British Columbia Genealogical Society

Photo Courtesy of Chris Albrecht

Welcome to the British Columbia Genealogical Society

We are a registered charitable organization with over 300 members from a variety of backgrounds and, like you, we all have an interest in researching our family history in British Columbia and beyond. We hope you will consider joining our Society.

Visit our library for some in-person research Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday 10 am to 3 pm

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Visit our library for some in-person research Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday 10 am to 3 pm 〰️

The BCGS would like to acknowledge the ceded and unceded Indigenous ancestral territories of BC and Canada. We are grateful for the opportunity to learn the history, culture and traditions of the First Nations Peoples, alongside our personal investigations of familial settler history and encourage everyone to reflect on the Indigenous history of the lands where they reside.

BCGS Activities and Highlights

  • Members Meeting June 11th 7:30 pm via Zoom

    Guest Speaker: Cathy English
    “Revelstoke Museum & Archives”
    Members Chat - 7:00 - 7:30 pm
    Meeting Starts - 7:30 pm

    Non-members email
    info@bcgs.ca to receive an invitation.

    Learn more

  • Past Presence Blog by Linda Yip

    Linda Yip is a BCGS member who has a Blog and Website - “Past Presence”.

    We recently highlighted our entire page dedicated to the Blogs & Websites of our members. They are all filled with useful research information.
    Read Linda’s June 1, 2025 post “Researching Supreme Court records at the BC Archives”.
    It’s full of useful information for anyone researching at the BC Archives.

    Past Presence Blog

  • Genealogy - The Next Step (via Zoom)

    Tentative Start Date: September 2025 
    Mondays, 7-9 pm (6:40-9:15 Zoom) 
    This is a 5 week course presented by Celia Lewis and Eunice Robinson.
    More details on “The Next Step” class content can be found HERE.

    (Our Beginners Class is now FULL)

    Please email education@bcgs.ca to be added to the waitlist for the fall class.

    Email education@bcgs.ca

Calendar of Upcoming BCGS Local & Zoom Events

 

11 June 2025

BCGS Members’ Meeting
via Zoom

Members Chat - 7:00 - 7:30 pm
Meeting Starts - 7:30 pm

Guest Speaker: Cathy English

“Revelstoke Museum and Archives”

Members will receive a ZOOM invitation a few days ahead of the meeting. Non-members please contact info@bcgs.ca.

 

“What’s Up” In Genealogy in BC and Beyond

  • Canadian Letters and Images Project

    Canadian Letters & Images Project - A digitization project for those who served Canada in conflict or war. Learn how you can contribute and what has already been digitized.

    Canadian Letters

  • ProQuest - Online Access to BC Newspapers

    ProQuest provides free online access to past issues of the Vancouver Sun (1912-2010), Vancouver Province (1894-2010) and Victoria Times Colonist 1884-2010) for anyone in B.C. or the Yukon.

    ProQuest
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