We might need to rethink where we find genealogical records! www.facebook.com/watch/?v=119...

Reminder! The monthly #BCGS Members' Virtual Meeting is this Wednesday, December 10, at 7 pm! #genealogy #FamilyHistory www.bcgs.ca/bcgs-events/...

Check out Gail Dever's weekly "crème de la crème" genealogy roundup at Genealogy à la carte! #genealogy #FamilyHistory @genealogyalacarte.bsky.social genealogyalacarte.ca?p=46661

This is a fantastic chart summarizing the problems with AI, created by Steve Little, the AI Program Director for the National Genealogical Society. #genealogy #FamilyHistory aigenealogyinsights.com/2025/12/04/a...

Bears repeating (again and again and again and again...): Officials at Ellis Island did *not* change your immigrant ancestor's name! #Genealogy #FamilyHistory www.genealogyexplained.com/blog/why-you...

Our favourite is "“How’s the Family?” → “Which Century Are We Talking About?” 😄 #Genealogy #FamilyHistory www.genealogyexplained.com/blog/the-gen...

"How to decipher the secret codes to quickly find microfilmed vital records for B.C." via @past-presence.bsky.social #Genealogy #FamilyHistory past-presence.com/2025/11/23/h...

Fun Family History Friday at the Surrey Libraries!! #Genealogy #FamilyHistory www.surreylibraries.ca/events/fun-f...

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 www.bcgs.ca/memberships-...

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...

"Richmond’s Early Chinese Canadian Settlers: LAM Ching Ling and CHEW Gore" on the Friends of the Richmond Archives Blog #genealogy #FamilyHistory richmondarchives.ca/2025/11/06/r...

This Sunday November 16 is an OPEN RESEARCH DAY at the #BCGS Library! #genealogy #FamilyHistory More info: www.bcgs.ca/library

Don't miss out on these upcoming online #BCGS Coffee Chats! www.bcgs.ca/coffee-chats #genealogy #FamilyHistory

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

Visit regiments’ websites for your family history research via @genealogyalacarte.bsky.social #genealogy #FamilyHistory #RemembranceDay genealogyalacarte.ca?p=46537

Today we take time to remember and think about those who served. Lest We Forget #RemembranceDay

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...

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 youtu.be/WYyvyDrdD64?...

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

For the Remembrance Day weekend, until midnight eastern time on November 12, Ancestry.ca is providing free access to worldwide military records. www.ancestry.ca/c/remembranc...

Pity we found this after Halloween, but it's still funny! warandpeas.com/2025/11/02/b...

National Archives of Ireland prepares the 1926 census for release. #genealogy #FamilyHistory scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2025/10/nati...

Happy Halloween!!

Tim Cook, Chief Historian and Director of Research at the Canadian War Museum, has passed away. www.anglocelticconnections.ca/2025/10/26/t...

You learn something new every day!

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 upfront.ngsgenealogy.org/2025/10/5-th...

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 genealogyalacarte.ca?p=46378

Happy Thanksgiving to all our followers, and everyone else!

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! 🦃

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! orl.libcal.com/event/3895581

The #BCGS Coffee Chats scheduled for the next five weeks! #genealogy #FamilyHistory www.bcgs.ca/coffee-chats

The trailer has dropped for Season 12 of Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.! #Genealogy #FamilyHistory youtu.be/xoxotZxwPGc?...

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

BCGS is having another Open Research Day on Sunday, October 19, 2025 from 9:30 AM 4:00 PM! #genealogy #FamilyHistory www.bcgs.ca/bcgs-events/...

Reminder #BCGS Members (and potential new members)! Our next regular monthly online members' meeting will be this Wednesday October 8, 2025 at 7 pm. #genealogy #FamilyHistory

Mindboggling. windsorstar.com/news/local-n...

Book Review: "Counting Canada: A Genealogical Guide to the Canadian Census" by Dave Obee (@daveobee.bsky.social) #genealogy #FamilyHistory 929bookcase.blogspot.com/2025/10/revi...

Book Review: "Finding Your Canadian Ancestors: A Beginner’s Guide" by Sherry Irvine and Dave Obee @daveobee.bsky.social #genealogy #FamilyHistory 929bookcase.blogspot.com/2025/10/revi...

Paul Jones pens his fiftieth - and last - "Roots" column for Canada's History. #Genealogy #FamilyHistory www.canadashistory.ca/explore/gene...

In honour of the release of the 4th Edition of Evidence Explained, @familytreemag.bsky.social interviews Elizabeth Shown Mills about "the genealogical equivalent of flossing your teeth." #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #Citations #BrushYourTeeth familytreemagazine.com/research/eli...

Today is the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day in Canada. www.canada.ca/en/canadian-...

A man’s claim to be the great-grandson of Sitting Bull has been confirmed using DNA extracted from a lock of Sitting Bull’s hair. scitechdaily.com/living-desce...

"The Da Vinci Bloodline: Living Descendants Provide Clues to the Genius’s Genetic Secrets": A decades-long genealogical investigation has traced Leonardo’s family line across 21 generations. scitechdaily.com/the-da-vinci...

The BCGS Library will be closed on Tuesday September 30, 2025 for National Day of Truth and Reconciliation. www.bcgs.ca/bcgs-events/...

Ancestry sets its lawyers on the National Records of Scotland. scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2025/09/ance...

Look who's back! #Elephind #genealogy #FamilyHistory #Newspapers www.elephind.com

Update on 23andMe. No surprise, but it looks like it really isn't for genealogists anymore. blog.kittycooper.com/2025/09/23an...

#RootsTech Registration is now open for 2026! Attend this incredible conference on March 5-7, 2026 in Salt Lake City, UT. Register at familysearch.org/en/rootstech/ Attending from home and register for #FREE at familysearch.org/en/rootstech/ #FamilySearch #genealogy #familyhistory

Hot of the press! In this new article by @danielloftus.projectinfant.ie, explore the do's and don'ts for using Find a Grave: 🔗 bit.ly/46VRMBG #genealogy #familyhistory #findagrave

Don't forget! Tomorrow, Sunday, September 21, is the #BCGS Library Open Research Sunday, from 9:30 am to 4:00 pm. #Genealogy #FamilyHistory www.bcgs.ca/bcgs-events/...