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British Columbia Genealogical Society
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The British Columbia Genealogical Society incorporated in 1971. Our members have been researching, preserving, and publishing their family histories and those of British Columbian families for over 50 years. #BCGS #genealogy https://www.bcgs.ca
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British Columbia Genealogical Society @bcgs.bsky.social · Nov 29
The British Columbia Genealogical Society is now on Bluesky! Find us at www.bcgs.ca #genealogy #FamilyHistory
BCGS Home — British Columbia Genealogical Society
Genealogical library housing over 18,000 books plus maps, newspapers, and journals covering the whole world but specializing in British Columbia.
www.bcgs.ca
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It's time to renew your #BCGS membership for 2026! (And if you're not a member, what a great time to join!) #Genealogy #FamilyHistory

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November 15, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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Here is my latest post to my blog. This post will be helpful for anyone researching ancestors and relatives who immigrated to Canada. Thankfully, the featured database is in English. lostrussianfamily.wordpress.com/2025/11/15/t...
Top tips for researching Ukrainian and Russian immigrants on Canada’s free national archives portal
The struggle to research Ukrainian and Russian ancestors can be truly frustrating. Thankfully, the national Canadian Archives portal has incredible genealogy collections filled with scanned and ind…
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November 15, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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"Richmond’s Early Chinese Canadian Settlers: LAM Ching Ling and CHEW Gore" on the Friends of the Richmond Archives Blog #genealogy #FamilyHistory

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Richmond’s Early Chinese Canadian Settlers: LAM Ching Ling and CHEW Gore
Clarence Sihoe 5 November 2025 Introduction In late 2017, after almost fifteen years of research, I completed a book that explored the history of my mother’s family in Canada. Driven by curiosity a…
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November 15, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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This Sunday November 16 is an OPEN RESEARCH DAY at the #BCGS Library! #genealogy #FamilyHistory

More info: www.bcgs.ca/library
November 13, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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Don't miss out on these upcoming online #BCGS Coffee Chats! www.bcgs.ca/coffee-chats #genealogy #FamilyHistory
November 13, 2025 at 5:54 AM
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FREE Heritage History Hour – 160th Battalion Case Study 🇨🇦

Historian Kent Kraemer shares discoveries from his research on the 160th Bruce Battalion and its soldiers’ lives.
📅 Thu Nov 13 2025 · 7 PM PT (Zoom)
🎥 Recording 30 days.
Register: bit.ly/4nLV7ID

#Genealogy #History #VGS #VictoriaBC
November 13, 2025 at 2:52 AM
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Visit regiments’ websites for your family history research via @genealogyalacarte.bsky.social #genealogy #FamilyHistory #RemembranceDay

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Visit regiments' websites for your family history research - Genealogy à la carte
When researching a relative’s military service, and you know the name of their regiment, try looking for the regiment’s website. You may be surprised at what you find. At the very least, you’ll probab...
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November 11, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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Today we take time to remember and think about those who served. Lest We Forget #RemembranceDay
November 11, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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Not all veterans are honored equally. Let's take time today to honor those most often overlooked. #Genealogy #FamilyHistory www.legalgenealogist.com/2025/11/11/v...
Veteran’s Day 2025
Honoring the forgotten veteran So many of The Legal Genealogist's family members are being honored today in the United States. Today. November 11. Veterans Day. First proclaimed in November 1919 by President Wilson,[1. “Veterans Day,” WWPL Blog, posted 22 March 2019, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum (https://www.woodrowwilson.org/blog/ : accessed 11 Nov 2025).] Armistice Day [...]
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November 11, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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It's now been 80 years since the liberation of the Netherlands, but this @globalnews.ca documentary remains as poignant as ever.

(Reminder - our next #BCGS monthly meeting is about Canada and the Netherlands) #genealogy #FamilyHistory #LestWeForget

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75 Years Later: The Sounds of Freedom
YouTube video by Global News
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November 11, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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The #BCGS Monthly Members' Meeting is this Wednesday November 12, 2025 at 7 pm. Keynote speaker will be Colin MacGregor Stevens on the topic of "Canada & the Netherlands". #genealogy #FamilyHistory
November 9, 2025 at 5:30 AM
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For the Remembrance Day weekend, until midnight eastern time on November 12, Ancestry.ca is providing free access to worldwide military records.

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Ancestry® | Remembrance Day
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November 9, 2025 at 5:18 AM
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Pity we found this after Halloween, but it's still funny!

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Bloodline – War and Peas – Webcomic
A vampire discovers German blood in his ancestry—literally. A darkly funny comic by War and Peas on historical humor and vampire antics.
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November 2, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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National Archives of Ireland prepares the 1926 census for release. #genealogy #FamilyHistory

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National Archives of Ireland prepares the 1926 census for release
From Scotland, a daily news blog about genealogy, family history and personal heritage.
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November 2, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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Happy Halloween!!
October 31, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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Tim Cook, Chief Historian and Director of Research at the Canadian War Museum, has passed away.

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Tim Cook RIP - Anglo-Celtic Connections
Historian, author and great Canadian Tim Cook has died at 54. He was the Chief Historian and Director of Research at the Canadian War Museum. Dr. Cook was highly respected for his extensive work on Ca...
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October 27, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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You learn something new every day!
October 23, 2025 at 1:50 AM
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Of course, this is in addition to that huge stack of books beside your easy chair and the other stack beside your bed that you're *definitely* going to start/finish/reread any day now. 😋 #genealogy #FamilyHistory

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5 Things You Should Be Reading
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October 18, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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For those of you with New Brunswick roots, the Provincial Archives of NB have added a great set of records to its online offerings! #genealogy #FamilyHistory

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Almost 20,000 New Brunswick birth registrations, 1920-1929, recently added online - Genealogy à la carte
The Provincial Archives of New Brunswick this week added 19,931 digitized images of registrations of birth for the counties of Gloucester and Kent, from 1920 to 1929. These records can be searched in ...
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October 18, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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Happy Thanksgiving to all our followers, and everyone else!
October 13, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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Just a reminder - The #BCGS Library will be closed this weekend for Thanksgiving. We're thankful we have such a wonderful #genealogy library!

Have a Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃
October 10, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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Interested in #genealogy but don't know how to get started? Then check out this free online presentation by the Kelowna & District Genealogical Society on October 28, 2025 at 6:30 pm!

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October 9, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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The #BCGS Coffee Chats scheduled for the next five weeks! #genealogy #FamilyHistory

www.bcgs.ca/coffee-chats
October 9, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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The trailer has dropped for Season 12 of Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.! #Genealogy #FamilyHistory

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Finding Your Roots Season 12 Trailer
YouTube video by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
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October 9, 2025 at 4:34 AM
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At tonight's #BCGS meeting, Brian Miki shared a personal passion project of his, ISAN, an app that helps turn your documents and photos into compelling stories! Check it out at isan-webapp.vercel.app/auth/login

#genealogy #FamilyHistory
October 9, 2025 at 3:40 AM