Discover Your Family’s Unique History with the
Kelowna &
District
Genealogical Society
The Society
Kelowna & District Genealogical Society is a non-profit, registered charity whose goal is to bring like-minded people together for the purpose of sharing ideas and knowledge in the pursuit of family history research.
The Society held its first meeting in 1984.
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Upcoming Meetings
For information about upcoming meetings please visit our Meetings page.
Non-members are welcome but do have to pay a $10 fee to attend (via PayPal or Interac e-transfer)
Our meetings feature excellent speakers on a variety of genealogy-related topics.
If interested in a number of meetings and want to save money, we suggest becoming a member of KDGS and reap the benefits of membership.
Registration is required for everyone due to our Zoom limit.
Central Okanagan Obituaries Project Thrives with City of Kelowna Grant
The Kelowna & District Genealogical Society’s Central Okanagan Obituaries Project is full steam ahead thanks to a City of Kelowna Cultural Grant!
Our team of dedicated volunteers are indexing, scanning and making available the obituaries of Indigenous peoples, historical figures, and recent residents of the Central Okanagan.
Check out our current index at: http://wordpress-i0scs8s4404w8s448048c8wg.82.180.133.192.sslip.io/obituary-listings/ and watch for an announcement this May when you can search the entire growing database yourself.
In the meantime, see the request form at the bottom of the above page or email obits@kdgs.ca to request an obituary. There is a $10 fee for non-members of KDGS.
See also the City of Kelowna’s announcement at https://shorturl.at/4Wfr4
Resource centre
Our Reference Library is located on the second floor of the Okanagan Regional Library’s downtown Kelowna Branch. Our partnership with the Library has allowed the Society to offer convenient access to our stellar collection of books, periodicals, maps and digital databases to the Central Okanagan community.
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GENEALOGIST IN RESIDENCE
Come to the Library to chat with genealogists from the Kelowna and District Genealogical Society. Learn how to find more on your family tree, or ask about your next steps if you’ve hit a wall in your research.
MEMBER NEWSLETTER
The Okanagan Researcher includes information about our society, its meetings, projects, events and members as well as interesting historical articles and photos about the Okanagan and about the world-wide research of our members.
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Our extensive collection of cemetery records includes the names and stories of people buried in small cemeteries or isolated graves throughout the Central Okanagan.
Meet people who care about history and families at our monthly meet-up. Our general meetings are also a great place to learn from each other and our guest speakers as we share our knowledge and expertise.
Well over a thousand obituaries are indexed and available and the number is growing as a small ‘army’ of Society members has been busy inputting details into the database, proofing the data and scanning obituaries.