Upcoming BCGS Events
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BCGS Writers Group via Zoom
BCGS Writers Group
Tuesday 27 January 2026
6:00 PM-8:00 PM
Chats will be online via Zoom
during the winter months beginning November 25, 2025 through March 2026.
Hybrid meetings will resume
April 28, 2026.
The BCGS Writers Group meets the last Tuesday of each month.
Facilitator: Ann Buchanan
Register HERE at least 24 hours ahead of time.
BCGS Members - Please include your BCGS membership number
Affiliate Society Members - please include the name of your Affiliate Society plus the current secret word.
Guests - If you would like to attend as a guest, please type in the word “guest”. We welcome guests to attend a coffee chat once but we require them to become members if they wish to continue attending.
Once you have registered, you will be notified of future Writers Group Coffee Chats automatically and do not need to re-register. You will also receive a reminder email a day or two ahead of each chat.
You can cancel your registration via a link in your Zoom confirmation email.
Canadian Prairies Coffee Chat via ZOOM
BCGS Coffee Chat: CANADIAN PRAIRIES GENEALOGY
Thursday, January 29th via Zoom*
7 to 9 pm
with Judith Ueland
*Via Zoom - Register HERE at least 24 hours ahead of time .
BCGS Members - Please include your BCGS membership number
Affiliate Society Members - please include the name of your Affiliate Society plus the current secret word.
Guests - If you would like to attend as a guest, please type in the word “guest”. We welcome guests to attend a coffee chat once but we require them to become members if they wish to continue attending.
Once you have registered, you will be notified of future Canadian Prairies Coffee Chats automatically and do not need to re-register. You will also receive a reminder email a day or two ahead of each chat.
You can cancel your registration via a link in your Zoom confirmation email.
Exploring Genetic Genealogy: Introductory DNA via ZOOM
BCGS Coffee Chat: EXPLORING GENETIC GENEALOGY - Introductory DNA
1st Tuesday of most months
February 3rd 7 pm to 9 pm via Zoom
Facilitator: Debra Cole
*Via Zoom - Register HERE at least 24 hours ahead of time .
BCGS Members - Please include your BCGS membership number
Affiliate Society Members - please include the name of your Affiliate Society plus the current secret word.
Guests - If you would like to attend as a guest, please type in the word “guest”. We welcome guests to attend a coffee chat once but we require them to become members if they wish to continue attending.
Once you have registered, you will be notified of future Exploring Genetic Genealogy Coffee Chats automatically and do not need to re-register. You will also receive a reminder email a day or two ahead of each chat.
You can cancel your registration via a link in your Zoom confirmation email.
Chinese Genealogy 101 via ZOOM
BCGS Coffee Chat:
CHINESE GENEALOGY 101
Wednesday February 4th 10 - 11 am via Zoom
With Linda Yip, BCGS member and Ancestry Advisory Board of Canadian Genealogists
Are you new to Chinese genealogy and don’t know where to start? Or have you been doing your family genealogy for a while and are stuck?
Come join BCGS member Linda Yip as we talk about Chinese genealogy issues, brick wall busters and the hidden gems of Chinese genealogical research. Bring your questions.
The time will not change regardless of Daylight Savings Time - please adjust accordingly. Eastern time is three hours ahead of Pacific time.
*Via Zoom – email Linda Yip at hello@past-presence.com and you will be sent an invitation to join the meeting via Zoom
British Columbia Chat via ZOOM
BCGS Coffee Chat: BRITISH COLUMBIA GENEALOGY
Thursday, February 5th via Zoom*
7 to 9 pm
with Janet White
*Via Zoom - Register HERE at least 24 hours ahead of time .
BCGS Members - Please include your BCGS membership number
Affiliate Society Members - please include the name of your Affiliate Society plus the current secret word.
Guests - If you would like to attend as a guest, please type in the word “guest”. We welcome guests to attend a coffee chat once but we require them to become members if they wish to continue attending.
Once you have registered, you will be notified of future British Columbia Coffee Chats automatically and do not need to re-register. You will also receive a reminder email a day or two ahead of each chat.
You can cancel your registration via a link in your Zoom confirmation email.
BCGS Members' Virtual Meeting
Our next BCGS members’ meeting will be via Zoom.us on
11 February 2026 at 7:30 PM.
Join the meeting between 7 & 7:30 when Members chat and share.
Guest Speaker:
An invitation from the BCGS to the meeting, using Zoom, will be sent to members.
Watch your inbox for more details about the website address,
meeting number and password.
If you don’t receive the email by the day before the meeting, please contact info@bcgs.ca.
Each member needs a 'free' Zoom account to participate. Go to www.zoom.us to sign up for your free account.
England Genealogy Chat
BCGS Coffee Chat: ENGLAND GENEALOGY
Thursday, February 12th via Zoom*
7 pm to 9 pm
With Sandra Cunliffe
*Via Zoom - Register HERE at least 24 hours ahead of time .
BCGS Members - Please include your BCGS membership number
Affiliate Society Members - please include the name of your Affiliate Society plus the current secret word.
Guests - If you would like to attend as a guest, please type in the word “guest”. We welcome guests to attend a coffee chat once but we require them to become members if they wish to continue attending.
Once you have registered, you will be notified of future England Coffee Chats automatically and do not need to re-register. You will also receive a reminder email a day or two ahead of each chat.
You can cancel your registration via a link in your Zoom confirmation email.
Open Research Day
OPEN RESEARCH DAY at
the BCGS Library
Sunday February 15th
9:30 am - 4:00 pm
Join us for an Open Research Day at the BCGS Library - the largest genealogical library in Western Canada. This is an opportunity for you to access the library’s many resources - check our our map collection, the new databases on our library computers and of course, the thousands of books and journals on our shelves. We are also a Family Search Affiliate, so you can view images at our library that you may not be able to see at home.
No registration is required.
Family Tree Maker Users Group
BCGS Coffee Chat: Family Tree Maker Users Group
Monday February 16th via Zoom*
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
With Debra Cole
*Via Zoom - Register HERE at least 24 hours ahead of time .
BCGS Members - Please include your BCGS membership number
Affiliate Society Members - please include the name of your Affiliate Society plus the current secret word.
Guests - If you would like to attend as a guest, please type in the word “guest”. We welcome guests to attend a coffee chat once but we require them to become members if they wish to continue attending.
Once you have registered, you will be notified of future Family Tree Maker Coffee Chats automatically and do not need to re-register. You will also receive a reminder email a day or two ahead of each chat.
You can cancel your registration via a link in your Zoom confirmation email.
Palaeography Chat via ZOOM
BCGS Coffee Chat: PALAEOGRAPHY
Tuesday, February 17th via Zoom*
12 noon to 1 pm
With Kathie Ross
*Via Zoom - Register HERE at least 24 hours ahead of time .
BCGS Members - Please include your BCGS membership number
Affiliate Society Members - please include the name of your Affiliate Society plus the current secret word.
Guests - If you would like to attend as a guest, please type in the word “guest”. We welcome guests to attend a coffee chat once but we require them to become members if they wish to continue attending.
Once you have registered, you will be notified of future Palaeography Coffee Chats automatically and do not need to re-register. You will also receive a reminder email a day or two ahead of each chat.
You can cancel your registration via a link in your Zoom confirmation email.
French Connection (French-Canadian) Coffee Chat via ZOOM
FRENCH CONNECTION
(FRENCH-CANADIAN) COFFEE CHAT
Thursday February 19th via Zoom*
7:00pm - 9:00 pm
with Maurice Guibord
*Via Zoom - Register HERE at least 24 hours ahead of time .
BCGS Members - Please include your BCGS membership number
Affiliate Society Members - please include the name of your Affiliate Society plus the current secret word.
Guests - If you would like to attend as a guest, please type in the word “guest”. We welcome guests to attend a coffee chat once but we require them to become members if they wish to continue attending.
Once you have registered, you will be notified of future French Connection Coffee Chats automatically and do not need to re-register. You will also receive a reminder email a day or two ahead of each chat.
You can cancel your registration via a link in your Zoom confirmation email.
Kindertech IN PERSON
KINDERTECH
February 21st 10am – noon
at BCGS Library
Kindertech is an ongoing in-person workshop on the third Saturday of most months from 10am to noon at the BCGS Library and Research Centre.
Kindertech is intended to teach very simple computer techniques and to help attendees use their computers for family history.
Previous sessions have covered screenshots/screengrabs, blog reader apps, and Google apps (Docs, Sheets, Drive). Email kindertech@bcgs.ca if you have suggestions for future topics.
