RootsWeb Mailing Lists, Message Boards & more:
http://www.rootsweb.com
World GenWeb Project:
http://www.worldgenweb.org
FreeBMD websites:
England & Wales:
http://freebmd.rootsweb.com
Ontario Vital Statistics Project:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~onvsr
Selected genealogy computer programmes:
Personal Ancestral File (PAF) ---free download:
http://www.familysearch.org
Legacy ---free download for Standard Version ; Deluxe Version for sale:
http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Index.asp
Family Tree Maker (FTM) ---for sale:
http://www.familytreemaker.com
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Genealogical Resources, Lower Mainland, Vancouver Area, B.C., Canada
Genealogical Research Resources in the Lower Mainland
British Columbia Genealogical Society
Regular general & specialized groups; special workshops;
library (over 10,000 publications; catalogues on-line); query services.
Monthly Meetings second Wednesday of every month, 7:30 pm:
Edmonds Community Centre, 7282 Kingsway (Kingsway at Edmonds), Burnaby.
B.C.G.S. Resource Center & Library: Unit 211, 12837 - 76th Avenue, Surrey
Open Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays 10-3 pm. Telephone: 604-502-9119
Website: www.bcgs.ca
Cloverdale Branch, Surrey Public Library
Western Canada’s largest collection of Canadian genealogical resources. The library offers regular orientation programmes & specialized presentations & workshops.
Genealogy Department, 5642 - 176A St. Surrey Telephone: 604-576-1384
Website (catalogues & self help guides): http://www.spl.surrey.bc.ca/Programs+and+Services/Genealogy/default.htm
Family History Centres, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Burnaby: 5280 Kincaid Street, Burnaby. Phone: 604-299-8656
Hours: Tuesday-Thursday 10am-9pm; Friday-Saturday 10am-2pm
Surrey: 6270 126th Street, Surrey. Phone: 604-597-9695
Hours: Tuesday -Friday 10 am-2pm and 6pm -9 pm
Closed: Month of July. Christmas 13 December to 7 January.
LDS FamilySearch website: http://www.familysearch.org
Vital Event & Census Indexes; Research Guides & Forms; free software (PAF)
Vancouver Public Library, Genealogy, History & Government Division Level 6 & Special Collections (B.C. & Vancouver historical collections) Level 7.
350 West Georgia St. Vancouver. Telephone: 604-331-3603
Website: http://www.vpl.vancouver.bc.ca/branches/LibrarySquare/his/Genealogy/Genealogy.html
Downtown Genealogy Discussion Group, VPL Atrium, second Tuesday of each month, 1-3 pm. Meet near Blenz. (Watch for a table sign. )
Contact: M. Diane Rogers diane_rogers@shaw.ca Telephone: 604 294 5369
Personal Blog: www.canadagenealogy.blogspot.com
Member:
Women’s History Network of British Columbia: www.members.shaw.ca/whnbc
British Columbia Genealogical Society: www.bcgs.ca
British Columbia Genealogical Society
Regular general & specialized groups; special workshops;
library (over 10,000 publications; catalogues on-line); query services.
Monthly Meetings second Wednesday of every month, 7:30 pm:
Edmonds Community Centre, 7282 Kingsway (Kingsway at Edmonds), Burnaby.
B.C.G.S. Resource Center & Library: Unit 211, 12837 - 76th Avenue, Surrey
Open Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays 10-3 pm. Telephone: 604-502-9119
Website: www.bcgs.ca
Cloverdale Branch, Surrey Public Library
Western Canada’s largest collection of Canadian genealogical resources. The library offers regular orientation programmes & specialized presentations & workshops.
Genealogy Department, 5642 - 176A St. Surrey Telephone: 604-576-1384
Website (catalogues & self help guides): http://www.spl.surrey.bc.ca/Programs+and+Services/Genealogy/default.htm
Family History Centres, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Burnaby: 5280 Kincaid Street, Burnaby. Phone: 604-299-8656
Hours: Tuesday-Thursday 10am-9pm; Friday-Saturday 10am-2pm
Surrey: 6270 126th Street, Surrey. Phone: 604-597-9695
Hours: Tuesday -Friday 10 am-2pm and 6pm -9 pm
Closed: Month of July. Christmas 13 December to 7 January.
LDS FamilySearch website: http://www.familysearch.org
Vital Event & Census Indexes; Research Guides & Forms; free software (PAF)
Vancouver Public Library, Genealogy, History & Government Division Level 6 & Special Collections (B.C. & Vancouver historical collections) Level 7.
350 West Georgia St. Vancouver. Telephone: 604-331-3603
Website: http://www.vpl.vancouver.bc.ca/branches/LibrarySquare/his/Genealogy/Genealogy.html
Downtown Genealogy Discussion Group, VPL Atrium, second Tuesday of each month, 1-3 pm. Meet near Blenz. (Watch for a table sign. )
Contact: M. Diane Rogers diane_rogers@shaw.ca Telephone: 604 294 5369
Personal Blog: www.canadagenealogy.blogspot.com
Member:
Women’s History Network of British Columbia: www.members.shaw.ca/whnbc
British Columbia Genealogical Society: www.bcgs.ca
Friday, October 20, 2006
Lost Cousins in Canada?
LostCousins.com has just this morning added 1881 Canada to its search system! If you have English, Welsh or Scottish families listed in an 1881 census, LostCousins already covers those.
Enter the names & details of your family members as shown in the 1881 census & you may find other lostcousin members who are related to the same people. The more relatives you enter, the more likely you will find connections. You can use the free 1881 Canadian census index available on-line from the LDS church.
I like LostCousins myself because it's focused on actual census entries in a particular place & time---not just surname interests. (I have so many relatives with really common surnames--- 'ROGERS' in Canada & England, for instance.)
I've found LostCousins easy to use. There's help available, even a 'buddy' system with live people! It's free to register, but there are advantages to subscribing.
See the website for details & for an overview of the system.
LostCousins: www.lostcousins.com
1881 Canadian Census Index: http://www.familysearch.org/
Enter the names & details of your family members as shown in the 1881 census & you may find other lostcousin members who are related to the same people. The more relatives you enter, the more likely you will find connections. You can use the free 1881 Canadian census index available on-line from the LDS church.
I like LostCousins myself because it's focused on actual census entries in a particular place & time---not just surname interests. (I have so many relatives with really common surnames--- 'ROGERS' in Canada & England, for instance.)
I've found LostCousins easy to use. There's help available, even a 'buddy' system with live people! It's free to register, but there are advantages to subscribing.
See the website for details & for an overview of the system.
LostCousins: www.lostcousins.com
1881 Canadian Census Index: http://www.familysearch.org/
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