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 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 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...
Read MoreTopic: Some Cool Things for Family Historians There’s a lot going on in the genealogy world, including new technology. We will explore several cool FREE things: powerful search engines fueled by AI, fun photo enhancements, the...
Read MoreOrganizing Your Online Research and Digital Files, Claire Smith-Burns presenter One of the biggest concerns most genealogists have is how to organize their paper and digital files. We will look at organizational ideas, from...
Read MoreNovember 26: Italians who Helped Build Kelowna, presented by Don Rampone Most people know of the important contributions that the Casorso and Capozzi families have made to the building of Kelowna. But there are many other...
Read MoreOctober 22: The 1862 Murder of James Webster: Building a Life-story When I discovered that my fourth great-uncle was murdered on the streets of Victoria in 1862, my curiosity was piqued and I had to find out more. Starting only...
Read MoreFinding Your Indigenous Roots including Métis and First Nations, with Xenia Stanford Stuck on finding your indigenous roots? Researching indigenous roots in North America is complicated by the diversity of origin and difficulty...
Read MoreThe 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...
Read MoreOntario 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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