The facilitators are Margaret Sharon and Meg Riter. This is a hands-on workshop; bring your own device (laptop, tablet and/or phone) so you can practice at your own pace with as much support as you need.
No registration is required.
BCGS Writers Group via Zoom
BCGS Writers Group
Tuesday 24 February 2026
6:00 PM-8:00 PM
Chats will be online via Zoom
during the winter months beginning November 25, 2025 through March 2026.
Hybrid meetings will resume
April 28, 2026.
The BCGS Writers Group meets the last Tuesday of each month.
Facilitator: Ann Buchanan
Register HERE at least 24 hours ahead of time .
BCGS Members - Please include your BCGS membership number
Affiliate Society Members - please include the name of your Affiliate Society plus the current secret word.
Guests - If you would like to attend as a guest, please type in the word “guest”. We welcome guests to attend a coffee chat once but we require them to become members if they wish to continue attending.
Once you have registered, you will be notified of future Writers Group Coffee Chats automatically and do not need to re-register. You will also receive a reminder email a day or two ahead of each chat.
You can cancel your registration via a link in your Zoom confirmation email.
Tracking Indigenous Roots Chat via ZOOM
TRACKING INDIGENOUS ROOTS
Thursday, February 26, 2026
via Zoom* - 2:30 to 4:00 pm.
Presented by the
Aboriginal Genealogy Association.
Discussion Leader: Sharon Syrette
Facilitator: Sheila Albrecht
“The way of knowledge is like our old way of hunting. You begin with a mere trail – a footprint. If you follow that faithfully, it may lead you to a clearer trail – a track – a road. Later on there will be many tracks, crossing and diverging one from the other. Then you must be careful, for success lies in the choice of the right road.”
– Many Lightenings Eastman, SANTEE SIOUX
Join us to network and exchange information about indigenous ancestors, where and how to research. The focus of each meeting will be a collaborative sharing, what you know, and what you are looking for.
*Via Zoom - Register HERE at least 24 hours ahead of time .
BCGS Members - Please include your BCGS membership number
Affiliate Society Members - please include the name of your Affiliate Society plus the current secret word.
Guests - If you would like to attend as a guest, please type in the word “guest”. We welcome guests to attend a coffee chat once but we require them to become members if they wish to continue attending.
Once you have registered, you will be notified of future Tracking Indigenous Roots Coffee Chats automatically and do not need to re-register. You will also receive a reminder email a day or two ahead of each chat.
You can cancel your registration via a link in your Zoom Confirmation Email.
For questions about this coffee chat please email webeditor@bcgs.ca.
Exploring Genetic Genealogy: Introductory DNA via ZOOM
BCGS Coffee Chat: EXPLORING GENETIC GENEALOGY - Introductory DNA
1st Tuesday of most months
March 3rd 7 pm to 9 pm via Zoom
Facilitator: Debra Cole
*Via Zoom - Register HERE at least 24 hours ahead of time .
BCGS Members - Please include your BCGS membership number
Affiliate Society Members - please include the name of your Affiliate Society plus the current secret word.
Guests - If you would like to attend as a guest, please type in the word “guest”. We welcome guests to attend a coffee chat once but we require them to become members if they wish to continue attending.
Once you have registered, you will be notified of future Exploring Genetic Genealogy Coffee Chats automatically and do not need to re-register. You will also receive a reminder email a day or two ahead of each chat.
You can cancel your registration via a link in your Zoom confirmation email.
Chinese Genealogy 101 via ZOOM
BCGS Coffee Chat:
CHINESE GENEALOGY 101
Wednesday March 4th 10 - 11 am via Zoom
With Linda Yip, BCGS member and Ancestry Advisory Board of Canadian Genealogists
Are you new to Chinese genealogy and don’t know where to start? Or have you been doing your family genealogy for a while and are stuck?
Come join BCGS member Linda Yip as we talk about Chinese genealogy issues, brick wall busters and the hidden gems of Chinese genealogical research. Bring your questions.
The time will not change regardless of Daylight Savings Time - please adjust accordingly. Eastern time is three hours ahead of Pacific time.
*Via Zoom – email Linda Yip at hello@past-presence.com and you will be sent an invitation to join the meeting via Zoom
Ontario Coffee Chat
BCGS Coffee Chat: ONTARIO GENEALOGY
Thursday, March 5th
7 to 9 pm via Zoom*
with Linda Fleury
*Via Zoom - Register HERE at least 24 hours ahead of time .
BCGS Members - Please include your BCGS membership number
Affiliate Society Members - please include the name of your Affiliate Society plus the current secret word.
Guests - If you would like to attend as a guest, please type in the word “guest”. We welcome guests to attend a coffee chat once but we require them to become members if they wish to continue attending.
Once you have registered, you will be notified of future Ontario Coffee Chats automatically and do not need to re-register. You will also receive a reminder email a day or two ahead of each chat.
You can cancel your registration via a link in your Zoom confirmation email.
BCGS Members' Virtual Meeting
Our next BCGS members’ meeting will be via Zoom.us on
11 March 2026 at 7:30 PM.
Join the meeting between 7 & 7:30 when Members chat and share.
Guest Speaker:
An invitation from the BCGS to the meeting, using Zoom, will be sent to members.
Watch your inbox for more details about the website address,
meeting number and password.
If you don’t receive the email by the day before the meeting, please contact info@bcgs.ca.
Each member needs a 'free' Zoom account to participate. Go to www.zoom.us to sign up for your free account.
Scandinavia Coffee Chat via Zoom
SCANDINAVIA COFFEE CHAT
Thursday, March 12th via Zoom*
7 to 9 pm
with Kathie Ross
*Via Zoom - Register HERE at least 24 hours ahead of time .
BCGS Members - Please include your BCGS membership number
Affiliate Society Members - please include the name of your Affiliate Society plus the current secret word.
Guests - If you would like to attend as a guest, please type in the word “guest”. We welcome guests to attend a coffee chat once but we require them to become members if they wish to continue attending.
Once you have registered, you will be notified of future Scandinavia Coffee Chats automatically and do not need to re-register. You will also receive a reminder email a day or two ahead of each chat.
You can cancel your registration via a link in your Zoom confirmation email.
Open Research Day
OPEN RESEARCH DAY at
the BCGS Library
Sunday March 15th
9:30 am - 4:00 pm
Join us for an Open Research Day at the BCGS Library - the largest genealogical library in Western Canada. This is an opportunity for you to access the library’s many resources - check our our map collection, the new databases on our library computers and of course, the thousands of books and journals on our shelves. We are also a Family Search Affiliate, so you can view images at our library that you may not be able to see at home.
No registration is required.
Family Tree Maker Users Group
BCGS Coffee Chat: Family Tree Maker Users Group
Monday March 16th via Zoom*
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
With Debra Cole
*Via Zoom - Register HERE at least 24 hours ahead of time .
BCGS Members - Please include your BCGS membership number
Affiliate Society Members - please include the name of your Affiliate Society plus the current secret word.
Guests - If you would like to attend as a guest, please type in the word “guest”. We welcome guests to attend a coffee chat once but we require them to become members if they wish to continue attending.
Once you have registered, you will be notified of future Family Tree Maker Coffee Chats automatically and do not need to re-register. You will also receive a reminder email a day or two ahead of each chat.
You can cancel your registration via a link in your Zoom confirmation email.
Palaeography Chat via ZOOM
BCGS Coffee Chat: PALAEOGRAPHY
Tuesday, March 17th via Zoom*
12 noon to 1 pm
With Kathie Ross
*Via Zoom - Register HERE at least 24 hours ahead of time .
BCGS Members - Please include your BCGS membership number
Affiliate Society Members - please include the name of your Affiliate Society plus the current secret word.
Guests - If you would like to attend as a guest, please type in the word “guest”. We welcome guests to attend a coffee chat once but we require them to become members if they wish to continue attending.
Once you have registered, you will be notified of future Palaeography Coffee Chats automatically and do not need to re-register. You will also receive a reminder email a day or two ahead of each chat.
You can cancel your registration via a link in your Zoom confirmation email.
Eastern Europe (including Germans from Russia) Chat via ZOOM
BCGS Coffee Chat: EASTERN EUROPE Genealogy (including GERMANS from RUSSIA)
Thursday, March 19th via Zoom*
7 to 9 pm
with Eunice Robinson
*Via Zoom - Register HERE at least 24 hours ahead of time .
BCGS Members - Please include your BCGS membership number
Affiliate Society Members - please include the name of your Affiliate Society plus the current secret word.
Guests - If you would like to attend as a guest, please type in the word “guest”. We welcome guests to attend a coffee chat once but we require them to become members if they wish to continue attending.
