Membership

Join us and enjoy all the benefits of membership

  • Free access to the BCGS Genealogical Library with borrowing privileges

  • Join with other members at one (or more!) of our Coffee Chats

  • Receive our Quarterly ejournal The BC Genealogist

  • Receive our regular newsletter

  • Reduced fees for memberships in several other larger Canadian genealogical societies

  • Monthly meetings (via Zoom) with educational sessions

  • Access to the Members’ area of our website

    • Read journals from over 80 Family History societies worldwide

    • Access MyHeritage Library Edition from home

    • Access NewspaperArchive.com from home

    • Headstone transcriptions from hundreds of cemeteries in BC

    • and much much more


Membership year is January 1st to December 31st

Become a Member or Renew

  • FULL Membership $65

    Gain access to all of the benefits of BCGS membership for one low annual fee! Be a part of our community and share your passion for family research with other members of the BC Genealogical Society.

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    Pay by e-transfer

  • ASSOCIATE Membership $10

    Available to a person residing at the same address as a full member. This is a non-voting membership but enjoys all the other benefits and access of full membership. You will be asked to supply the membership number of the full member.

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    PAY by e-transfer

  • YOUTH Membership $22.50

    Available to people under the age of 25. We hope to encourage you at the beginning of your genealogy journey and look forward to growing your research together.

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  • AFFILIATE Membership $65

    (FOR GROUPS OR SOCIETIES)

    Available to genealogy societies or groups in BC. The aim behind this membership category is to create a network for family historians within BC to share, learn, and promote family history, to develop stronger ties with each organization and to cooperate and collaborate, where possible.

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    PAY by e-transfer

To pay by cheque, please download our Mail-In Membership Form.

For Affiliate Societies to pay by cheque, please download our Affiliate Mail-in Membership Form.

Interested in buying a GIFT MEMBERSHIP for a family member or friend? Please email membership@bcgs.ca

Any membership questions, please email membership@bcgs.ca