilaist research projects primarily focussed o early Queensland settlers. She has worked on the Annie Wheeler Project loooking at the lives of over 2500 World War I soldiers and is currently working on an index of Battle of Waterloo veterans who settled in Australia after the conflict. She regularly volunteers as a library research assistant and is currently completing further studies on family history through the University of Tasmania. Read More Read Less