Just a reminder - The #BCGS Library will be closed this weekend for Thanksgiving. We're thankful we have such a wonderful #genealogy library!
Have a Happy Thanksgiving! ๐ฆ
@bcgs.bsky.social
The British Columbia Genealogical Society incorporated in 1971. Our members have been researching, preserving, and publishing their family histories and those of British Columbian families for over 50 years. #BCGS #genealogy https://www.bcgs.ca
Just a reminder - The #BCGS Library will be closed this weekend for Thanksgiving. We're thankful we have such a wonderful #genealogy library!
Have a Happy Thanksgiving! ๐ฆ
Interested in #genealogy but don't know how to get started? Then check out this free online presentation by the Kelowna & District Genealogical Society on October 28, 2025 at 6:30 pm!
orl.libcal.com/event/3895581
The #BCGS Coffee Chats scheduled for the next five weeks! #genealogy #FamilyHistory
www.bcgs.ca/coffee-chats
The trailer has dropped for Season 12 of Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.! #Genealogy #FamilyHistory
youtu.be/xoxotZxwPGc?...
At tonight's #BCGS meeting, Brian Miki shared a personal passion project of his, ISAN, an app that helps turn your documents and photos into compelling stories! Check it out at isan-webapp.vercel.app/auth/login
#genealogy #FamilyHistory
BCGS is having another Open Research Day on Sunday, October 19, 2025 from 9:30โฏAM 4:00โฏPM! #genealogy #FamilyHistory
www.bcgs.ca/bcgs-events/...
Reminder #BCGS Members (and potential new members)! Our next regular monthly online members' meeting will be this Wednesday October 8, 2025 at 7 pm. #genealogy #FamilyHistory
06.10.2025 05:28 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Mindboggling.
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Book Review: "Counting Canada: A Genealogical Guide to the Canadian Census" by Dave Obee (@daveobee.bsky.social) #genealogy #FamilyHistory
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Book Review: "Finding Your Canadian Ancestors: A Beginnerโs Guide" by Sherry Irvine and Dave Obee @daveobee.bsky.social
#genealogy #FamilyHistory
929bookcase.blogspot.com/2025/10/revi...
Paul Jones pens his fiftieth - and last - "Roots" column for Canada's History. #Genealogy #FamilyHistory
www.canadashistory.ca/explore/gene...
In honour of the release of the 4th Edition of Evidence Explained, @familytreemag.bsky.social interviews Elizabeth Shown Mills about "the genealogical equivalent of flossing your teeth." #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #Citations #BrushYourTeeth
familytreemagazine.com/research/eli...
Today is the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day in Canada.
www.canada.ca/en/canadian-...
A manโs claim to be the great-grandson of Sitting Bull has been confirmed using DNA extracted from a lock of Sitting Bullโs hair.
scitechdaily.com/living-desce...
"The Da Vinci Bloodline: Living Descendants Provide Clues to the Geniusโs Genetic Secrets": A decades-long genealogical investigation has traced Leonardoโs family line across 21 generations.
scitechdaily.com/the-da-vinci...
The BCGS Library will be closed on Tuesday September 30, 2025 for National Day of Truth and Reconciliation.
www.bcgs.ca/bcgs-events/...
Ancestry sets its lawyers on the National Records of Scotland.
scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2025/09/ance...
Look who's back! #Elephind #genealogy #FamilyHistory #Newspapers
www.elephind.com
Update on 23andMe. No surprise, but it looks like it really isn't for genealogists anymore. blog.kittycooper.com/2025/09/23an...
27.09.2025 18:47 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0#RootsTech Registration is now open for 2026!
Attend this incredible conference on March 5-7, 2026 in Salt Lake City, UT. Register at familysearch.org/en/rootstech/
Attending from home and register for #FREE at familysearch.org/en/rootstech/ #FamilySearch
#genealogy #familyhistory
Hot of the press! In this new article by @danielloftus.projectinfant.ie, explore the do's and don'ts for using Find a Grave: ๐ bit.ly/46VRMBG #genealogy #familyhistory #findagrave
25.09.2025 13:27 โ ๐ 14 ๐ 4 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 2Don't forget! Tomorrow, Sunday, September 21, is the #BCGS Library Open Research Sunday, from 9:30 am to 4:00 pm. #Genealogy #FamilyHistory
www.bcgs.ca/bcgs-events/...
If you have French Canadian or Acadian ancestry, here's a nice little primer about dit names. #genealogy #FamilyHistory
blog.familytreedna.com/french-surna...
Elephind, the late great search engine for digitized newspapers, appears to be coming back! #genealogy #FamilyHistory
theancestorhunt.com/blog/elephin...
Join us at the #BCGS Library for our first Open Research Day of the fall season! #genealogy #FamilyHistory
www.bcgs.ca/bcgs-events/...
Your presentation was delightful! You worked hard for your accreditation, so thank you for sharing your story and what you learned. ๐ฅฐ
12.09.2025 01:36 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0With autumn on our doorsteps, the #BCGS Coffee Chats have resumed! Here are the chats scheduled for the next few weeks. #genealogy #FamilyHistory
www.bcgs.ca/coffee-chats
I love speaking with the BC Genealogical Society. They are such a generous, warm and friendly group. If youโre not yet a member come join us. Itโs 40% off memberships to the end of 2025.
11.09.2025 20:29 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0Did you know that the #BCGS is on Find A Grave? Check us out! #FamilyHistory #Genealogy
www.findagrave.com/user/profile...
Archaeologists find remains of Isaac Newton's mother's 17th-century house | Fox News share.google/6AoH8ZRhzdbz...
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