From time to time, with permission from the authors, BCGS education handouts will be posted here. These handouts are in .pdf format. To download the free Adobe Reader programme, go to http://get.adobe.com/reader
Some of the BCGS Special Interest Groups have their own web pages where there may be links to information, handouts, etc.
Quebec Group
Scandinavian Group
Vancouver Genealogy Group (at Meetup.com): http://www.meetup.com/vancouver-genealogy
2013 Handouts, BCGS
Genealogy in England handouts, at Vancouver Public Library, April 17, 2013 with Judith Ueland and Lorraine Irving.
DNA Group, April 2013 with M. Diane Rogers. See the DNA Group Discussion article for a link to the .pdf DNA Group Update handout with additional notes and links relating to the discussion.
English Group, April 2013 – Apprenticeship talk with Susan Snalam. Download the BCGS-English Group-Apprenticeship talk-slides and/or the BCGS-English Group-Apprenticeship talk notes here – both in .pdf format.
Postcard Craze talk with M. Diane Rogers, March 2013, Please refer to the article on Postcards and Genealogy by M. Diane Rogers in The British Columbia Genealogist, September 2011, Volume 40 #3, pages 104-108. An abbreviated version is on-line at the Vancouver BC Postcard Club’s website, as published in its September 2012 newsletter, Postview.
2012 Handouts, BCGS
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CNIB session, 22 November, 2012 Vancouver – 3 handouts; all .pdf files. To obtain these in another format, please contact the Webmaster: webmaster@bcgs.ca
BCGS_War-of-1812_Handout, Judith Ueland and M. Diane Rogers, November 2012. (.pdf file)
Handouts from Finding Your Roots Family History Seminar, October 13, 2012
Little Used English Sources for Genealogy, Peter Whitlock (.pdf file)
Irish Beginners Genealogy, Eunice Robinson (.pdf file)
Irish Advanced Genealogy, Eunice Robinson (.pdf file)
Local History for Genealogists, Eunice Robinson (.pdf file)
Eunice Robinson is the President of the Sea Island Heritage Society: http://www.seaislandhome.org The Society’s next AGM and Open House is 11:00 am to Noon, Saturday November 24, 2012 at the Sea Island Community Hall, 7140 Miller Road, Richmond, B.C. See the Sea Island website for details.
Scandinavian-Nordic Genealogy, M. Diane Rogers (.pdf file)
In addition, here is the link to the Scandinavian Y-DNA project at Family Tree DNA which was mentioned during the questions. If you are interested in attending the BCGS DNA Group meeting, November 24, 2012, please see this link.
The next BCGS Scandinavian Group meeting is Saturday, October 20, 2012 at the Scandinavian Community Centre in Burnaby, BC. See the BCGS Scandinavian Group page here.
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FamilySearch Genealogy Research, M. Diane Rogers, at the October 10, 2012 General Meeting in Burnaby.
Scottish_Maps by George Caldwell for the BCGS Scottish Genealogy Group, Wednesday, August 9, 2012 in Burnaby.
Irish_Genealogy by Eunice Robinson, Monday, June 4, 2012 at VPL Central Branch Library, Vancouver.
Genealogy in Scotland, Scottish_Sources_2012 by George Caldwell, Tuesday, May 8th at VPL Central Branch, Vancouver.
Additional links mentioned during the talk or question period -
Maps of Scotland, National Library of Scotland: http://maps.nls.uk/
British Newspaper Archive: http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/
Genealogy and Family History, Library and Archives Canada: http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/genealogy/index-e.htm
Immigrants at Grosse-Île (Canada) database: http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/grosse-ile-immigration/index-e.html
In Quarantine: Life and Death on Grosse Île, 1832-1937: http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/grosse-ile/index-e.html
April 2012 Dave Obee Seminar
For Dave Obee’s recommended links for his presentations, see two of his websites:
Go to www.DaveObee.com for links for both ‘The Great Canadian Census Quiz’ and ‘The Geography of Genealogy’: www.daveobee.com/topics.htm
For his Canadian Census links, go to the Census section at CanGenealogy.com, Dave’s listings of the very best Canadian genealogy links sorted by region and category: www.cangenealogy.com
Genetic Genealogy
The BCGS Boutique has great genealogy books for sale. Among them is The Genes in Your Genealogy by Sherilyn L. Bell and Constandina N. Arvanitis (Ajax, Ontario:Book 10, Heritage Productions, 2001). This is a very good, and readable, introduction to genetic genealogy and will be of special interest to those interested in their family’s medical family history.
Genetic Genealogy-2012 handout by M. Diane Rogers for her presentation at the BCGS seminar, 14 April 2012 in Burnaby.
APRIL 2012
How should History Influence our search for our Ancestors? handout (.pdf) for the talk by Susan Snalam for the BCGS English Group.
2011 Handouts
NOVEMBER 2011
Researching Your Scandinavian Ancestors with M. Diane Rogers at Vancouver Public Library.
Co-sponsored by the British Columbia Genealogical Society and Vancouver Public Library. Scandinavian-Nordic On-Line Genealogy Research and the BCGS Scandinavian Special Interest Group brochure. Next Scandinavian group meeting, November 26, 2011, 1 pm at the Scandinavian Community Centre in Burnaby. The Scandinavian Genealogy Group is co-sponsored with the Scandinavian Cultural Society. Next BCGS Downtown Group meeting, 1pm November 8th in the Central Branch, Vancouver Public Library Atrium near Blenz.
