May 27: Wills & Probate Papers: an Underused Resource Wills are one of my favourite records! We will learn some basic information about Wills, Administrations, Inventories and Probate, including terminology and interpreting...
Read MoreOur May Kelowna & District Genealogical Society General Meeting – Three stories of Genealogical Discoveries by 3 KDGS Members Hidden in Plain Sight, by Steve Hall: A few months ago I decided to purge all my duplicates...
Read MoreIntroduction to Scottish Genealogical Research with Claire Smith-Burns Learn how to effectively begin researching your Scottish Ancestry: the idiosyncrasies and pitfalls. This talk will cover the major Scottish record groups and...
Read MoreApril 7: Lost in London, presenter Helen Smith of Brisbane, Australia 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...
Read MoreThe 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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