Once you have registered, you will be notified of future Eastern Europe Coffee Chats automatically and do not need to re-register. You will also receive a reminder email a day or two ahead of each chat.
You can cancel your registration via a link in your Zoom confirmation email.
Kindertech IN PERSON
KINDERTECH
March 21st 10am – noon
at BCGS Library
Kindertech is an ongoing in-person workshop on the third Saturday of most months from 10am to noon at the BCGS Library and Research Centre.
Kindertech is intended to teach very simple computer techniques and to help attendees use their computers for family history.
Previous sessions have covered screenshots/screengrabs, blog reader apps, and Google apps (Docs, Sheets, Drive). Email kindertech@bcgs.ca if you have suggestions for future topics.
The facilitators are Margaret Sharon and Meg Riter. This is a hands-on workshop; bring your own device (laptop, tablet and/or phone) so you can practice at your own pace with as much support as you need.
No registration is required.
United States Coffee Chat via ZOOM
BCGS Coffee Chat:
UNITED STATES GENEALOGY
Thursday, March 26th via Zoom*
7 to 9 pm
with Celia Lewis
*Via Zoom - Register HERE at least 24 hours ahead of time .
BCGS Members - Please include your BCGS membership number
Affiliate Society Members - please include the name of your Affiliate Society plus the current secret word.
Guests - If you would like to attend as a guest, please type in the word “guest”. We welcome guests to attend a coffee chat once but we require them to become members if they wish to continue attending.
Once you have registered, you will be notified of future USA Coffee Chats automatically and do not need to re-register. You will also receive a reminder email a day or two ahead of each chat.
You can cancel your registration via a link in your Zoom confirmation email.
BCGS Writers Group via Zoom
BCGS Writers Group
Tuesday 31 March 2026
6:00 PM-8:00 PM
Chats will be online via Zoom
during the winter months beginning November 25, 2025 through March 2026.
Hybrid meetings will resume
April 28, 2026.
The BCGS Writers Group meets the last Tuesday of each month.
Facilitator: Ann Buchanan
Register HERE at least 24 hours ahead of time .
BCGS Members - Please include your BCGS membership number
Affiliate Society Members - please include the name of your Affiliate Society plus the current secret word.
Guests - If you would like to attend as a guest, please type in the word “guest”. We welcome guests to attend a coffee chat once but we require them to become members if they wish to continue attending.
Once you have registered, you will be notified of future Writers Group Coffee Chats automatically and do not need to re-register. You will also receive a reminder email a day or two ahead of each chat.
You can cancel your registration via a link in your Zoom confirmation email.
Chinese Genealogy 101 via ZOOM
BCGS Coffee Chat:
CHINESE GENEALOGY 101
Wednesday April 1st 10 - 11 am via Zoom
With Linda Yip, BCGS member and Ancestry Advisory Board of Canadian Genealogists
Are you new to Chinese genealogy and don’t know where to start? Or have you been doing your family genealogy for a while and are stuck?
Come join BCGS member Linda Yip as we talk about Chinese genealogy issues, brick wall busters and the hidden gems of Chinese genealogical research. Bring your questions.
The time will not change regardless of Daylight Savings Time - please adjust accordingly. Eastern time is three hours ahead of Pacific time.
*Via Zoom – email Linda Yip at hello@past-presence.com and you will be sent an invitation to join the meeting via Zoom
Ireland Genealogy Chat
BCGS Coffee Chat: IRELAND GENEALOGY
Thursday, April 2nd via Zoom*
7 pm to 9 pm
With Eunice Robinson
Via Zoom - Register HERE at least 24 hours ahead of time .
BCGS Members - Please include your BCGS membership number
Affiliate Society Members - please include the name of your Affiliate Society plus the current secret word.
Guests - If you would like to attend as a guest, please type in the word “guest”. We welcome guests to attend a coffee chat once but we require them to become members if they wish to continue attending.
Once you have registered, you will be notified of future Ireland Coffee Chats automatically and do not need to re-register. You will also receive a reminder email a day or two ahead of each chat.
You can cancel your registration via a link in your Zoom confirmation email.
Exploring Genetic Genealogy: Introductory DNA via ZOOM
BCGS Coffee Chat: EXPLORING GENETIC GENEALOGY - Introductory DNA
1st Tuesday of most months
April 7th 7 pm to 9 pm via Zoom
Facilitator: Debra Cole
*Via Zoom - Register HERE at least 24 hours ahead of time .
BCGS Members - Please include your BCGS membership number
Affiliate Society Members - please include the name of your Affiliate Society plus the current secret word.
Guests - If you would like to attend as a guest, please type in the word “guest”. We welcome guests to attend a coffee chat once but we require them to become members if they wish to continue attending.
Once you have registered, you will be notified of future Exploring Genetic Genealogy Coffee Chats automatically and do not need to re-register. You will also receive a reminder email a day or two ahead of each chat.
You can cancel your registration via a link in your Zoom confirmation email.
BCGS Members' Virtual Meeting
Our next BCGS members’ meeting will be via Zoom.us on
8 April 2026 at 7:30 PM.
Join the meeting between 7 & 7:30 when Members chat and share.
Guest Speaker:
An invitation from the BCGS to the meeting, using Zoom, will be sent to members.
Watch your inbox for more details about the website address,
meeting number and password.
If you don’t receive the email by the day before the meeting, please contact info@bcgs.ca.
Each member needs a 'free' Zoom account to participate. Go to www.zoom.us to sign up for your free account.
England Genealogy Chat
BCGS Coffee Chat: ENGLAND GENEALOGY
Thursday, April 9 via Zoom*
7 pm to 9 pm
With Sandra Cunliffe
*Via Zoom - Register HERE at least 24 hours ahead of time .
BCGS Members - Please include your BCGS membership number
Affiliate Society Members - please include the name of your Affiliate Society plus the current secret word.
Guests - If you would like to attend as a guest, please type in the word “guest”. We welcome guests to attend a coffee chat once but we require them to become members if they wish to continue attending.
Once you have registered, you will be notified of future England Coffee Chats automatically and do not need to re-register. You will also receive a reminder email a day or two ahead of each chat.
You can cancel your registration via a link in your Zoom confirmation email.
Scotland Genealogy Chat via ZOOM
BCGS Coffee Chat:
SCOTLAND GENEALOGY
Thursday, April 16th via Zoom*
7 pm to 9 pm
With Jan Graf
*Via Zoom - Register HERE at least 24 hours ahead of time .
BCGS Members - Please include your BCGS membership number
Affiliate Society Members - please include the name of your Affiliate Society plus the current secret word.
Guests - If you would like to attend as a guest, please type in the word “guest”. We welcome guests to attend a coffee chat once but we require them to become members if they wish to continue attending.
Once you have registered, you will be notified of future Scotland Coffee Chats automatically and do not need to re-register. You will also receive a reminder email a day or two ahead of each chat.
You can cancel your registration via a link in your Zoom confirmation email.
Kindertech IN PERSON
KINDERTECH
April 18th 10am – noon
at BCGS Library
Kindertech is an ongoing in-person workshop on the third Saturday of most months from 10am to noon at the BCGS Library and Research Centre.
Kindertech is intended to teach very simple computer techniques and to help attendees use their computers for family history.
Previous sessions have covered screenshots/screengrabs, blog reader apps, and Google apps (Docs, Sheets, Drive). Email kindertech@bcgs.ca if you have suggestions for future topics.
The facilitators are Margaret Sharon and Meg Riter. This is a hands-on workshop; bring your own device (laptop, tablet and/or phone) so you can practice at your own pace with as much support as you need.
No registration is required.
Open Research Day
OPEN RESEARCH DAY at
the BCGS Library
Sunday April 19th
9:30 am - 4:00 pm
Join us for an Open Research Day at the BCGS Library - the largest genealogical library in Western Canada. This is an opportunity for you to access the library’s many resources - check our our map collection, the new databases on our library computers and of course, the thousands of books and journals on our shelves. We are also a Family Search Affiliate, so you can view images at our library that you may not be able to see at home.
No registration is required.
Family Tree Maker Users Group
BCGS Coffee Chat: Family Tree Maker Users Group
Monday April 20th via Zoom*
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
With Debra Cole
*Via Zoom - Register HERE at least 24 hours ahead of time .
BCGS Members - Please include your BCGS membership number
Affiliate Society Members - please include the name of your Affiliate Society plus the current secret word.
Guests - If you would like to attend as a guest, please type in the word “guest”. We welcome guests to attend a coffee chat once but we require them to become members if they wish to continue attending.
Once you have registered, you will be notified of future Family Tree Maker Coffee Chats automatically and do not need to re-register. You will also receive a reminder email a day or two ahead of each chat.
