BCGS Membership Information
The B.C.G.S EXECUTIVE
The BCGS Executive is elected each year at the Annual General Meeting each March.
BCGS Directors:- Total of 6, for a term of 3 years. two are normally elected each March when their term expires. * VIEW A LIST of the current Executive, Directors, Appointments, Committee Chairpersons & Editorial Staff.
* VIEW the BCGS Constitution and By-laws in PDF format.
If you do not have Adobe Reader, there is a free version available on the Adobe Website:- http://www.adobe.com/caMEMBERSHIP:-
Annual Membership Fees are:- Individual $45.00 CDN, including International memberships Family Associate $10.00 CDN (Same household, only 1 mailing) Student (full time) $22.50 CDN Affiliate Society $45.00 CDN Membership Application MS Word MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS:-
Research at the Walter Draycott Library & Resource Centre—free to members. Only members enjoy borrowing privileges. Over 10,000 genealogical publications & records.
Receive four issues a year of The British Columbia Genealogist featuring articles on worldwide genealogy, members’ interests, B.C.’s pioneers, B.C . genealogical events & activities. Receive e-mail updates on current activities, new websites, etc.
Publish queries free in The British Columbia Genealogist * & on the B.C.G.S. website.
Save with special offers or free admission or members’ prices for many B.C.G.S. events.
Participate fully in B.C.G.S. projects, such as transcribing & publishing British Columbia cemetery monumental inscriptions.
Learn more about your areas of interest at BCGS education sessions & in B.C.G.S. special interest groups.
Help shape the future of genealogy in B.C., Canada & the world. The British Columbia Genealogical Society is a member of the international Federation of Family History Societies.
MEETINGS:-
Meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month through out the year, beginning at 7:30 p.m. at the Edmonds Community Centre, 7282 Kingsway (Kingsway at Edmonds), Burnaby B.C. Visitors are always welcome. Note:- Do NOT send mail to this address, the Society only rents space for the evening.
THE B.C.G.S. WALTER DRAYCOTT LIBRARY & RESOURCE CENTRE
The BCGS Library & Resource Center, located at Unit 211, 12837 - 76th Avenue, in Surrey has well over 13,000 publication titles, plus numerous census records on fiche, tape and CDROM. The facility and equipment such as fiche and tape readers, Computers (CDROM's & Internet) are available for use for free to members and $5.00 a day for non members.
To obtain driving directions, go to http://superpages.ca/map/createdrivingdir.html and input the above BCGS Library & Resource Centre Address & follow the http://www.411.ca/ directions.
If using public Transportation, go to the Translink website & use their trip planner http://tripplanning.translink.bc.ca/ or call 604-953-3333.
View aerial map in PDF:- BCGS Library & Resource CentreThe Library & Resource Centre is open Tues, Thurs, Sat 10am - 3pm year round but closed for Statutory holidays if they fall on those days.
The Library & Resource Centre is staffed by Volunteers who will help visitors search for publications at the site, but will not do any research. Please remember your membership card must be shown.
B.C.G.S. PRIVACY POLICY
The B.C.G.S. is committed to protecting the personal privacy of its members, volunteers, friends and visitors. Personal information collected by the B.C.G.S. is used for society purposes only, for example, to inform & contact members & volunteers, to mail out newsletters, to process & distribute publication orders, to inform & contact volunteers, or to research & answer genealogical queries from members & the public, and will not be sold or leased. For more information, please read the society’s privacy policy [ In Adobe PDF Format ] [ In MS Word Format ] or contact the society’s privacy officer.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Telephone (at BCGS Library & Resource Centre in Surrey)
(604) 502-9119
FAX (at BCGS Library & Resource Centre in Surrey)
(604) 502-9119
Postal address (all Mail is to be sent to this address)
P.O. Box 88054, Lansdowne Mall, Richmond, BC, CANADA, V6X 3T6
Electronic mail
* General Information: bcgs@bcgs.ca
* Membership: Membership@bcgs.ca
* Cemetery Committee: cemeteries@bcgs.ca
* Webmaster: Webmaster@bcgs.ca
* The BCGS Quarterly Publication: "The British Columbia Genealogist" , Editor M. Diane Rogers: editor@bcgs.ca [Direct all article submissions, suggestions and paid Genealogy related advertisements to this address].
* QueryRequests: queryrequest@bcgs.ca [Direct all requests for research, lookups etc to this address, also, please check our BC Research Information Page to view what we offer]
* Publication Sales: Have a look at our Publications Page , it has a list of items the BCGS has for sale, including an Order Form in PDF]
Send mail to Webmaster@bcgs.ca with questions or comments about this web site.
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Last modified: May 01, 2010