Author: KDGS

April 2025 General Meeting

 April 7: Lost in London London can be a daunting place to research. Part of this is due to the massive population growth: 600, 000 in 1700 to nearly 6.9 million in 1900 which resulted in more than 100 parishes in the City let...

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March 2025 Family History Forum

The S.S. Sicamous and Her Captains presented by Robert Nield, KDGS member. The majestic sternwheeler, S.S. Sicamous, plied Lake Okanagan transporting people, mail and produce from 1914 until 1936. During that time, she had five...

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Heritage Week 2025

Heritage Week: KDGS members, Robert Nield, Mary Read, Sandra Sellick and Claire Smith-Burns have researched the five SS Sicamous captains for our Heritage Personalities display boards; see these at the Monday February 17th...

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March 2025 General Meeting

March 3: Researching Genealogy at the National Archives Records Administration (NARA), USA: More than just the Census! Do you have ancestors who lived in the USA? This talk will outline what records NARA maintains with an...

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