You can cancel your registration via a link in your Zoom confirmation email.
Palaeography Chat via ZOOM
BCGS Coffee Chat: PALAEOGRAPHY
Tuesday, April 21st via Zoom*
12 noon to 1 pm
With Kathie Ross
*Via Zoom - Register HERE at least 24 hours ahead of time .
BCGS Members - Please include your BCGS membership number
Affiliate Society Members - please include the name of your Affiliate Society plus the current secret word.
Guests - If you would like to attend as a guest, please type in the word “guest”. We welcome guests to attend a coffee chat once but we require them to become members if they wish to continue attending.
Once you have registered, you will be notified of future Palaeography Coffee Chats automatically and do not need to re-register. You will also receive a reminder email a day or two ahead of each chat.
You can cancel your registration via a link in your Zoom confirmation email.
British Columbia Chat via ZOOM
BCGS Coffee Chat: BRITISH COLUMBIA GENEALOGY
Thursday, April 23rd via Zoom*
7 to 9 pm
with Janet White
*Via Zoom - Register HERE at least 24 hours ahead of time .
BCGS Members - Please include your BCGS membership number
Affiliate Society Members - please include the name of your Affiliate Society plus the current secret word.
Guests - If you would like to attend as a guest, please type in the word “guest”. We welcome guests to attend a coffee chat once but we require them to become members if they wish to continue attending.
Once you have registered, you will be notified of future British Columbia Coffee Chats automatically and do not need to re-register. You will also receive a reminder email a day or two ahead of each chat.
You can cancel your registration via a link in your Zoom confirmation email.
BCGS Writers Group - In person & Online
BCGS Writers Group
Tuesday 28 April 2026
6:00 PM-8:00 PM
This wil be a hybrid meeting - taking place at the BCGS Library and online via Zoom.
During the winter months (November - March) the meetings are via Zoom only.
The BCGS Writers Group meets the last Tuesday of each month.
Facilitator: Ann Buchanan
Register HERE at least 24 hours ahead of time .
BCGS Members - Please include your BCGS membership number
Affiliate Society Members - please include the name of your Affiliate Society plus the current secret word.
Guests - If you would like to attend as a guest, please type in the word “guest”. We welcome guests to attend a coffee chat once but we require them to become members if they wish to continue attending.
Once you have registered, you will be notified of future Writers Group Coffee Chats automatically and do not need to re-register. You will also receive a reminder email a day or two ahead of each chat.
You can cancel your registration via a link in your Zoom confirmation email.
Tracking Indigenous Roots Chat via ZOOM
TRACKING INDIGENOUS ROOTS
Thursday, April 30, 2026
via Zoom* - 2:30 to 4:00 pm.
Presented by the
Aboriginal Genealogy Association.
Discussion Leader: Sharon Syrette
Facilitator: Sheila Albrecht
“The way of knowledge is like our old way of hunting. You begin with a mere trail – a footprint. If you follow that faithfully, it may lead you to a clearer trail – a track – a road. Later on there will be many tracks, crossing and diverging one from the other. Then you must be careful, for success lies in the choice of the right road.”
– Many Lightenings Eastman, SANTEE SIOUX
Join us to network and exchange information about indigenous ancestors, where and how to research. Focus each meeting will be a collaborative sharing, what you know, and what you are looking for.
*Via Zoom - Register HERE at least 24 hours ahead of time .
BCGS Members - Please include your BCGS membership number
Affiliate Society Members - please include the name of your Affiliate Society plus the current secret word.
Guests - If you would like to attend as a guest, please type in the word “guest”. We welcome guests to attend a coffee chat once but we require them to become members if they wish to continue attending.
Once you have registered, you will be notified of future Tracking Indigenous Roots Coffee Chats automatically and do not need to re-register. You will also receive a reminder email a day or two ahead of each chat.
You can cancel your registration via a link in your Zoom Confirmation Email.
For questions about this coffee chat please email webeditor@bcgs.ca.
French Connection (French-Canadian) Coffee Chat via ZOOM
FRENCH CONNECTION
(FRENCH-CANADIAN) COFFEE CHAT
Thursday April 30th via Zoom*
7:00pm - 9:00 pm
with Maurice Guibord
*Via Zoom - Register HERE at least 24 hours ahead of time .
BCGS Members - Please include your BCGS membership number
Affiliate Society Members - please include the name of your Affiliate Society plus the current secret word.
Guests - If you would like to attend as a guest, please type in the word “guest”. We welcome guests to attend a coffee chat once but we require them to become members if they wish to continue attending.
Once you have registered, you will be notified of future French Connection Coffee Chats automatically and do not need to re-register. You will also receive a reminder email a day or two ahead of each chat.
You can cancel your registration via a link in your Zoom confirmation email.
Exploring Genetic Genealogy: Introductory DNA via ZOOM
BCGS Coffee Chat: EXPLORING GENETIC GENEALOGY - Introductory DNA
1st Tuesday of most months
May 5th 7 pm to 9 pm via Zoom
Facilitator: Debra Cole
*Via Zoom - Register HERE at least 24 hours ahead of time .
BCGS Members - Please include your BCGS membership number
Affiliate Society Members - please include the name of your Affiliate Society plus the current secret word.
Guests - If you would like to attend as a guest, please type in the word “guest”. We welcome guests to attend a coffee chat once but we require them to become members if they wish to continue attending.
Once you have registered, you will be notified of future Exploring Genetic Genealogy Coffee Chats automatically and do not need to re-register. You will also receive a reminder email a day or two ahead of each chat.
You can cancel your registration via a link in your Zoom confirmation email.
Chinese Genealogy 101 via ZOOM
BCGS Coffee Chat:
CHINESE GENEALOGY 101
Wednesday May 6th 10 - 11 am via Zoom
With Linda Yip, BCGS member and Ancestry Advisory Board of Canadian Genealogists
Are you new to Chinese genealogy and don’t know where to start? Or have you been doing your family genealogy for a while and are stuck?
Come join BCGS member Linda Yip as we talk about Chinese genealogy issues, brick wall busters and the hidden gems of Chinese genealogical research. Bring your questions.
The time will not change regardless of Daylight Savings Time - please adjust accordingly. Eastern time is three hours ahead of Pacific time.
*Via Zoom – email Linda Yip at hello@past-presence.com and you will be sent an invitation to join the meeting via Zoom
Canadian Prairies Coffee Chat via ZOOM
BCGS Coffee Chat: CANADIAN PRAIRIES GENEALOGY
Thursday, May 7th via Zoom*
7 to 9 pm
with Judith Ueland
*Via Zoom - Register HERE at least 24 hours ahead of time .
BCGS Members - Please include your BCGS membership number
Affiliate Society Members - please include the name of your Affiliate Society plus the current secret word.
Guests - If you would like to attend as a guest, please type in the word “guest”. We welcome guests to attend a coffee chat once but we require them to become members if they wish to continue attending.
Once you have registered, you will be notified of future Canadian Prairies Coffee Chats automatically and do not need to re-register. You will also receive a reminder email a day or two ahead of each chat.
You can cancel your registration via a link in your Zoom confirmation email.
BCGS Members' Virtual Meeting
Our next BCGS members’ meeting will be via Zoom.us on
13 May 2026 at 7:30 PM.
Join the meeting between 7 & 7:30 when Members chat and share.
Guest Speaker:
An invitation from the BCGS to the meeting, using Zoom, will be sent to members.
Watch your inbox for more details about the website address,
meeting number and password.
If you don’t receive the email by the day before the meeting, please contact info@bcgs.ca.
Each member needs a 'free' Zoom account to participate. Go to www.zoom.us to sign up for your free account.
Ontario Coffee Chat
BCGS Coffee Chat: ONTARIO GENEALOGY
Thursday, May 14th
7 to 9 pm via Zoom*
with Linda Fleury
*Via Zoom - Register HERE at least 24 hours ahead of time .
BCGS Members - Please include your BCGS membership number
Affiliate Society Members - please include the name of your Affiliate Society plus the current secret word.
Guests - If you would like to attend as a guest, please type in the word “guest”. We welcome guests to attend a coffee chat once but we require them to become members if they wish to continue attending.
Once you have registered, you will be notified of future Ontario Coffee Chats automatically and do not need to re-register. You will also receive a reminder email a day or two ahead of each chat.
You can cancel your registration via a link in your Zoom confirmation email.
