We might need to rethink where we find genealogical records!
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We might need to rethink where we find genealogical records!
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Reminder! The monthly #BCGS Members' Virtual Meeting is this Wednesday, December 10, at 7 pm! #genealogy #FamilyHistory
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Check out Gail Dever's weekly "crรจme de la crรจme" genealogy roundup at Genealogy ร la carte! #genealogy #FamilyHistory @genealogyalacarte.bsky.social
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This is a fantastic chart summarizing the problems with AI, created by Steve Little, the AI Program Director for the National Genealogical Society. #genealogy #FamilyHistory
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There is no disagreeing to disagree. While your ancestor might have changed their name, it wasn't by the officials at Ellis Islands. Among other things, they worked from passenger lists created at the ports of departure. In fact, the inspectors at Ellis *never* wrote down immigrants' names.
06.12.2025 19:55 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Bears repeating (again and again and again and again...): Officials at Ellis Island did *not* change your immigrant ancestor's name! #Genealogy #FamilyHistory
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Our favourite is "โHowโs the Family?โ โ โWhich Century Are We Talking About?โ ๐ #Genealogy #FamilyHistory
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"How to decipher the secret codes to quickly find microfilmed vital records for B.C." via @past-presence.bsky.social #Genealogy #FamilyHistory
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Fun Family History Friday at the Surrey Libraries!! #Genealogy #FamilyHistory
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It's time to renew your #BCGS membership for 2026! (And if you're not a member, what a great time to join!) #Genealogy #FamilyHistory
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Here is my latest post to my blog. This post will be helpful for anyone researching ancestors and relatives who immigrated to Canada. Thankfully, the featured database is in English. lostrussianfamily.wordpress.com/2025/11/15/t...
15.11.2025 15:16 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0"Richmondโs Early Chinese Canadian Settlers: LAM Ching Ling and CHEW Gore" on the Friends of the Richmond Archives Blog #genealogy #FamilyHistory
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This Sunday November 16 is an OPEN RESEARCH DAY at the #BCGS Library! #genealogy #FamilyHistory
More info: www.bcgs.ca/library
Don't miss out on these upcoming online #BCGS Coffee Chats! www.bcgs.ca/coffee-chats #genealogy #FamilyHistory
13.11.2025 05:54 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 1FREE Heritage History Hour โ 160th Battalion Case Study ๐จ๐ฆ
Historian Kent Kraemer shares discoveries from his research on the 160th Bruce Battalion and its soldiersโ lives.
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Thu Nov 13 2025 ยท 7 PM PT (Zoom)
๐ฅ Recording 30 days.
Register: bit.ly/4nLV7ID
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Visit regimentsโ websites for your family history research via @genealogyalacarte.bsky.social #genealogy #FamilyHistory #RemembranceDay
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Today we take time to remember and think about those who served. Lest We Forget #RemembranceDay
11.11.2025 20:02 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Not all veterans are honored equally. Let's take time today to honor those most often overlooked. #Genealogy #FamilyHistory www.legalgenealogist.com/2025/11/11/v...
11.11.2025 15:25 โ ๐ 35 ๐ 11 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 1It's now been 80 years since the liberation of the Netherlands, but this @globalnews.ca documentary remains as poignant as ever.
(Reminder - our next #BCGS monthly meeting is about Canada and the Netherlands) #genealogy #FamilyHistory #LestWeForget
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The #BCGS Monthly Members' Meeting is this Wednesday November 12, 2025 at 7 pm. Keynote speaker will be Colin MacGregor Stevens on the topic of "Canada & the Netherlands". #genealogy #FamilyHistory
09.11.2025 05:30 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0For the Remembrance Day weekend, until midnight eastern time on November 12, Ancestry.ca is providing free access to worldwide military records.
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Pity we found this after Halloween, but it's still funny!
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National Archives of Ireland prepares the 1926 census for release. #genealogy #FamilyHistory
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Happy Halloween!!
31.10.2025 09:52 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Tim Cook, Chief Historian and Director of Research at the Canadian War Museum, has passed away.
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You learn something new every day!
23.10.2025 01:50 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Of course, this is in addition to that huge stack of books beside your easy chair and the other stack beside your bed that you're *definitely* going to start/finish/reread any day now. ๐ #genealogy #FamilyHistory
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For those of you with New Brunswick roots, the Provincial Archives of NB have added a great set of records to its online offerings! #genealogy #FamilyHistory
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Happy Thanksgiving to all our followers, and everyone else!
13.10.2025 18:44 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Just 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