Absolutely Literate
@absolutelyliterate.bsky.social
#Genealogy speaker, family historian, researcher, editor, author, historian. I have been writing, editing, and teaching about sharing history for more two decades. Also make 1:12 scale miniatures. Based in Canada.
AI: Deciphering the Hype
December 3, 2025 | 7:00pm PST | Online
Daily, we are bombarded with marketing about AI but what is it and how does it work? Is it useful for genealogy? What should we be concerned about? Can we use it ethically? Contact the Maple Ridge Family History Group to attend:
December 3, 2025 | 7:00pm PST | Online
Daily, we are bombarded with marketing about AI but what is it and how does it work? Is it useful for genealogy? What should we be concerned about? Can we use it ethically? Contact the Maple Ridge Family History Group to attend:
October 30, 2025 at 10:55 PM
AI: Deciphering the Hype
December 3, 2025 | 7:00pm PST | Online
Daily, we are bombarded with marketing about AI but what is it and how does it work? Is it useful for genealogy? What should we be concerned about? Can we use it ethically? Contact the Maple Ridge Family History Group to attend:
December 3, 2025 | 7:00pm PST | Online
Daily, we are bombarded with marketing about AI but what is it and how does it work? Is it useful for genealogy? What should we be concerned about? Can we use it ethically? Contact the Maple Ridge Family History Group to attend:
Kickstart your family history in Fall 2025!
Did you know you can download FREE charts and tools from the Maple Ridge Family History Group?
They have downloadable family trees and activity sheets for people of all ages.
mapleridgemuseum.org/family-histo...
Did you know you can download FREE charts and tools from the Maple Ridge Family History Group?
They have downloadable family trees and activity sheets for people of all ages.
mapleridgemuseum.org/family-histo...
September 23, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Kickstart your family history in Fall 2025!
Did you know you can download FREE charts and tools from the Maple Ridge Family History Group?
They have downloadable family trees and activity sheets for people of all ages.
mapleridgemuseum.org/family-histo...
Did you know you can download FREE charts and tools from the Maple Ridge Family History Group?
They have downloadable family trees and activity sheets for people of all ages.
mapleridgemuseum.org/family-histo...
The Short Program for the Maple Ridge Family History Group meeting on August 6, 2025 is "Are There Pets in Your Family History?"
So, I have been looking through family photos and have been reminded of this lovely one labelled "Buller on B.G. Ranche, Chilliwack, BC, 1900." Not exactly a pet...
So, I have been looking through family photos and have been reminded of this lovely one labelled "Buller on B.G. Ranche, Chilliwack, BC, 1900." Not exactly a pet...
August 2, 2025 at 5:13 PM
The Short Program for the Maple Ridge Family History Group meeting on August 6, 2025 is "Are There Pets in Your Family History?"
So, I have been looking through family photos and have been reminded of this lovely one labelled "Buller on B.G. Ranche, Chilliwack, BC, 1900." Not exactly a pet...
So, I have been looking through family photos and have been reminded of this lovely one labelled "Buller on B.G. Ranche, Chilliwack, BC, 1900." Not exactly a pet...
Join me on June 4, 2025, 7 PM (PST) on Zoom for "Read All About It: Newspapers for Family History"
Join me for tips to make your newspaper searches more effective.
Contact the Maple Ridge Family History Group mapleridgemuseum.org/about-us/fam... to join this free presentation. #FamilyHistory
Join me for tips to make your newspaper searches more effective.
Contact the Maple Ridge Family History Group mapleridgemuseum.org/about-us/fam... to join this free presentation. #FamilyHistory
May 9, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Join me on June 4, 2025, 7 PM (PST) on Zoom for "Read All About It: Newspapers for Family History"
Join me for tips to make your newspaper searches more effective.
Contact the Maple Ridge Family History Group mapleridgemuseum.org/about-us/fam... to join this free presentation. #FamilyHistory
Join me for tips to make your newspaper searches more effective.
