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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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Genealogical library housing over 18,000 books plus maps, newspapers, and journals covering the whole world but specializing in British Columbia.
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It's time to renew your #BCGS membership - or join for the first time! #FamilyHistory #genealogy

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December 12, 2025 at 4:47 AM
The last OPEN RESEARCH DAY at the #BCGS Library for 2025 is this coming Sunday! #genealogy #FamilyHistory
December 11, 2025 at 4:21 AM
We might need to rethink where we find genealogical records!

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December 9, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Reminder! The monthly #BCGS Members' Virtual Meeting is this Wednesday, December 10, at 7 pm! #genealogy #FamilyHistory

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December 9, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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

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December 6, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Bears repeating (again and again and again and again...): Officials at Ellis Island did *not* change your immigrant ancestor's name! #Genealogy #FamilyHistory

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Why Your Ancestor Changed Their Name (And No, It Wasn't Ellis Island) - Genealogy Explained
Here's what you think happened: Your great-grandfather stepped off the boat at Ellis Island. A cranky clerk couldn't pronounce "Wojciechowski," shrugged, and
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November 30, 2025 at 10:46 AM
"How to decipher the secret codes to quickly find microfilmed vital records for B.C." via @past-presence.bsky.social #Genealogy #FamilyHistory

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How to decipher the secret codes to quickly find microfilmed vital records for B.C. - Past Presence
Use the secret codes to quickly film BC vital records on microfilm
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November 30, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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
"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
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
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
Today we take time to remember and think about those who served. Lest We Forget #RemembranceDay
November 11, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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
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
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
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
Happy Halloween!!
October 31, 2025 at 9:53 AM