Author: KDGS

June 2024 Family History Forum

The Last Best West: Land Records of the Prairie Provinces, presented by KDGS member Mary Read They came for the land. And for the life and future it promised. Wherever they came from and whether they came to homestead or to ride...

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May 2024 Family History Forum

Ontario Land Records for Family History, presenter, Claire Smith-Burns                                 Many of us have ancestors who settled (at least for a short time) in Ontario. Ontario’s land records are almost all available...

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April 2024 Family History Forum

Hidden Genealogical Gems Online, presented by Claire Smith-Burns of the Kelowna & District Genealogical Society The Internet has greatly impacted how we do genealogical research but we can get stuck using the same collection...

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April 2024 General Meeting

Tips for Breaking Brick Walls Every genealogist at some time while researching runs up against brick walls. Brick walls are when a research question such as finding the parents of an ancestor cannot be answered. There are simple...

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