Upcoming BCGS Events
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BCGS Writers Group - Via ZOOM
BCGS Writers Group - Via ZOOM
Tuesday 26 November 2024
6:00PM-7:30PM
The BCGS Writers Group meets the last Tuesday of each month from 6 to 7:30 pm.
September to April they will be meeting via Zoom.
If you would like a link to the online meetings, send your email address to
Sue Sullivan at graphics@familyancestrees.com
Facilitator: Sue Sullivan
From May to August we meet in-person. The in-person meetings are at
the BCGS Genealogical Library and Research Centre 211 - 12837 76th Avenue, Surrey.
No registration is required for in-person meetings when they resume in May.
Tracking Indigenous Roots Chat via ZOOM
TRACKING INDIGENOUS ROOTS
Thursday, November 28, 2024 via Zoom*
2:30 to 4:00 pm NOTE: New times - Thursday afternoon for October and November 2024
Presented by the Aboriginal Genealogy Association.
Facilitators: Sharon Syrette & 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 week 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
British Columbia Chat via ZOOM
BCGS Coffee Chat: BRITISH COLUMBIA GENEALOGY
Thursday, November 28th via Zoom*
7 to 9 pm
with Janet White
*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 British Columbia 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 Monday of most months
December 2, 2024 via Zoom
1 pm to 3 pm
Facilitators: Christene Hoffert
*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
United States Coffee Chat via ZOOM
BCGS Coffee Chat: UNITED STATES (WESTERN STATES) GENEALOGY
Thursday, December 5th via Zoom*
7 to 9 pm
with Celia Lewis
*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 United States 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
11 December 2024 at 7:30PM.
Join the meeting between 7 & 7:30 when Members chat and share.
Guest Speaker: Brenda Jones
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 via ZOOM
BCGS Coffee Chat: ONTARIO GENEALOGY
Thursday, December 12th via Zoom*
7 to 9 pm
with Janet White
*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 Affiliate Society name.
If you have already attended an Ontario 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 16th via Zoom*
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
With Sharon Syrette
*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
Palaeography Chat via ZOOM
BCGS Coffee Chat: PALAEOGRAPHY
Tuessday, December 17th 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
Scandinavia Coffee Chat via Zoom
SCANDINAVIA COFFEE CHAT
Thursday, November 21st via Zoom*
7 to 9 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 Scandinavia 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 18th via Zoom*
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
With Sharon Syrette
*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 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.
Kindertech IN PERSON
KINDERTECH – November 16th 10am – noon at the 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.
England Genealogy Chat via ZOOM
BCGS Coffee Chat: ENGLAND GENEALOGY
Thursday, November 14th 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
BCGS Members' Virtual Meeting
Our next BCGS members’ meeting will be via Zoom.us on
13 November 2024 at 7:30PM.
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 13 November 2024 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 the Remembrance Day weekend
The BCGS Genealogical Library will be closed Saturday, November 9 2024 for the Remembrance Day weekend.
Eastern Europe (including Germans from Russia) Chat via ZOOM
BCGS Coffee Chat: EASTERN EUROPE Genealogy (including GERMANS from RUSSIA)
Thursday, November 7th 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
Exploring Genetic Genealogy: Introductory DNA via ZOOM
BCGS Coffee Chat: EXPLORING GENETIC GENEALOGY - Introductory DNA
1st Monday of most months
November 4, 2024 via Zoom
1 pm to 3 pm
Facilitators: Christene Hoffert
*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
Ontario Coffee Chat via ZOOM
BCGS Coffee Chat: ONTARIO GENEALOGY
Thursday, October 31st via Zoom*
7 to 9 pm
with Janet White
*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 Affiliate Society name.
If you have already attended an Ontario 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 Writers Group - Via ZOOM
BCGS Writers Group - Via ZOOM
Tuesday 29 October 2024
6:00PM-7:300PM
The BCGS Writers Group meets the last Tuesday of each month from 6 to 7:30 pm.
September to April they will be meeting via Zoom.
If you would like a link to the online meetings, send your email address to
Sue Sullivan at graphics@familyancestrees.com
Facilitator: Sue Sullivan
From May to August we meet in-person. The in-person meetings are at
the BCGS Genealogical Library and Research Centre 211 - 12837 76th Avenue, Surrey.
No registration is required for in-person meetings when they resume in May.
Canadian Prairies Coffee Chat via ZOOM
BCGS Coffee Chat: CANADIAN PRAIRIES GENEALOGY
Thursday, October 24th via Zoom*
7 to 9 pm
with Judith Ueland
*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 Canadian Prairies 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, October 24, 2024 via Zoom*
2:30 to 4:00 pm NOTE: New times - Thursday afternoon for October and November 2024
Presented by the Aboriginal Genealogy Association.
Facilitators: Sharon Syrette & 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 week 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
Family Tree Maker Users Group
BCGS Coffee Chat: Family Tree Maker Users Group
Monday October 21st via Zoom*
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
With Sharon Syrette
*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 October 20th 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 – October 19th 10am – noon at the 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.
United States Coffee Chat via ZOOM
BCGS Coffee Chat: UNITED STATES GENEALOGY
Thursday, October 17th via Zoom*
7 to 9 pm
with Celia Lewis
*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 United States 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
Palaeography Chat via ZOOM
BCGS Coffee Chat: PALAEOGRAPHY
Tuessday, October 15th 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
BCGS Library closed for the Thanksgiving weekend
The BCGS Genealogical Library will be closed Saturday, October 12, 2024 for the Thanksgiving weekend.
Scotland Genealogy Chat via ZOOM
BCGS Coffee Chat: SCOTLAND GENEALOGY
Thursday, October 10th 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
BCGS Members' Virtual Meeting
Our next BCGS members’ meeting will be via Zoom.us on
09 October 2024 at 7:30PM.
Join the meeting between 7 & 7:30 when Members chat and share.
Guest Speaker: Ted Usher “What is the Last Post Fund?”
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 09 October 2024 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 Monday of most months
October 7, 2024 via Zoom
1 pm to 3 pm
Facilitators: Christene Hoffert
*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
British Columbia Chat via ZOOM
BCGS Coffee Chat: BRITISH COLUMBIA GENEALOGY
Thursday, October 3rd via Zoom*
7 to 9 pm
with Janet White
*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 British Columbia 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
Ireland Genealogy Chat via ZOOM
BCGS Coffee Chat: IRELAND GENEALOGY
Thursday, September 26th 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
Tracking Indigenous Roots Chat via ZOOM
TRACKING INDIGENOUS ROOTS
Tuesday, September 24, 2024 via Zoom*
12:30 pm to 2:00 pm NOTE: New times - now in the early afternoon on Tuesdays
Presented by the Aboriginal Genealogy Association.
Facilitators: Sharon Syrette & 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 week 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
Open Research Day
OPEN RESEARCH DAY at the BCGS Library
Sunday September 22nd 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 – September 21st 10am – noon at the 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.
England Genealogy Chat via ZOOM
BCGS Coffee Chat: ENGLAND GENEALOGY
Thursday, September 19th 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