BC Genealogical Society - Open House & Free Library Week - July 17-23, 2011 in Surrey BC

It's almost that time of summer - recharge your genealogical batteries with this annual event! (This year, there are door prizes too.)

The BC Genealogical Society (BCGS) is having its annual Open House this Sunday, July 17th, from 2-4 pm at the Walter Draycott Library. All are welcome. Free, refreshments. And, the very first BCGS Family History Book awards will be presented at this Open House - an author or two will be there. Come and chat, and see the Library.

The Library will be open all next week 10 am-3 pm, Monday to Saturday, July 18-23, 2011, free. Different research sessions each day for different geographic areas. The Library holds over 13,000 international genealogical publications, indexes, microfilms, etc. Access to Ancestry Library Edition and to the New England Historic Genealogical Society databases at the Library, as well as to all the BCGS own indexes and publications. And the Library is an affiliate of the FamilySearch Library so films may be ordered in from the Salt Lake City FamilySearch Library.

BCGS Walter Draycott Library - Unit 211, 12837 - 76th Avenue, Surrey, BC. Telephone 604 502 9119 or e-mail: bcgs@bcgs.ca

Directions, maps on the BCGS website: www.bcgs.ca

Have a look at the BCGS Library Week schedule on the BCGS website: www.bcgs.ca Look for the What's New page on the home page menu.

And, if you can't come this month, the Library is open all year, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday from 10-3 pm. For special openings and group tours and visits, contact the Library.

Finding Your Roots - 15th Annual Family HIstory Seminar - Surrey BC

'Finding Your Roots' 15th Annual Tri-Stake Family History Seminar

17 October, 2009, Saturday - All day - 8am to 4 pm

Free!

6270 - 126th St., Surrey, BC, Canada
Telephone: 604 597 9695

Keynote Speakers

Brenda Smith - 'Pack Your Parachute' and 'Organize: The 2nd Prime Directive'

Dave Obee -'Writing Your Family History' and 'Introduction to Eastern European Genealogy'

Eunice Robinson - 'Ireland' - a session each for Beginners and Advanced, and 'What to do with Your Research'

Jim Terry - Legacy Family Tree 7.0 and Legacy FamilySearch

Lyn McGonigal - New Family Search with Family Insight

Penny Christensen - 'Pedigree Analysis' and 'Recording & Documenting Research'

Many more speakers and topics all day - from DNA to scrapbooking to maps, from Latin America to Christian India to Scotland.

Also talks on researching at Cloverdale Branch Library (Surrey Public Library), Family History Centers (in the Lower Mainland, in Burnaby, Surrey, Abbotsford) and at the BC Genealogical Society's Walter Draycott Library (in Surrey).

Members of many local genealogical organizations, including the BC Genealogical Society, will be on hand all day with displays and with genealogical resources - research guides, CDs, books, magazines, etc. - for sale.

Free. Attend one or five sessions. Full agenda available on the Finding Your Roots Seminar website.

Please pre-register on-line. A $5. box lunch can be ordered on-line as well when you register. Hot apple cider and herbal teas will be available for sale. No coffee as this seminar is at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - church members abstain from coffee. Please see the FAQ at the Seminar website (link above).

I'll be leading the BCGS Walter Draycott Library session. Don't hesitate to ask for me - I will be around the BC Genealogical Society tables for part of the day at least.