Canadian Prairies Coffee Chat

This coffee chat meets on a rotation basis on Thursday nights from 7:00pm to 9:00pm. Watch the local events calendar for dates and times. People meet online by Zoom to chat about their successes and frustrations. Sharing your experiences might help someone else in the group.

*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 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.

Facilitator: Judith Ueland

Announcements
& News

Please refer to the calendar on Home Page to see when the next coffee chat is scheduled.

Books in
BCGS Library

  1. Metis Makers of History

    MACEWAN, Grant
    Call No. 971’920 MAC

  2. Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village - Guide

    BILASH, Radmir
    Call No. 971.23 BIL

  3. Historical Directory of Saskatchewan Newspapers, 1878 to 1983

    MACDONALD, Christine
    971.24 SAB No. 4

  4. Pioneers of Manitoba

    HARVEY, Robert
    Call No. 971.27 HAR

  5. The Treaties of Canada with the Indians of Manitoba and the North-West Territories, including the Negotiations on which they were based, and other information relating thereto (Prospero Canada Series)

    MORRIS, Alexander
    Call No. 971 MOR

Handouts & Research Aids

Many websites to assist you
with your Canadian Prairies research can be found in the following handouts.

BCGS Prairies Coffee Chat

Handout - April 2021

Handout - July 2021

Handout - December 2021

Handout - June 2022

Handout - October 2023

Handout - February 2024

Handout - November 2025


USEFUL WEBSITES

1. Hudson’s Bay Company Archives - Western Land Records including VI and BC sales 1851

2. Manitoba Archives

3. University of Manitoba - local histories, newspapers & more

4. Saskatchewan Archives

5. Saskatchewan Land Registry

6. MemorySask Includes Nunavut

7. Alberta Archives

8. Alberta Family Histories Society Online Cemetery database

9. Glenbow Library & Archive Western Research Centre

 
Library Catalogue