Author: KDGS

May 2025 General Meeting

Our 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...

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April 2024 Family History Forum

Introduction 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...

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April 2025 General Meeting

April 7: Lost in London, presenter Helen Smith of Brisbane, Australia. This recording is no longer available. Bite-size: Employment Records in Genealogy: A Bank Manager in Summerland, presenters KDGS member, Brenda...

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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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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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