OCTOBER 2011
From the Finding Your Roots Family History Seminar, October 15, 2011
BCGS Walter Draycott Library brochure (printable, as inserted in the society’s journal, June 2011).
The Walter Draycott Library has many of the suggested resources for the Maritimes and Atlantic Canada.Check the library catalogues from the BCGS database page.
Constructing a Family History in the Maritimes and Atlantic Canada, courtesy Judith Ueland
Nova Scotia and New Brunswick Genealogy Resources, courtesy G. Morse.
“THE MYTH OF THE FAMILY CREST” with Robert D. Watt, 12 October 2011, BCGS Speaker.
Heraldry Web Sources handout. Contact Mr. Watt through Eunice Robinson, eunice @ dccnet.com (remove the spaces around the @)
Pictured: A Canadian Heraldic Primer by Kenneth Greaves. BCGS Walter Draycott Library 929.6’971GRE
Guest Speaker: Robert D. Watt, LVO, AIH, FRHSC, FHS, Hon. Fellow Heraldry Society of England, Rideau Herald Emeritus, Citizenship Judge | Juge de la Citoyennete Citizenship and Immigration Canada | Citoyenneté et Immigration Canada
Heraldry is one of the most beautiful of our inheritances from Europe. It has been strongly linked with genealogy and the history of families for more than 800 years. But it is not well understood or widely understood by family historians, many of whom feel that their surname must link them with a ” family crest”.
Robert Watt, who was appointed as the first Chief Herald of Canada when the Canadian Heraldic Authority was created in the Office of the Governor General on 4 June 1988, headed the development of the Canadian heraldic system for the next 19 years until he retired on 26 June 2007. He will speak about how heraldry began, what it was like originally, what it has evolved into today, how it is regulated in Canada, how to find out if you are actually entitled to a lawful coat of arms and how you can start your own heraldic tradition and provide a unique visual symbol to celebrate the culmination of years of careful genealogical research.
His talk will be illustrated and he will provide a brief bibliography and information on where to find top quality heraldic information on the internet. As well, he will provide information of membership and publications of the Royal Heraldry Society of Canada, which has an active B C Yukon Branch.
Robert Watt was born in Picton, Ontario in 1945. He served as first Chief Herald of Canada from 1988 to 2007. Previously he was City Archivist in Vancouver, and then Curator of History and Director of the Vancouver Museum. He was appointed a Lieutenant in the Royal Victorian Order in 2008 and is an Académicien of l”Académie international d’héraldique, a Fellow of the Royal Heraldry Society of Canada and the Heraldry Society of Scotland and an Honorary Fellow of the Heraldry Society of England. He is married to Alison J. ( Logan) Watt, former Secretary to the Board of Governors and the Senate of Simon Fraser University/ They have two children; Michael A. L. Watt and Catherine N.L. Connell
July 2011
Click here for the BCGS 2011 Library Week Handouts
Ancestry Library Edition
Irish Research
May 2011
Researching your British Columbia Ancestors with M. Diane Rogers at Vancouver Public Library. Co-sponsored by the British Columbia Genealogical Society and Vancouver Public Library.
April 2011
Genealogy in Ireland with Eunice Robinson at Vancouver Public Library. Co-sponsored by the Vancouver Public Library (VPL) and the BCGS.
Vancouver Public Library - VPL Irish research guides and links (2009)
Vancouver Public Library – VPL social Lists - look for an Irish research websites list and an Irish research book lists – with links to VPL catalogue.
February 2011
Computer Group Session, 9 February 2011
Legacy genealogy software, Marianne Soltau and M. Diane Rogers
Note: The Learn Legacy Video Training CDs will be in the BCGS Walter Draycott Library collections soon.
At this session, we briefly discussed on-line backup services, like Carbonite and Mozy. And also DropBox which is useful for keeping data up to date between computers, or sharing with others, or personal convenience, as well as for backup. (If interest, on-line backup options could be a topic for a future session.)
2010 Handouts
November 2010
Military Records Session, November 10, 2010
Scottish Regiments, George Caldwell
Canada – Attestation Papers and Service Files, George Caldwell
Australia and New Zealand Military Records, M. Diane Rogers
October 2010
FINDING YOUR ROOTS FAMILY HISTORY SEMINAR, October 2010.
Save the date for next year’s seminar - Saturday, 15 October 2011. http://www.findingyourroots.ca
Analyzing Historical Photographs, M. Diane Rogers with Image Analysis Form
British Columbia Genealogical Society – Walter Draycott Library, M. Diane Rogers
Ontario Ancestors, Judith Ueland
Scottish Family History Research for Beginners, Chris Longley
July 2010
Click here for the 2010 BCGS LIBRARY WEEK handouts
- including
- Irish 1901/1911 census on-line
- Useful Websites for English Genealogy
- National Burial Index (NBI) for England & Wales
- Canadian Genealogy
- GRL.COM – Genealogical Research Library website – Canadian genealogy & more
- Godfrey Memorial Library website,
- United States Group – websites
- Footnote.com website – USA genealogy
- Scandinavian On-line Genealogy Research
- Australian and New Zealand Newspapers On-line