Contact the Maple Ridge Family History Group mapleridgemuseum.org/about-us/fam... to join this free presentation. #FamilyHistory
I am please to share that my article "Using University Archives to Find Your Nova Scotian Ancestors” has been published in the The Nova Scotia Genealogist, Spring/Summer 2025 Vol. XLIII/1. #FamilyHistory
May 2, 2025 at 5:29 PM
I am please to share that my article "Using University Archives to Find Your Nova Scotian Ancestors” has been published in the The Nova Scotia Genealogist, Spring/Summer 2025 Vol. XLIII/1. #FamilyHistory
The Maple Ridge Family History Group is pleased to present Doug Brigham, Head, Koerner Library at UBC as our guest speaker, May 7, 2025 at 7pm, PST
BC Historical Directories: A New Approach
Email mrfamilyhistory@gmail.com to join the meeting
#genealogy #FamilyHistory
BC Historical Directories: A New Approach
Email mrfamilyhistory@gmail.com to join the meeting
#genealogy #FamilyHistory
April 30, 2025 at 9:50 PM
The Maple Ridge Family History Group is pleased to present Doug Brigham, Head, Koerner Library at UBC as our guest speaker, May 7, 2025 at 7pm, PST
BC Historical Directories: A New Approach
Email mrfamilyhistory@gmail.com to join the meeting
#genealogy #FamilyHistory
BC Historical Directories: A New Approach
Email mrfamilyhistory@gmail.com to join the meeting
#genealogy #FamilyHistory
The Maple Ridge Family History Group is pleased to present Doug Brigham, Head, Koerner Library at UBC, as our guest speaker for May 7, 2025 at 7pm, PST, BC Historical Directories: A New Approach
Email mrfamilyhistory@gmail.com for information on how to join the meeting
Email mrfamilyhistory@gmail.com for information on how to join the meeting
April 25, 2025 at 10:17 PM
The Maple Ridge Family History Group is pleased to present Doug Brigham, Head, Koerner Library at UBC, as our guest speaker for May 7, 2025 at 7pm, PST, BC Historical Directories: A New Approach
Email mrfamilyhistory@gmail.com for information on how to join the meeting
Email mrfamilyhistory@gmail.com for information on how to join the meeting
Canadian Census: Techniques for Finding People
Thursday, March 13 at 1:00 PM PST
Boardroom of Mission Regional Chamber of Commerce, 34033 Lougheed Hwy, Mission BC
Thursday, March 13 at 1:00 PM PST
Boardroom of Mission Regional Chamber of Commerce, 34033 Lougheed Hwy, Mission BC
March 11, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Canadian Census: Techniques for Finding People
Thursday, March 13 at 1:00 PM PST
Boardroom of Mission Regional Chamber of Commerce, 34033 Lougheed Hwy, Mission BC
Thursday, March 13 at 1:00 PM PST
Boardroom of Mission Regional Chamber of Commerce, 34033 Lougheed Hwy, Mission BC
The Maple Ridge Family History Group 2025 New Year’s Challenge – Is This My Ancestor?
A Sneak Preview
Short Program - February 5, 2025
7:00 PM PST
Via Zoom
mapleridgemuseum.org/about-us/fam...
#FamilyHistory #Genealogy
A Sneak Preview
Short Program - February 5, 2025
7:00 PM PST
Via Zoom
mapleridgemuseum.org/about-us/fam...
#FamilyHistory #Genealogy
February 1, 2025 at 4:44 PM
The Maple Ridge Family History Group 2025 New Year’s Challenge – Is This My Ancestor?
A Sneak Preview
Short Program - February 5, 2025
7:00 PM PST
Via Zoom
mapleridgemuseum.org/about-us/fam...
#FamilyHistory #Genealogy
A Sneak Preview
Short Program - February 5, 2025
7:00 PM PST
Via Zoom
mapleridgemuseum.org/about-us/fam...
#FamilyHistory #Genealogy
The members of the Maple Ridge Family History (of which I am a member) are so thrilled to win PLATINUM in the Community Organization category for Ridge Meadows Community Votes!
Thank you Ridge Meadows!
#CommunityVotes2024 #PlatinumWinner #MapleRidge #RidgeMeadows #FamilyHistory
Thank you Ridge Meadows!
#CommunityVotes2024 #PlatinumWinner #MapleRidge #RidgeMeadows #FamilyHistory
January 15, 2025 at 7:25 PM
The members of the Maple Ridge Family History (of which I am a member) are so thrilled to win PLATINUM in the Community Organization category for Ridge Meadows Community Votes!
Thank you Ridge Meadows!
#CommunityVotes2024 #PlatinumWinner #MapleRidge #RidgeMeadows #FamilyHistory
Thank you Ridge Meadows!
#CommunityVotes2024 #PlatinumWinner #MapleRidge #RidgeMeadows #FamilyHistory
Vintage ornaments tell part of the story of your family. These ornaments belonged to my grandmother. My mom remembers them on the tree growing up, my old brother remembers them on the tree when he was small, and now they adorn my mom's tree again. Happy holidays!
December 17, 2024 at 4:45 PM
Vintage ornaments tell part of the story of your family. These ornaments belonged to my grandmother. My mom remembers them on the tree growing up, my old brother remembers them on the tree when he was small, and now they adorn my mom's tree again. Happy holidays!
In 2023 a group of researchers from the Maple Ridge Family History Group undertook a community history project to discover the stories of those men named on the Maple Ridge Cenotaph & Whonnock Lake plaque.
Of the 51 men, only 1 eluded us – L. Griffin. mapleridgemuseum.org/the-elusive-...
Of the 51 men, only 1 eluded us – L. Griffin. mapleridgemuseum.org/the-elusive-...
November 29, 2024 at 9:27 PM
In 2023 a group of researchers from the Maple Ridge Family History Group undertook a community history project to discover the stories of those men named on the Maple Ridge Cenotaph & Whonnock Lake plaque.
Of the 51 men, only 1 eluded us – L. Griffin. mapleridgemuseum.org/the-elusive-...
Of the 51 men, only 1 eluded us – L. Griffin. mapleridgemuseum.org/the-elusive-...