GENEALOGY / FAMILY HISTORY CLASSES
Beginner & Intermediate genealogy courses, 8 week sessions for each, beginning in January – Beginners, Fridays, 1:30-3:30 pm.; Intermediates, Wednesdays, 1:30-3:30 pm at the Community College for the Retired (CCCR) in Burnaby, near Kingsway and Sperling. Another set of classes will begin in April, then again in September.
To register, call 604 517 8732 or see the CCCR website: www.cccrburnaby.org
Introductory genealogy course, 4 weeks, Thursdays, 1-3 pm at Brock House in Vancouver.
To register, call 604 228 1461 or see the Brock House Society website: www.brockhousesociety.ca
GENEALOGY / FAMILY HISTORY TALKS/SESSIONS
How To Use Facebook for Genealogy, Tuesday, January 21st at 11:00 am to 1:00 pm and/or Saturday, January 25th, 2014 from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. Both sessions at the BC Genealogical Society (BCGS) Library, 211-12837 76th Avenue in Surrey. Details on the BCGS website: http://www.bcgs.ca/?p=3986
To register, contact Eunice Robinson eunice @ dccnet.com
Legacy Family Tree Software Group meeting, Tuesday, January 28, 10:30 am – 12:00 pm at the BC Genealogical Society Library, 211-12837 - 76th Avenue, Surrey. We'll be discussing the new Legacy version 8 and likely other aspects of Legacy use. All interested are welcome to attend. See the BCGS website: www.bcgs.ca/
"Only £8 worth of things left”— the case of Henry Parker's bankruptcy – how his financial woes helped my English family history research. January 30, afternoon, 1:00 pm, at the Abbotsford Genealogical Society's AGM at The Reach, 32388 Veterans Way, Abbotsford. The meeting starts at 1:00 pm; doors open at 12:30 pm.
DNA Group meeting, Wednesday, February 12, 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm at the BC Genealogical Society's General Meeting, at the Danish Lutheran Church, Downstairs Hall, 6010 Kincaid St., Burnaby, BC. - Intro to using charts and an update on the new Big-Y test. All interested are welcome to attend BCGS meetings. See the BCGS website: www.bcgs.ca
How to Use Twitter for Genealogy, Tuesday, February 18th, 11:00 am to 1:00 pm and/or Saturday, February 22nd from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. Both sessions at the BC Genealogical Society (BCGS) Library, 211-12837 - 76th Avenue in Surrey. Details on the BCGS website: http://www.bcgs.ca/?p=3986
To register, contact Eunice Robinson eunice @ dccnet.com
Finding your Scandinavian Roots, a genealogical journey through Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, and Iceland. Learn resources, techniques and tools to locate your Nordic ancestors and effective ways to overcome barriers like language and name changes. Saturday morning, March 1, 11:00 am – 12:30 pm at Cloverdale Library, 5642 - 176A Street, Surrey. For more info, see the Cloverdale Library's Family History web pages: www.surreylibraries.ca/programs-services/4921.aspx
Register in person at the Cloverdale Library, call 604-598-7327, or email familyhistory@surrey.ca
And more -
I'll be attending the RootsTech 2014 conference in Salt Lake City, Utah early in February so watch for articles and comments here and on Facebook, and tweets too from me during the conference.
And yes, I'll be at the Vancouver Genealogy Group meetings January 8th, February 12th and March 12th too - all in the 7th floor Board Breakout Room at the Central Branch, Vancouver Public Library. Anyone interested in genealogy and family history is welcome to attend these discussion meetings. See the BCGS Vancouver Genealogy Group's Meetup web pages for more info: http://www.meetup.com/vancouver-genealogy
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