Open Research Day
OPEN RESEARCH DAY at
the BCGS Library
Sunday May 17th
9:30 am - 4:00 pm
Join us for an Open Research Day at the BCGS Library - the largest genealogical library in Western Canada. This is an opportunity for you to access the library’s many resources - check our our map collection, the new databases on our library computers and of course, the thousands of books and journals on our shelves. We are also a Family Search Affiliate, so you can view images at our library that you may not be able to see at home.
No registration is required.
Palaeography Chat via ZOOM
BCGS Coffee Chat: PALAEOGRAPHY
Tuesday, May 19th via Zoom*
12 noon to 1 pm
With Kathie Ross
*Via Zoom - Register HERE at least 24 hours ahead of time .
BCGS Members - Please include your BCGS membership number
Affiliate Society Members - please include the name of your Affiliate Society plus the current secret word.
Guests - If you would like to attend as a guest, please type in the word “guest”. We welcome guests to attend a coffee chat once but we require them to become members if they wish to continue attending.
Once you have registered, you will be notified of future Palaeography Coffee Chats automatically and do not need to re-register. You will also receive a reminder email a day or two ahead of each chat.
You can cancel your registration via a link in your Zoom confirmation email.
Atlantic Canada Coffee Chat via ZOOM
BCGS Coffee Chat:
Atlantic Canada Genealogy
Thursday, May 21st via Zoom*
7 to 9 pm
with Brenda Jones
*Via Zoom - Register HERE at least 24 hours ahead of time .
BCGS Members - Please include your BCGS membership number
Affiliate Society Members - please include the name of your Affiliate Society plus the current secret word.
Guests - If you would like to attend as a guest, please type in the word “guest”. We welcome guests to attend a coffee chat once but we require them to become members if they wish to continue attending.
Once you have registered, you will be notified of future Atlantic Canada Coffee Chats automatically and do not need to re-register. You will also receive a reminder email a day or two ahead of each chat.
You can cancel your registration via a link in your Zoom confirmation email.
BCGS Writers Group - In Person and Online
BCGS Writers Group
Tuesday 26 May 2026
6:00 PM-8:00 PM
This wil be a hybrid meeting - taking place at the BCGS Library and online via Zoom.
The BCGS Writers Group meets the last Tuesday of each month.
From April - October, the meetings are hybride - held in-person at the BCGS Library and online via Zoom. During the winter months (November - March) the meetings are via Zoom only.
Facilitator: Ann Buchanan
Register HERE at least 24 hours ahead of time .
BCGS Members - Please include your BCGS membership number
Affiliate Society Members - please include the name of your Affiliate Society plus the current secret word.
Guests - If you would like to attend as a guest, please type in the word “guest”. We welcome guests to attend a coffee chat once but we require them to become members if they wish to continue attending.
Once you have registered, you will be notified of future Writers Group Coffee Chats automatically and do not need to re-register. You will also receive a reminder email a day or two ahead of each chat.
You can cancel your registration via a link in your Zoom confirmation email.
Scandinavia Coffee Chat via Zoom
SCANDINAVIA COFFEE CHAT
Thursday, May 28th via Zoom*
7 to 9 pm
with Kathie Ross
*Via Zoom - Register HERE at least 24 hours ahead of time .
BCGS Members - Please include your BCGS membership number
Affiliate Society Members - please include the name of your Affiliate Society plus the current secret word.
Guests - If you would like to attend as a guest, please type in the word “guest”. We welcome guests to attend a coffee chat once but we require them to become members if they wish to continue attending.
Once you have registered, you will be notified of future Scandinavia Coffee Chats automatically and do not need to re-register. You will also receive a reminder email a day or two ahead of each chat.
You can cancel your registration via a link in your Zoom confirmation email.
Exploring Genetic Genealogy: Introductory DNA via ZOOM
BCGS Coffee Chat: EXPLORING GENETIC GENEALOGY - Introductory DNA
1st Tuesday of most months
June 2nd 7 pm to 9 pm via Zoom
Facilitator: Debra Cole
*Via Zoom - Register HERE at least 24 hours ahead of time .
BCGS Members - Please include your BCGS membership number
Affiliate Society Members - please include the name of your Affiliate Society plus the current secret word.
Guests - If you would like to attend as a guest, please type in the word “guest”. We welcome guests to attend a coffee chat once but we require them to become members if they wish to continue attending.
Once you have registered, you will be notified of future Exploring Genetic Genealogy Coffee Chats automatically and do not need to re-register. You will also receive a reminder email a day or two ahead of each chat.
You can cancel your registration via a link in your Zoom confirmation email.
Chinese Genealogy 101 via ZOOM
BCGS Coffee Chat:
CHINESE GENEALOGY 101
Wednesday June 3rd 10 - 11 am via Zoom
With Linda Yip, BCGS member and Ancestry Advisory Board of Canadian Genealogists
Are you new to Chinese genealogy and don’t know where to start? Or have you been doing your family genealogy for a while and are stuck?
Come join BCGS member Linda Yip as we talk about Chinese genealogy issues, brick wall busters and the hidden gems of Chinese genealogical research. Bring your questions.
The time will not change regardless of Daylight Savings Time - please adjust accordingly. Eastern time is three hours ahead of Pacific time.
*Via Zoom – email Linda Yip at hello@past-presence.com and you will be sent an invitation to join the meeting via Zoom
Eastern Europe (including Germans from Russia) Chat via ZOOM
BCGS Coffee Chat: EASTERN EUROPE Genealogy (including GERMANS from RUSSIA)
Thursday, June 4th via Zoom*
7 to 9 pm
with Eunice Robinson
*Via Zoom - Register HERE at least 24 hours ahead of time .
BCGS Members - Please include your BCGS membership number
Affiliate Society Members - please include the name of your Affiliate Society plus the current secret word.
Guests - If you would like to attend as a guest, please type in the word “guest”. We welcome guests to attend a coffee chat once but we require them to become members if they wish to continue attending.
Once you have registered, you will be notified of future Eastern Europe Coffee Chats automatically and do not need to re-register. You will also receive a reminder email a day or two ahead of each chat.
You can cancel your registration via a link in your Zoom confirmation email.
BCGS Members' Virtual Meeting
Our next BCGS members’ meeting will be via Zoom.us on
10 June 2026 at 7:30 PM.
Join the meeting between 7 & 7:30 when Members chat and share.
Guest Speaker:
An invitation from the BCGS to the meeting, using Zoom, will be sent to members.
Watch your inbox for more details about the website address,
meeting number and password.
If you don’t receive the email by the day before the meeting, please contact info@bcgs.ca.
Each member needs a 'free' Zoom account to participate. Go to www.zoom.us to sign up for your free account.
United States Coffee Chat via ZOOM
BCGS Coffee Chat:
UNITED STATES GENEALOGY
Thursday, June 11th via Zoom*
7 to 9 pm
with Celia Lewis
*Via Zoom - Register HERE at least 24 hours ahead of time .
BCGS Members - Please include your BCGS membership number
Affiliate Society Members - please include the name of your Affiliate Society plus the current secret word.
Guests - If you would like to attend as a guest, please type in the word “guest”. We welcome guests to attend a coffee chat once but we require them to become members if they wish to continue attending.
Once you have registered, you will be notified of future USA Coffee Chats automatically and do not need to re-register. You will also receive a reminder email a day or two ahead of each chat.
You can cancel your registration via a link in your Zoom confirmation email.
Family Tree Maker Users Group
BCGS Coffee Chat: Family Tree Maker Users Group
Monday June 15th via Zoom*
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
With Debra Cole
*Via Zoom - Register HERE at least 24 hours ahead of time .
BCGS Members - Please include your BCGS membership number
Affiliate Society Members - please include the name of your Affiliate Society plus the current secret word.
Guests - If you would like to attend as a guest, please type in the word “guest”. We welcome guests to attend a coffee chat once but we require them to become members if they wish to continue attending.
Once you have registered, you will be notified of future Family Tree Maker Coffee Chats automatically and do not need to re-register. You will also receive a reminder email a day or two ahead of each chat.
You can cancel your registration via a link in your Zoom confirmation email.
Palaeography Chat via ZOOM
BCGS Coffee Chat: PALAEOGRAPHY
Tuesday, June 16th via Zoom*
12 noon to 1 pm
With Kathie Ross
*Via Zoom - Register HERE at least 24 hours ahead of time .
BCGS Members - Please include your BCGS membership number
Affiliate Society Members - please include the name of your Affiliate Society plus the current secret word.
Guests - If you would like to attend as a guest, please type in the word “guest”. We welcome guests to attend a coffee chat once but we require them to become members if they wish to continue attending.
Once you have registered, you will be notified of future Palaeography Coffee Chats automatically and do not need to re-register. You will also receive a reminder email a day or two ahead of each chat.
