Reminder – BCGS General Meeting – April 10, 2013 – New Meeting location

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A reminder that the meeting this Wednesday has a new location:

BCGS General Meeting

Wednesday, April 10, 7:30pm – 10:00pm
Danish Lutheran Church, Downstairs Hall, 6010 Kincaid St., Burnaby, BC. (map)
Group topics:
DNA – which test is best for your genealogical quest?
English – Apprencticeships
For the April to June, 2013 general meetings we wll be at the Danish Lutheran Church, Downstairs Hall, 6010 Kincaid St., Burnaby, BC.  Download a BCGS- Meeting Location Poster with a map of the Danish Church’s location.

FFHS – Geoff Riggs Website Awards 2012 announced

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The Federation of Family History Societies (FFHS) has announced the winners of the Geoff Riggs Website Awards for 2012.

Do have a look at these societies’ websites linked to the various categories below.

Overall winner

Families in British India Society (FIBIS)

Large Society

Winner - Families in British India Society (FIBIS)

 Highly Commended - Clwyd Family History Society

 Medium Society

Winner - Weston-super-Mare & District Family History Society

 Highly Commended - Chandler Family Association

 Small Society

 Winner - Rugby Family History Group

Highly Commended – Anglo Italian Family History Society

 

Researching in England, free session, Vancouver, April 17, 2013 afternoon

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The next BC Genealogical Society and Vancouver Public Library, Central Branch,  co-sponsored event will be a free session on Researching in England with Lorraine Irving & Judith Ueland, Wednesday, April 17, 2013 from 2:00 – 3:30 pm.

Learn about using key English family history records and new Internet resources for your English research.

Pre-registration not required.

Alma VanDusen & Peter Kaye Rooms, Lower Level,
Central Library, 350 West Georgia Street.

 

Genealogy seminar, Whidbey Island, WA, USA,

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Saturday, April 27, the Genealogical Society of South Whidbey Island will present a seminar featuring Karen Krugman from Michigan at the Useless Bay Country Club.  Karen will speak on 4 topics:

1.     Chasing your elusive ancestor on the internet.
2.     So your female ancestor has no surname?
3.     STUMBLE – My favorite way to find ancestors.
4.     Researching there when you are here!
Limited space: only 70 participants.
Snacks and lunch; door prizes; raffle.
Heritage Quest Books will be on hand with a wide selection of great genealogical books.

New Scots in BC website – SFU’s Tartan Day 2013

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Simon Fraser University - Tartan Day 2013 poster

Simon Fraser University’s Scottish Studies Department celebrates Tartan Day, Monday, April 8th, 2013 at SFU’s Vancouver’s Harbour Centre Campus, Room 1410, at 7:30-9:30 pm.  Scottish Studies is launching an interactive website, “Scots in BC,” and the evening will feature music by members of the Vancouver Scottish Fiddle Orchestra and dancing by the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society.

Follow this link for more about the Simon Fraser University Scots in BC project. There will be a way to add information about British Columbia’s Scottish families to the new website. We will add that link here as soon as it’s announced.

See the SFU Scottish Studies webpages for more information, or to contact the SFU Scottish Studies Department. The poster is available here – SFU_TartanDayPoster 2013 in a .pdf format.