My upcoming genealogy classes and talks

For those who've asked for a list of my upcoming talks and classes, here they are: 

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

Researching in England - free session - VPL Central Branch, Vancouver

Reminder -

The next BCGS/VPL event will be a session on Researching in England with Lorraine Irving & Judith Ueland, Wednesday, April 17, 2013 from 2:00 – 3:30 pm.

Central Branch, Vancouver Public Library, 350 West Georgia St.,
Lower Level. Pre-registration is not required.

See the Vancouver Public Library event calendar:  http://www.vpl.ca/cgi-bin/Calendar/calendar.cgi
or call the BCGS at 604 502 9119. 

Watch for news of more BCGS/VPL talks in 2013.

DISCOVERING FIRST NATIONS HERITAGE - Vancouver - 24 May 2011

RESOURCES FOR DISCOVERING FIRST NATIONS HERITAGE

With Laurie J. Cooke, genealogy librarian, Cloverdale Branch, Surrey Public Library.

Another genealogy event at Vancouver Public Library, 24th May 2011, Tuesday, from 2-3:30 pm.
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Pick up tips and find out how Vancouver and Surrey Public Libraries' genealogy collections and services can help you on the path to finding out about your First Nations ancestors.

Seating limited. Free.
Alma VanDusen Room, Lower Level, Central Branch, Vancouver Public Library, 350 West Georgia St., Vancouver.

VPL events: http://www.vpl.ca/events

Vancouver Public Library - Ancestry Library Edition Workshops - May 2009

Vancouver Public Library - Central Branch
Ancestry Library Edition Workshops, May 2009

Due to cancellations, there are a FEW spaces left in the Ancestry Library Edition workshops to be held on TUESDAY, MAY 12 (2:00-4:00 p.m.) and **now full** THURSDAY, MAY 21 (10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.) in the computer lab on Level 7 at the Central Library (350 West Georgia Street).

As usual, spots will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.

Please call 604-331-3716 to register.

Info just received from the Vancouver Public Library's Genealogical mailing list.

VPL website: http://www.vpl.ca/

Fine Arts and History
Vancouver Public Library
350 West Georgia Street
Vancouver, B.C. V6B 6B1
Telephone: 604-331-3603
E-mail reference service: http://www.vpl.ca/library/cat/C488