You can cancel your registration via a link in your Zoom confirmation email.
Kindertech IN PERSON
KINDERTECH
June 20th 10am – noon
at BCGS Library
Kindertech is an ongoing in-person workshop on the third Saturday of most months from 10am to noon at the BCGS Library and Research Centre.
Kindertech is intended to teach very simple computer techniques and to help attendees use their computers for family history.
Previous sessions have covered screenshots/screengrabs, blog reader apps, and Google apps (Docs, Sheets, Drive). Email kindertech@bcgs.ca if you have suggestions for future topics.
The facilitators are Margaret Sharon and Meg Riter. This is a hands-on workshop; bring your own device (laptop, tablet and/or phone) so you can practice at your own pace with as much support as you need.
No registration is required.
Open Research Day
OPEN RESEARCH DAY at
the BCGS Library
Sunday May 17th
9:30 am - 4:00 pm
Join us for an Open Research Day at the BCGS Library - the largest genealogical library in Western Canada. This is an opportunity for you to access the library’s many resources - check our our map collection, the new databases on our library computers and of course, the thousands of books and journals on our shelves. We are also a Family Search Affiliate, so you can view images at our library that you may not be able to see at home.
No registration is required.
BCGS Writers Group - In Person and Online
BCGS Writers Group
Tuesday 30 June 2026
6:00 PM-8:00 PM
This wil be a hybrid meeting - taking place at the BCGS Library and online via Zoom.
The BCGS Writers Group meets the last Tuesday of each month.
From April - October, the meetings are hybride - held in-person at the BCGS Library and online via Zoom. During the winter months (November - March) the meetings are via Zoom only.
Facilitator: Ann Buchanan
Register HERE at least 24 hours ahead of time .
BCGS Members - Please include your BCGS membership number
Affiliate Society Members - please include the name of your Affiliate Society plus the current secret word.
Guests - If you would like to attend as a guest, please type in the word “guest”. We welcome guests to attend a coffee chat once but we require them to become members if they wish to continue attending.
Once you have registered, you will be notified of future Writers Group Coffee Chats automatically and do not need to re-register. You will also receive a reminder email a day or two ahead of each chat.
You can cancel your registration via a link in your Zoom confirmation email.
Chinese Genealogy 101 via ZOOM
BCGS Coffee Chat:
CHINESE GENEALOGY 101
Wednesday July 1st 10 - 11 am via Zoom
With Linda Yip, BCGS member and Ancestry Advisory Board of Canadian Genealogists
Are you new to Chinese genealogy and don’t know where to start? Or have you been doing your family genealogy for a while and are stuck?
Come join BCGS member Linda Yip as we talk about Chinese genealogy issues, brick wall busters and the hidden gems of Chinese genealogical research. Bring your questions.
The time will not change regardless of Daylight Savings Time - please adjust accordingly. Eastern time is three hours ahead of Pacific time.
*Via Zoom – email Linda Yip at hello@past-presence.com and you will be sent an invitation to join the meeting via Zoom
Exploring Genetic Genealogy: Introductory DNA via ZOOM
BCGS Coffee Chat: EXPLORING GENETIC GENEALOGY - Introductory DNA
1st Tuesday of most months
July 7th 7 pm to 9 pm via Zoom
Facilitator: Debra Cole
*Via Zoom - Register HERE at least 24 hours ahead of time .
BCGS Members - Please include your BCGS membership number
Affiliate Society Members - please include the name of your Affiliate Society plus the current secret word.
Guests - If you would like to attend as a guest, please type in the word “guest”. We welcome guests to attend a coffee chat once but we require them to become members if they wish to continue attending.
Once you have registered, you will be notified of future Exploring Genetic Genealogy Coffee Chats automatically and do not need to re-register. You will also receive a reminder email a day or two ahead of each chat.
You can cancel your registration via a link in your Zoom confirmation email.
BCGS Members' Virtual Meeting
Our next BCGS members’ meeting will be via Zoom.us on
8 July 2026 at 7:30 PM.
Join the meeting between 7 & 7:30 when Members chat and share.
Guest Speaker:
An invitation from the BCGS to the meeting, using Zoom, will be sent to members.
Watch your inbox for more details about the website address,
meeting number and password.
If you don’t receive the email by the day before the meeting, please contact info@bcgs.ca.
Each member needs a 'free' Zoom account to participate. Go to www.zoom.us to sign up for your free account.
BCGS Members' Virtual Meeting
Our next BCGS members’ meeting will be via Zoom.us on
12 August 2026 at 7:30 PM.
Join the meeting between 7 & 7:30 when Members chat and share.
Guest Speaker:
An invitation from the BCGS to the meeting, using Zoom, will be sent to members.
Watch your inbox for more details about the website address,
meeting number and password.
If you don’t receive the email by the day before the meeting, please contact info@bcgs.ca.
Each member needs a 'free' Zoom account to participate. Go to www.zoom.us to sign up for your free account.
Chinese Genealogy 101 via ZOOM
BCGS Coffee Chat:
CHINESE GENEALOGY 101
Wednesday September 2nd 10 - 11 am via Zoom
With Linda Yip, BCGS member and Ancestry Advisory Board of Canadian Genealogists
Are you new to Chinese genealogy and don’t know where to start? Or have you been doing your family genealogy for a while and are stuck?
Come join BCGS member Linda Yip as we talk about Chinese genealogy issues, brick wall busters and the hidden gems of Chinese genealogical research. Bring your questions.
The time will not change regardless of Daylight Savings Time - please adjust accordingly. Eastern time is three hours ahead of Pacific time.
*Via Zoom – email Linda Yip at hello@past-presence.com and you will be sent an invitation to join the meeting via Zoom
BCGS Members' Virtual Meeting
Our next BCGS members’ meeting will be via Zoom.us on
9 September 2026 at 7:30 PM.
Join the meeting between 7 & 7:30 when Members chat and share.
Guest Speaker:
An invitation from the BCGS to the meeting, using Zoom, will be sent to members.
Watch your inbox for more details about the website address,
meeting number and password.
If you don’t receive the email by the day before the meeting, please contact info@bcgs.ca.
Each member needs a 'free' Zoom account to participate. Go to www.zoom.us to sign up for your free account.
Chinese Genealogy 101 via ZOOM
BCGS Coffee Chat:
CHINESE GENEALOGY 101
Wednesday October 7th 10 - 11 am via Zoom
With Linda Yip, BCGS member and Ancestry Advisory Board of Canadian Genealogists
Are you new to Chinese genealogy and don’t know where to start? Or have you been doing your family genealogy for a while and are stuck?
Come join BCGS member Linda Yip as we talk about Chinese genealogy issues, brick wall busters and the hidden gems of Chinese genealogical research. Bring your questions.
The time will not change regardless of Daylight Savings Time - please adjust accordingly. Eastern time is three hours ahead of Pacific time.
*Via Zoom – email Linda Yip at hello@past-presence.com and you will be sent an invitation to join the meeting via Zoom
BCGS Members' Virtual Meeting
Our next BCGS members’ meeting will be via Zoom.us on
14 October 2026 at 7:30 PM.
Join the meeting between 7 & 7:30 when Members chat and share.
Guest Speaker:
An invitation from the BCGS to the meeting, using Zoom, will be sent to members.
Watch your inbox for more details about the website address,
meeting number and password.
If you don’t receive the email by the day before the meeting, please contact info@bcgs.ca.
Each member needs a 'free' Zoom account to participate. Go to www.zoom.us to sign up for your free account.
Chinese Genealogy 101 via ZOOM
BCGS Coffee Chat:
CHINESE GENEALOGY 101
Wednesday November 4th 10 - 11 am via Zoom
With Linda Yip, BCGS member and Ancestry Advisory Board of Canadian Genealogists
Are you new to Chinese genealogy and don’t know where to start? Or have you been doing your family genealogy for a while and are stuck?
Come join BCGS member Linda Yip as we talk about Chinese genealogy issues, brick wall busters and the hidden gems of Chinese genealogical research. Bring your questions.
The time will not change regardless of Daylight Savings Time - please adjust accordingly. Eastern time is three hours ahead of Pacific time.
*Via Zoom – email Linda Yip at hello@past-presence.com and you will be sent an invitation to join the meeting via Zoom
BCGS Members' Virtual Meeting
Our next BCGS members’ meeting will be via Zoom.us on
11 November 2026 at 7:30 PM.
Join the meeting between 7 & 7:30 when Members chat and share.
Guest Speaker:
An invitation from the BCGS to the meeting, using Zoom, will be sent to members.
Watch your inbox for more details about the website address,
meeting number and password.
If you don’t receive the email by the day before the meeting, please contact info@bcgs.ca.
Each member needs a 'free' Zoom account to participate. Go to www.zoom.us to sign up for your free account.
BCGS Members' Virtual Meeting
Our next BCGS members’ meeting will be via Zoom.us on
9 December 2026 at 7:30 PM.
Join the meeting between 7 & 7:30 when Members chat and share.
Guest Speaker:
An invitation from the BCGS to the meeting, using Zoom, will be sent to members.
Watch your inbox for more details about the website address,
meeting number and password.
If you don’t receive the email by the day before the meeting, please contact info@bcgs.ca.
Each member needs a 'free' Zoom account to participate. Go to www.zoom.us to sign up for your free account.
Scotland Genealogy Chat via ZOOM
BCGS Coffee Chat:
SCOTLAND GENEALOGY
Thursday, January 22nd via Zoom*
7 pm to 9 pm
With Jan Graf
*Via Zoom - Register HERE at least 24 hours ahead of time .
BCGS Members - Please include your BCGS membership number
Affiliate Society Members - please include the name of your Affiliate Society plus the current secret word.
Guests - If you would like to attend as a guest, please type in the word “guest”. We welcome guests to attend a coffee chat once but we require them to become members if they wish to continue attending.
Once you have registered, you will be notified of future Scotland Coffee Chats automatically and do not need to re-register. You will also receive a reminder email a day or two ahead of each chat.
You can cancel your registration via a link in your Zoom confirmation email.
Palaeography Chat via ZOOM
BCGS Coffee Chat: PALAEOGRAPHY
Tuesday, January 20th via Zoom*
12 noon to 1 pm
With Kathie Ross
*Via Zoom - Register HERE at least 24 hours ahead of time .
BCGS Members - Please include your BCGS membership number
Affiliate Society Members - please include the name of your Affiliate Society plus the current secret word.
Guests - If you would like to attend as a guest, please type in the word “guest”. We welcome guests to attend a coffee chat once but we require them to become members if they wish to continue attending.
Once you have registered, you will be notified of future Palaeography Coffee Chats automatically and do not need to re-register. You will also receive a reminder email a day or two ahead of each chat.
You can cancel your registration via a link in your Zoom confirmation email.
Open Research Day
OPEN RESEARCH DAY at
the BCGS Library
Sunday January 18th
9:30 am - 4:00 pm
Join us for an Open Research Day at the BCGS Library - the largest genealogical library in Western Canada. This is an opportunity for you to access the library’s many resources - check our our map collection, the new databases on our library computers and of course, the thousands of books and journals on our shelves. We are also a Family Search Affiliate, so you can view images at our library that you may not be able to see at home.
No registration is required.
Kindertech IN PERSON
KINDERTECH
January 17th 10am – noon
at BCGS Library
Kindertech is an ongoing in-person workshop on the third Saturday of most months from 10am to noon at the BCGS Library and Research Centre.
Kindertech is intended to teach very simple computer techniques and to help attendees use their computers for family history.
Previous sessions have covered screenshots/screengrabs, blog reader apps, and Google apps (Docs, Sheets, Drive). Email kindertech@bcgs.ca if you have suggestions for future topics.
The facilitators are Margaret Sharon and Meg Riter. This is a hands-on workshop; bring your own device (laptop, tablet and/or phone) so you can practice at your own pace with as much support as you need.
No registration is required.
Ireland Genealogy Chat
BCGS Coffee Chat: IRELAND GENEALOGY
Thursday, January 15th via Zoom*
7 pm to 9 pm
With Eunice Robinson
Via Zoom - Register HERE at least 24 hours ahead of time .
BCGS Members - Please include your BCGS membership number
Affiliate Society Members - please include the name of your Affiliate Society plus the current secret word.
Guests - If you would like to attend as a guest, please type in the word “guest”. We welcome guests to attend a coffee chat once but we require them to become members if they wish to continue attending.
Once you have registered, you will be notified of future Ireland Coffee Chats automatically and do not need to re-register. You will also receive a reminder email a day or two ahead of each chat.
You can cancel your registration via a link in your Zoom confirmation email.
BCGS Members' Virtual Meeting
Our next BCGS members’ meeting will be via Zoom.us on
14 January 2026 at 7:30 PM.
Join the meeting between 7 & 7:30 when Members chat and share.
Guest Speaker:
An invitation from the BCGS to the meeting, using Zoom, will be sent to members.
Watch your inbox for more details about the website address,
meeting number and password.
If you don’t receive the email by the day before the meeting, please contact info@bcgs.ca.
Each member needs a 'free' Zoom account to participate. Go to www.zoom.us to sign up for your free account.
Chinese Genealogy 101 via ZOOM
BCGS Coffee Chat:
CHINESE GENEALOGY 101
Wednesday January 7th 10 - 11 am via Zoom
With Linda Yip, BCGS member and Ancestry Advisory Board of Canadian Genealogists
Are you new to Chinese genealogy and don’t know where to start? Or have you been doing your family genealogy for a while and are stuck?
Come join BCGS member Linda Yip as we talk about Chinese genealogy issues, brick wall busters and the hidden gems of Chinese genealogical research. Bring your questions.
The time will not change regardless of Daylight Savings Time - please adjust accordingly. Eastern time is three hours ahead of Pacific time.
*Via Zoom – email Linda Yip at hello@past-presence.com and you will be sent an invitation to join the meeting via Zoom
BCGS Library Closed for Christmas Break
The BCGS Genealogical Library is closed for Christmas Break beginning Sunday, December 21st, 2025 and reopening Tuesday, January 6th, 2026.
If you require access to the library during that time, please call 604-502-9119
Advanced DNA Coffee Chat via ZOOM
BCGS Coffee Chat: Advanced DNA
Tuesday, December 16th via Zoom
7 pm to 9 pm
With Terry Hartley, Jim Graham and Kathleen Graham
Please pre-register terrhart1@gmail.com
Palaeography Chat via ZOOM
BCGS Coffee Chat: PALAEOGRAPHY
Tuesday, December 16th via Zoom*
12 noon to 1 pm
With Kathie Ross
*Via Zoom - To sign up for this Chat please email the Scheduler coffeechat@bcgs.ca at least 24 hours ahead of time. Please include your BCGS membership number or the name of your Affiliate Society.
If you have already attended a Palaeography Coffee Chat, you will receive an invitation automatically and don’t need to sign up.
To unsubscribe from this Chat, please email coffeechat@bcgs.ca
Family Tree Maker Users Group
BCGS Coffee Chat: Family Tree Maker Users Group
Monday December 15th via Zoom*
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
With Debra Cole
*Via Zoom - To sign up for this Chat please email the Scheduler coffeechat@bcgs.ca at least 24 hours ahead of time. Please include your BCGS membership number or the name of your Affiliate Society.
If you have already attended a Family Tree Maker User Group Coffee Chat, you will receive an invitation automatically and don’t need to sign up.
To unsubscribe from this Chat, please email coffeechat@bcgs.ca
Open Research Day
OPEN RESEARCH DAY at
the BCGS Library
Sunday December 14th
9:30 am - 4:00 pm
Join us for an Open Research Day at the BCGS Library - the largest genealogical library in Western Canada. This is an opportunity for you to access the library’s many resources - check our our map collection, the new databases on our library computers and of course, the thousands of books and journals on our shelves. We are also a Family Search Affiliate, so you can view images at our library that you may not be able to see at home.
No registration is required.
French Connection (French-Canadian) Coffee Chat via ZOOM
FRENCH CONNECTION
(FRENCH-CANADIAN) COFFEE CHAT
Thursday 11 December 2025 via Zoom*
7:00pm - 9:00 pm
with Maurice Guibord
*Via Zoom - To sign up for this Chat please email coffeechat@bcgs.ca at least 24 hours ahead of time. Please include your BCGS membership number or the name of your Affiliate Society.
If you have already attended a French Connection (French-Canadian) Coffee Chat, you will receive an invitation automatically and don’t need to sign up.
To unsubscribe from this Chat, please email coffeechat@bcgs.ca
BCGS Members' Virtual Meeting
Our next BCGS members’ meeting will be via Zoom.us on
10 December 2025 at 7:30 PM.
Join the meeting between 7 & 7:30 when Members chat and share.
Guest Speaker:
An invitation from the BCGS to the meeting, using Zoom, will be sent to members.
Watch your inbox for more details about the website address,
meeting number and password.
If you don’t receive the email by the day before the meeting, please contact info@bcgs.ca.
Each member needs a 'free' Zoom account to participate. Go to www.zoom.us to sign up for your free account.
England Genealogy Chat
BCGS Coffee Chat: ENGLAND GENEALOGY
Thursday, December 4th via Zoom*
7 pm to 9 pm
With Sandra Cunliffe
*Via Zoom - To sign up for this Chat please email the Scheduler coffeechat@bcgs.ca at least 24 hours ahead of time. Please include your BCGS membership number or the name of your Affiliate Society.
If you have already attended an England Coffee Chat, you will receive an invitation automatically and don’t need to sign up.
To unsubscribe from this Chat, please email coffeechat@bcgs.ca
Exploring Genetic Genealogy: Introductory DNA via ZOOM
BCGS Coffee Chat: EXPLORING GENETIC GENEALOGY - Introductory DNA
1st Tuesday of most months
December 2nd 7 pm to 9 pm via Zoom
Facilitator: Debra Cole
*Via Zoom - To sign up, please email us at coffeechat@bcgs.ca at least 24 hours ahead of time . Please include your BCGS membership number or the name of your Affiliate Society.
If you have already attended an Exploring Genetic Genealogy Coffee Chat, you will receive an invitation automatically and don’t need to sign up.
To unsubscribe from this Chat, please email coffeechat@bcgs.ca
Scotland Genealogy Chat via ZOOM
BCGS Coffee Chat:
SCOTLAND GENEALOGY
Thursday, November 27th via Zoom*
7 pm to 9 pm
With Eunice Robinson
*Via Zoom - To sign up, please email us at coffeechat@bcgs.ca at least 24 hours ahead of time . Please include your BCGS membership number or the name of your Affiliate Society.
If you have already attended a Scotland Coffee Chat, you will receive an invitation automatically and don’t need to sign up.
To unsubscribe from this Chat, please email coffeechat@bcgs.ca
Tracking Indigenous Roots Chat via ZOOM
TRACKING INDIGENOUS ROOTS
Thursday, November 27, 2025
via Zoom* - 2:30 to 4:00 pm.
Presented by the
Aboriginal Genealogy Association.
Facilitator: Sharon Syrette
“The way of knowledge is like our old way of hunting. You begin with a mere trail – a footprint. If you follow that faithfully, it may lead you to a clearer trail – a track – a road. Later on there will be many tracks, crossing and diverging one from the other. Then you must be careful, for success lies in the choice of the right road.”
– Many Lightenings Eastman, SANTEE SIOUX
Join us to network and exchange information about indigenous ancestors, where and how to research. Focus each meeting will be a collaborative sharing, what you know, and what you are looking for.
*Via Zoom - To sign up, please email us at coffeechat@bcgs.ca at least 24 hours ahead of time . Please include your BCGS membership number or the name of your Affiliate Society.
Once you have attended a Tracking Indigenous Roots Coffee Chat, you will receive an invitation automatically and don’t need to sign up again.
To unsubscribe from this Chat, please email coffeechat@bcgs.ca
BCGS Writers Group via Zoom
BCGS Writers Group
Tuesday 25 November 2025
6:00 PM-8:00 PM
Chats will be online via Zoom
during the winter months beginning November 25, 2025 through March 2026.
Hybrid meetings will resume
April 28, 2026.
The BCGS Writers Group meets the last Tuesday of each month.
Facilitator: Ann Buchanan
To register or for more information, contact: coffeechat@bcgs.ca.
Eastern Europe Chat via ZOOM
BCGS Coffee Chat:
EASTERN EUROPE Genealogy
Thursday, November 20th via Zoom*
7 to 9 pm
with Eunice Robinson
*Via Zoom - To sign up for this Chat please email the Scheduler coffeechat@bcgs.ca at least 24 hours ahead of time. Please include your BCGS membership number or the name of your Affiliate Society.
If you have already attended an Eastern Europe (including Germans from Russia) Coffee Chat, you will receive an invitation automatically and don’t need to sign up.
To unsubscribe from this Chat, please email coffeechat@bcgs.ca
Advanced DNA Coffee Chat via ZOOM
BCGS Coffee Chat: Advanced DNA
Tuesday, November 18th via Zoom
7 pm to 9 pm
With Terry Hartley, Jim Graham and Kathleen Graham
Please pre-register terrhart1@gmail.com
Palaeography Chat via ZOOM
BCGS Coffee Chat: PALAEOGRAPHY
Tuesday, November 18th via Zoom*
12 noon to 1 pm
With Kathie Ross
*Via Zoom - To sign up for this Chat please email the Scheduler coffeechat@bcgs.ca at least 24 hours ahead of time. Please include your BCGS membership number or the name of your Affiliate Society.
If you have already attended a Palaeography Coffee Chat, you will receive an invitation automatically and don’t need to sign up.
To unsubscribe from this Chat, please email coffeechat@bcgs.ca
Family Tree Maker Users Group
BCGS Coffee Chat: Family Tree Maker Users Group
Monday November 17th via Zoom*
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
With Debra Cole
*Via Zoom - To sign up for this Chat please email the Scheduler coffeechat@bcgs.ca at least 24 hours ahead of time. Please include your BCGS membership number or the name of your Affiliate Society.
If you have already attended a Family Tree Maker User Group Coffee Chat, you will receive an invitation automatically and don’t need to sign up.
To unsubscribe from this Chat, please email coffeechat@bcgs.ca
Open Research Day
OPEN RESEARCH DAY at
the BCGS Library
Sunday November 16th
9:30 am - 4:00 pm
Join us for an Open Research Day at the BCGS Library - the largest genealogical library in Western Canada. This is an opportunity for you to access the library’s many resources - check our our map collection, the new databases on our library computers and of course, the thousands of books and journals on our shelves. We are also a Family Search Affiliate, so you can view images at our library that you may not be able to see at home.
No registration is required.
Kindertech IN PERSON
KINDERTECH – November 15th 10am – noon at BCGS Library
Kindertech is an ongoing in-person workshop on the third Saturday of each month from 10am to noon at the BCGS Library and Research Centre.
Kindertech is intended to teach very simple computer techniques and to help attendees use their computers for family history.
Previous sessions have covered screenshots/screengrabs, blog reader apps, and Google apps (Docs, Sheets, Drive). Email kindertech@bcgs.ca if you have suggestions for future topics.
The facilitators are Margaret Sharon and Meg Riter. This is a hands-on workshop; bring your own device (laptop, tablet and/or phone) so you can practice at your own pace with as much support as you need.
No registration is required.
Ireland Genealogy Chat
BCGS Coffee Chat: IRELAND GENEALOGY
Thursday, November 13th via Zoom*
7 pm to 9 pm
With Eunice Robinson
*Via Zoom - To sign up for this Chat please email the Scheduler coffeechat@bcgs.ca Please include your BCGS membership number or the name of your Affiliate Society.
If you have already attended an Ireland Coffee Chat, you will receive an invitation automatically and don’t need to sign up.
To unsubscribe from this Chat, please email coffeechat@bcgs.ca
BCGS Members' Virtual Meeting
Our next BCGS members’ meeting will be via Zoom.us on
12 November 2025 at 7:30 PM.
Join the meeting between 7 & 7:30 when Members chat and share.
Guest Speaker:
An invitation from the BCGS to the meeting, using Zoom, will be sent to members.
Watch your inbox for more details about the website address,
meeting number and password.
If you don’t receive the email by the day before the meeting, please contact info@bcgs.ca.
Each member needs a 'free' Zoom account to participate. Go to www.zoom.us to sign up for your free account.
Chinese Genealogy 101 via ZOOM
BCGS Coffee Chat:
CHINESE GENEALOGY 101
Wednesday November 12th 10 - 11 am via Zoom
With Linda Yip, BCGS member and Ancestry Advisory Board of Canadian Genealogists
Are you new to Chinese genealogy and don’t know where to start? Or have you been doing your family genealogy for a while and are stuck?
Come join BCGS member Linda Yip as we talk about Chinese genealogy issues, brick wall busters and the hidden gems of Chinese genealogical research. Bring your questions.
The time will not change regardless of Daylight Savings Time - please adjust accordingly. Eastern time is three hours ahead of Pacific time.
*Via Zoom – email Linda Yip at hello@past-presence.com and you will be sent an invitation to join the meeting via Zoom
BCGS Library closed for Remembrance Day
The BCGS Genealogical Library will be closed Tuesday, November 11, 2025 for Remembrance Day.
The BCGS Genealogical Library closed Tuesday, November 11, 2025 for Remembrance Day.
BCGS Library closed for Remembrance Day weekend
The BCGS Genealogical Library will be closed Saturday, November 8, 2025 for Remembrance Day weekend.
The BCGS Genealogical Library closed.